Jupiter 

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What is Jupiter (JUP), the Solana DEX aggregator?

Jupiter is the dominant DEX aggregator on Solana — third-party on-chain analysis by Nansen attributes roughly half of Solana DEX volume to the platform. Jupiter routes swap transactions across Solana's liquidity sources to find the best execution price, and has expanded into an "everything exchange": perpetuals trading, Jupiter Lend, prediction markets, and a mobile super-app. JUP is the governance token of the Jupiter DAO, one of the most active governance bodies in crypto. DropsTab classifies Jupiter under DEX, Perpetual, DeFi, and Solana Ecosystem.

How is the JUP token used in Jupiter DAO governance?

JUP is a governance token. Staked JUP votes on airdrops, emissions schedules, and treasury use across the Jupiter DAO. Staking also earns rewards (ASR) paid from protocol fee revenue. The token has no fixed payout and no claim on protocol revenue beyond these DAO-governed distributions.

What is Jupiter's total supply and tokenomics?

JUP has a fixed maximum supply of 6,862,435,229.58 JUP — total supply equals the cap, and no ongoing protocol inflation exists beyond scheduled allocation unlocks. Per DropsTab data, the largest single allocation is the Burn pool at 31.36% (3,136,761,146 JUP), permanently removed from circulating supply. Insider-linked supply — Team at 9.72% plus Strategic Reserve at 13.32% — totals roughly 23% of max supply.

How does Jupiter's token unlock schedule affect sell pressure?

Per DropsTab vesting data, JUP's TGE occurred on 2024-01-31, with 1,000,000,000 JUP (10% of supply) airdropped at launch alongside Launchpool, market-making, and LP allocations. Team tokens carried a roughly one-year cliff: 466.56M JUP unlocked on 2025-01-28, then ~42.12M monthly through 2026-01-28. Monthly insider emission ended with the January 2026 unlocks. The remaining overhang sits in the Strategic Reserve, Community Reserves, and Future Airdrop(s) pools — release of these allocations is DAO-governed, not contractual.

What is the Jupuary airdrop?

Jupuary is Jupiter's annual community airdrop, funded by a 14% allocation (1.4B JUP). The January 2025 round distributed 700M JUP on 2025-01-31. A scheduled 700M tranche for 2026-01-31 did not execute as planned — the DAO's February 2026 "Net-Zero Emissions" vote postponed it, and coverage of the outcome reports a reduced 200M JUP distribution in May 2026, weighted to long-term stakers. A separate 7% Future Airdrop(s) pool remains reserved for future campaigns.

Who backed Jupiter and how much did the company raise?

DropsTab fundraising data shows $35M raised across a single round — a Strategic Round dated 2026-02-02, invested by ParaFi Capital (Tier 2). Coverage widely reports the deal as Jupiter's first-ever outside investment; the platform operated without venture capital until 2026. Terms per coverage: ParaFi purchased locked JUP at market price with no discount, settled in JupUSD (Jupiter's stablecoin), with an extended lockup and structured upside terms.

What does the ParaFi investment signal about Jupiter's maturity?

The deal structure removed the classic VC-unlock overhang: locked tokens, market-price entry, and no discount. Concentration risk is low — one investor holding a locked position at sub-1% scale relative to total supply. Outside capital arriving only after the platform reached top-of-market Solana volume signals late-stage maturity rather than early-stage dependency on venture funding.

Which campaigns and airdrops has Jupiter run for users?

All tracked Jupiter campaigns have completed. The Initial Airdrop distributed 1B JUP at TGE on 2024-01-31, followed by the Jupuary 2025 distribution of 700M JUP. Waitlists for Jupiter Lend (opened 2025-05-22) and for GUM, the private beta of Jupiter's next product (opened 2026-02-01), have both closed. The Prediction Market beta "Potential Airdrop" ran 2025-10-22 to 2025-11-10 and invited users to trade the first market, on the F1 Mexico Grand Prix winner.

Where can I buy the JUP coin?

JUP trades across 100+ tracked markets spanning centralized exchanges, DEXs, and derivatives. Spot coverage spans 50+ centralized venues including Binance, Bybit, OKX, KuCoin, Kraken (USD/EUR), and Upbit (KRW), with fiat pairs in USD, EUR, KRW, TRY, and IDR. On-chain, JUP trades on 70+ DEX pairs concentrated on Meteora and Raydium (JUP/SOL, JUP/USDC). Derivatives trade on 10+ venues including Binance Futures, Hyperliquid, and Deribit.

Is jup.ag the official Jupiter website?

Yes — jup.ag is the official Jupiter site. Look-alike and phishing domains circulate in search results, so users should verify the domain before connecting a wallet. The canonical Solana mint is JUPyiwrYJFskUPiHa7hkeR8VUtAeFoSYbKedZNsDvCN, verifiable on Solscan; a wrapped JUP representation exists on Unichain. Checking the mint address against a block explorer protects against counterfeit JUP tokens.