Groundbreaking Post-Quantum L1 Asentum Opens Incentivized Testnet and Airdrop Campaign September 17

London, UK, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The countdown to Asentum Season 1 has started.

On September 17 at 4:00 p.m. UTC , Asentum will open its Incentivized Testnet, turning months of public blockchain development into an open competition for users, developers, validators and the wider DeFi community.

Everyone starts at zero.

From there, how participants climb the leaderboard is largely up to them.

Users can earn XP by exploring Asentum dApps, interacting with the blockchain, completing quests, staking $ASE, running validators, finding bugs, referring new participants and contributing across the ecosystem.

It is designed to make one of Asentum's biggest testing phases accessible well beyond the traditional developer crowd.

If you can use a dApp, you can participate. If you can run a computer, you can go considerably further.

DeFi Mechanics Meet a Live Testnet

Season 1 borrows heavily from the mechanics that have made DeFi participation competitive.

Daily activity streaks can build XP multipliers as high as 3x. Participants who stake $ASE for 30 days can unlock multiplier tiers ranging from 2x to 10x , while running a validator can add a permanent 1.2x multiplier.

Finding something wrong can be just as valuable as using something that works.