How it Works For Backers

Locking ANT lets you back your favourite projects in with Pledge Points.

You choose which project(s) to support by adding Pledge Points to them.

What's on offer?

Your total number of Pledge Points across all apps determines your split of the Rewards Pool — but only if those projects successfully deploy by 17 July 2025.

The Rewards Pool is up to 1.5 Million ANT in size.

If you back a prize-winning project during Week 1, you’ll also earn a share of its USDC cash prize.

What does Locking ANT mean?

When you lock ANT, you’re temporarily committing your tokens for 12 months (until 13 June 2026 to be precise). During this time, they can’t be moved or used — but in return, you gain Pledge Points that let you support projects and earn rewards if they succeed.

At the end of the lock period, your ANT is returned to your wallet automatically, along with any rewards you've earned.

If none of the projects you backed deploy, your Pledge Points are void but your ANT is still unlocked and returned on the 13th of June 2026.

USDC Cash Prizes

Only applies to backers of the top 3 prize-winning apps — and only if you backed in the first week.

• 1st — $25,000

• 2nd — $10,000

• 3rd — $5,000

• These are split among early backers of those apps, proportional to their Pledge Points.