Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Zest Protocol (ZEST) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-10-08)
- Campaign period
- Oct 8 13:00 – Oct 15 13:00 (UTC)
- Status
- Reward pool
- 556,000 ZEST
- Published
- Tokens
- ZEST
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- Register on the campaign page first; activity before you join does not count.
Key points are taken from the official announcement. If anything differs, the announcement prevails.
Binance Alpha ZEST: common questions
When does Binance Alpha ZEST start and end?
It runs from Oct 8, 2026 13:00 UTC to Oct 15, 2026 13:00 UTC, 7 days in total. It is live now, with 6d 22h left.
How big is the Binance Alpha ZEST reward pool?
The reward pool for this round is 556,000 ZEST. The previous comparable round (“Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Zest Protocol (ZEST) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-07-22)”, published Jul 22, 2026) offered 416,000 ZEST, so this round is 34% larger.
How often does Binance run a new Alpha campaign?
In the 90 days before this round, Binance published 32 Alpha campaigns, roughly one every 3 days. The most recent one before this was “Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Concrete (CT) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-10-01)”, published Oct 1, 2026.
Does ZEST have a perpetual contract, and what is its funding rate?
ZEST has a USDT-margined perpetual: Binance +0.0050% per period (about +11.0% annualized). The rate changes every settlement period, so check the exchange before trading.
How to take part
- Create and verify a Binance account and open Binance Alpha (in the app or Binance Wallet).
- Trade the listed token during the event window — check whether buys, sells or both count.
- Reach the minimum volume to qualify; rewards are usually split by rank or equally.
- Rewards are sent as token vouchers after the event; read the official terms for exclusions.
Previous rounds compared
| Announced | Campaign | Reward pool | Campaign period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Zest Protocol (ZEST) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-07-22) | 416,000 ZEST | Jul 22 – Jul 29 |
| May 26, 2026 | Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Zest Protocol (ZEST) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-05-26) | 588,000 ZEST | May 26 – Jun 2 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Concrete (CT) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-10-01) | 258,000 CT | Oct 1 – Oct 8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade o1.exchange (O) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-09-30) | $200K | Sep 30 – Oct 7 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Binance Alpha Trading Competition: Trade Doppler Finance (XDP) and Share $200K Worth of Rewards (2026-09-29) | 5,000,000 XDP | Sep 29 – Oct 6 |
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