TL;DR:
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Pilot trading fee rebates for FUEL/USDC on Microchain (rebated in FUEL, bulk send end of September).
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Pilot ecosystem gas fee rebate program to support smoother gasless UX (builders can apply).
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Runs Aug 25 – Sept 25, 2025; programs may be extended or paused at any time with notice here.
The Fuel Foundation is launching two pilot incentive programs to boost on-chain activity across the Fuel ecosystem. These initiatives will run from August 25 – September 25, 2025.
We reserve the right to pause, alter or change any program at any time. If a program is changed, notice will be posted as an update in this thread.
FUEL Trading Fee Rebate Incentive
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Pair: FUEL / USDC on Microchain
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All LP trading fees during the incentive period will be rebated in FUEL tokens to traders in the last week of September in FUEL token.
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Rebates will be distributed via bulk send direct to account at the end of September 2025.
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Similar trading incentives could extend to future Fuel ecosystem projects (e.g. o2, Reactor, Starboard) after they launch into production on mainnet.
This fee rebate is meant to make trading FUEL more frictionless on the Fuel Network, and to incentivize more on-chain activity with supported ecosystem projects.
Calculation example: if you incurred 30 cents in LP fees trading on Fuel via FUEL / USDC on Microchain throughout the incentive period, we will rebate you 30 cents worth of FUEL at approximately the 7 day TWAP average price of FUEL token during the last week of September, 2025. This program will have a total max cap of 50k USD worth of FUEL for the entire program budget across all traders for the duration of the incentive program.
Ecosystem Tx Fee Rebate Pilot Program
Fuel’s blockspace is currently underutilized. To encourage usage and help ecosystem teams provide a smoother gasless experience, the Foundation is introducing a transaction rebate program:
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Eligible ecosystem builders may apply to pre-book blockspace via rebates and control the use of the allotted compute with their own on-chain sybil protection.
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Approved projects can cover their users’ gas fees through rebates issued by the Foundation.
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Applications can be submitted via the form linked below.
In the future, fee rebates will move entirely in-protocol, handled through application-specific sequencing and bonding mechanisms—allowing projects to fund gasless experiences with their own tokens.
Application Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWmJP0KoBu0V_ai4VnAYK_D-afE6eQg8p5pW2ZMgkRJ6iwOA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114298587297341972897
We look forward to seeing how builders and projects leverage these initiatives to bring more activity and innovation onto Fuel.
— Fuel Foundation