Key Takeaways:
- Jupiter distributed 50 million JUP tokens to eligible stakers for Q2 2026.
- Claims are open through Oct. 8; unclaimed rewards revert to the community treasury.
- Stakers needed a minimum average of 50 JUP and active DAO participation.
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Jupiter opens 50M JUP staking rewards claim for Q2 2026
Jupiter, Solana's largest DEX aggregator, opened claims for 50 million JUP in Active Staking Rewards for the second quarter of 2026, the protocol said July 8.
"Active Staking Rewards reward users who stake JUP and participate in governance, compounding their voting power over time," the Jupiter DAO said in its announcement. The program has maintained a consistent 50 million JUP allocation per quarter since at least 2024.
The claim window, which opened at 14:00 UTC on July 8, covers the period from April 1 through June 30. Stakers who maintained a minimum average of 50 JUP during the quarter and participated in DAO votes are eligible. Rewards are compounded directly into existing stakes, automatically increasing voting power rather than requiring manual re-staking. Any tokens not claimed by the Oct. 8 deadline revert to the community treasury.
The steady quarterly distribution of 50 million JUP creates a predictable emission schedule that rewards engaged governance participants while preventing passive holders from accumulating unearned tokens. JUP traded at $0.24 as of early July, down 77% year over year, with a market capitalization of about $778 million, according to CoinGecko data. The protocol handles roughly 95% of Solana's DEX aggregator volume and has expanded beyond swaps into lending, perpetuals and tokenized equities through partnerships with Securitize and Jump Trading.
The staking rewards program is part of Jupiter's broader push to deepen governance engagement as it evolves from a pure aggregator into what the team calls a Solana DeFi "superapp." In 2026, Jupiter launched JupUSD, a native stablecoin backed in part by BlackRock-affiliated assets, and added a prediction-markets feature powered by Polymarket alongside a $35 million investment from ParaFi Capital.
The protocol's total value locked has held in the $2.6 billion to $3 billion range across these products, DefiLlama data shows. By tying rewards to governance participation rather than raw liquidity provision or trading volume, Jupiter is filtering for users who have a stake in the protocol's direction — a design choice that strengthens its DAO's decision-making weight over time.
For current JUP holders, the math is straightforward: maintain at least 50 JUP staked, vote on DAO proposals, and watch voting power compound with each quarterly distribution. The reversion of unclaimed tokens to the community treasury means the protocol does not waste emissions on disengaged holders, instead redirecting those tokens to fund future initiatives or additional reward cycles.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
