Get Assets: L1, Airdrop & Rewards Tokens
You created a LAMINA1 account and Profile. Now what? This guide will tell you everything you need to know to get the L1 you need to start creating, staking, and transacting on Lamina1.
On the Lamina1 platform, users will need to be familiar with and have access to a number of blockchain assets to buy, sell, earn, and transact freely across the open metaverse — from using native L1 to create and purchase content, to earning and unlocking RL1/LL1 rewards tokens on the network.
This guide is designed to help users onboarding to the platform to better understand the L1 currency and native token types, with sections covering:
- L1: An Overview
- How to Get Native L1
- How to Get Rewards Tokens
- How to Claim an Airdrop
Scroll down to each section to find what you’re looking for. You can also access all of this information in the LAMINA1 User’s and Developer’s Guide, which will continue to be updated regularly as the platform evolves.
L1: An Overview
L1 is the native currency of Lamina1. Think of it as the fundamental unit or building block of the Lamina1 ecosystem — used to pay for fees and services, secure the platform through staking, and provide a basic unit of account between the multiple Spaces and Subnets created on Lamina1.
On the Lamina1 Hub, native L1 is often referred to as “usable L1.” This digital currency is liquid, tradeable, unlocked and can be used to pay for usernames, content creation, transaction fees, gas fees, assets, access and experiences on the platform.
During its initial launch window, 750MM L1 were minted and wrapped into Rewards L1 or RL1, and 700MM L1 were minted and wrapped into Launch L1 or LL1 on the Lamina1 genesis block, with the additional 50MM L1 going to the Foundation to fund upcoming partnerships, mergers, and community rewards/activations.
For more information about the L1 token and how it works alongside the platform’s Governance and Rewards tokens, check out the update to the Governance & Tokenomics whitepaper, which explains the OMMA’s role and token types in further detail.
How to Get Native L1
To create content, send transactions, transfer items, reserve Premium usernames, or participate in staking on the LAMINA1 platform, you’ll need some L1 — the platform’s native token.
Right now, there are several ways to get L1 tokens and begin using them on the network.
Buy L1 directly from an exchange. As of February 27, 2025 the L1 token is currently listed on three exchanges — Gate.io , MEXC, and LFJ—with more coming soon.
To do purchase from any of these options, you’ll need to create an account on either exchange, complete their required KYC/security verification (if applicable), and choose your preferred method of purchase (from FIAT/credit card, to another kind of cryptocurrency you own).
From there, follow the steps as guided on each platform to connect your wallet to the exchange (using your primary LAMINA1 address, or a wallet/address you can use to easily forward L1 to your LAMINA1 Hub account once the transaction is complete). Then you can proceed to purchase L1 on the relevant exchange.
https://www.gate.io/how-to-buy
https://www.mexc.com/how-to-buy
https://support.lfj.gg/en/articles/6704894-quick-starter-guide
**NOTE: Most exchanges do not support receiving tokens from a smart contract, so please keep this in mind when making a transaction.
For quick reference, the LAMINA1 C-Chain Address is: 0xfec5906e8470ea7e2a2242b314a35f4ff42b19e1
Token: L1
Token Name: LAMINA1
Note that the three platforms above are the ONLY official exchanges partners of the LAMINA1 network announced so far. Any other platform attempting to sell or trade L1 is a scam. For regulatory reasons, LAMINA1 and the Open Metaverse Foundation will never sell native L1 directly on the LAMINA1 Hub platform, or on its official social or community channels.
We also politely ask that L1 community members refrain from directly trading tokens or participating in price speculation on any of its owned platforms — however, there is a community-run chat community members are welcome to join if they’d like to have these conversations.
If you need assistance moving your L1 from an exchange to your LAMINA1 Hub account, contact our mods, ambassadors & community on Discord or Telegram and they’ll do their best to assist you.
You can also access a guide on how to use the new LAMINA1 Token Bridge to assist with DEX transactions at: https://docs.lamina1.com/docs/Lamina1-Teleporter-Token-Bridge
Unwrap via L1 Rewards Tokens. If you are the recipient of LL1 or RL1 on the network, either by participating in recent airdrops/rewards campaigns, staking, or receiving a partner/developer grant from the Open Metaverse Foundation, you can unlock these tokens into liquid L1 over time via your LAMINA1 Wallet.
To begin claiming these tokens and unwrapping them into liquid L1, navigate to your Wallet by clicking on the L1 dropdown next to your Profile picture at the top of the LAMINA1 Hub, or by going directly to https://lamina1.com/wallet.
Under “Rewards” click the “Unwrap” button, which will pull up a modal showing you the number of RL1/LL1 tokens that are currently available to you (e.g. have completed their designated locking/waiting period and no longer have restrictions on their use or transfer). Confirm the amount you’d like to unwrap, and pay a small network fee to do so.
Note that all airdrop recipients, featured artists, partners, and insiders who are eligible for rewards in the initial onboarding period will receive a small quantity of L1 when they first onboard or claim their airdrops to help pay for the gas of unwrapping their tokens. Return to your LAMINA1 Wallet regularly to keep unwrapping rewards into usable L1 as they unlock.
Right now, the current unlock rate for LL1 is 5% per quarter, or 0.05% per day. The unlock rate for RL1 is 10% per quarter, or 0.10% per day. These rates are subject to change according to rules and parameters laid out in the LAMINA1 Tokenomics & Governance whitepaper above.
Earn Through Tips, Services, Content Creation on LAMINA1. LAMINA1 users can also send L1 to each other directly via Profiles (via a dedicated tipping feature) and the LAMINA1 Wallet (via dedicated Send/Receive buttons that allow you to send any amount of L1 to a username or address that you know).
Already, we have several on-chain projects that have begun receiving L1 in exchange for creative and services on the platform. Much of this activity is currently happening on the #nfts and #project-launches channels on the LAMINA1 Discord via off-platform auctions, however, the upcoming launch of Storefronts and Spaces will open up the economy even further so much of this trading can happen directly on the LAMINA1 Hub.
Eventually, we see the trading of open metaverse content, services, and experiences as the primary way creators, builders, and developers will begin earning liquid L1 on the platform. For now, if you want to begin monetizing your content on LAMINA1, look for inspiration on how fellow community members are kickstarting the L1 economy via the channels above, and stay tuned for upcoming feature launches on https://lamina1.com.
Participate in Questing, Partner Activations, Creator Competitions & Beyond. The Open Metaverse Foundation also has several million L1 tokens set aside for future airdrops, partner activations, and community incentives designed to help grow the platform and reward active participants on the LAMINA1 network. While the majority of these tokens will be wrapped in RL1/LL1 prior to distribution, some drops may include small amounts of liquid L1 to help users onboard/pay for gas on the network, or power engagement for marquee activations.
The best way to stay up-to-date on these potential L1-earning opportunities is to join the LAMINA1 community at https://discord.gg/lamina1 and/or follow the LAMINA1 Telegram, Bluesky or X/Twitter page for rewards announcements. To protect against rewards farming, most of these activations will be available for a limited time only and will require you to complete some sort of task or verification to prove you are an active builder, creator, or supporter of the network.
Additionally, any LAMINA1 community members found to be rewards farming, breaking server rules, or scamming/spamming fellow users/participants of the platform will be left out of these L1-earning opportunities, per the Open Metaverse Foundation and LAMINA1 core team’s discretion.
How to Get Rewards Tokens
Rewards tokens on LAMINA1 are managed by the Open Metaverse Monetary Authority, the governing body for Lamina1’s token supply. They can be earned by:
- Staking L1 via the Staking Tab
- Claiming an Airdrop
- Participating in partnerships, Featured Artist initiatives, and upcoming token grant programs managed by the Open Metaverse Arts Council (OMAC) and Open Metaverse Foundation.
When you’ve started earning these tokens, they’ll show up in your “Wallet” tab alongside the amounts of L1 and AVAX you are holding (RL1 and LL1) and in the “Governance” Tab, where your voting power is displayed alongside any available rewards.
The different types of rewards tokens that are currently active on the LAMINA1 network are as follows:
LL1
This is “Launch L1,” an ERC20 token which is allocated at mainnet launch to specific holders such as company insiders and the Open Metaverse Foundation itself. The airdrop to community members (see above) will also be in LL1. These tokens aren’t intended to be directly traded, but have a gradual unlock schedule that controls when portions of your holdings can be unwrapped into liquid L1.
RL1
This is “Rewards L1”, an ERC20 token which is issued by a continuous reward mechanism to support staking, node-running, and other projects deserving of having a regular income stream, like the Ecosystem Fund. Like LL1, it’s not intended to be directly traded, but can be unwrapped to liquid L1 when received and later unlocked on its own schedule.
STAKE
This is a separate ERC20 token used for staking and governance. It is soulbound, so is not directly transferable at all. You can mint it by locking up L1 for a period of time, and holders earn daily staking rewards of RL1.
If you receive rewards tokens on the LAMINA1 network via staking, airdrop, creator grant, or insider rewards, you will need to occasionally unwrap them in the Wallet tab to turn them into usable L1.
To unwrap tokens via the Wallet, you will simply click the “Unwrap” button underneath “Rewards” whenever they are available. Confirm the amount you’d like to unwrap via the pop-up modal, and pay a small network fee to do so.
How to Claim an Airdrop
The Open Metaverse Foundation has released several airdrops so far to early builders, creators, and supporters of the LAMINA1 network, and will continue to do so for active community members utilizing the Foundation’s ecosystem reserve pool.
So far, the majority of airdrop rewards have been distributed as LL1 rewards tokens (a.k.a Launch L1), which currently unlock at a rate of 5% per quarter, or 0.05% per day on the network. Airdrops also come with a small amount of liquid L1 dropped to every claimant designed to help pay for the gas of claiming and unlocking tokens on the network. These liquid tokens are distributed automatically by completing a successful airdrop claim on the LAMINA1 Hub.
To claim an airdrop, sign in to the LAMINA1 Hub with any account you were active on during the airdrop’s dedicated claim window. These windows are regularly announced on the LAMINA1 Discord, Telegram, X and Medium community channels. Additionally, if an airdrop claim window is currently active on the network, you will see a dedicated “Airdrop” tab at the top of the LAMINA1 Hub, signified by a parachute icon.
From there, follow our official Airdrop Claim Tutorial in the L1 Users & Developers Guide, which will walk you step-by-step through the process you need to complete to check your rewards and claim your tokens on the network using this tab, and a dedicated Discord bot we built for LAMINA1 community members.
Once successfully claimed, airdrop rewards tokens will appear in your Wallet as locked LL1 below the liquid/usable L1 you have in your account. You can unwrap these tokens into useable L1 over time.
Questions? Comments? Recommendations for additions or updates to this guide? Reach out to the LAMINA1 core team on https://discord.gg/lamina1.
