Ankr revitalizes token with Forge, a rewards platform incentivizing real on-chain activity
San Francisco, July 15, 2026 — Ankr, a leading blockchain infrastructure provider, today launched Ankr Forge, a rewards and coordination platform designed to reposition the ANKR infrastructure token into a more central role and provide enhanced incentives. The platform goes live with mission-based earning, partner campaign participation, and a points system that determines eligibility for reward distributions and token generation event (TGE) allocations from projects across Ankr’s partner network.
The launch marks a deliberate shift, rebuilding how Ankr approaches its token from the ground up. Where ANKR previously functioned as a behind-the-scenes utility token tied to infrastructure and node payments, Forge ties the token directly to measurable on-chain behavior and partner ecosystem growth.
“The Ankr community has patiently supported us as we grew our infrastructure offerings for blockchain clients. Forge upgrades the token’s utility while connecting holders with partners seeking an influx of users. We’re giving ANKR a real new use case that plugs holders directly into the growth of partner ecosystems launching and scaling with us. This is a win for holders, partners, and Ankr as a whole.”
– Stanley Wu, CTO of Ankr
At launch, Forge is live with three core earning mechanisms: holding ANKR to qualify for snapshot-based eligibility and earn points passively; completing missions across partner ecosystems, including on-chain transactions, asset bridging, and application interactions; and participating in partner campaigns deployed directly inside Forge to drive verifiable engagement.
To illustrate how this works in practice: a user holding ANKR uses their EVM wallet to connect to one of our partner chains. From there, they complete eligible missions, like swapping assets on a DEX, depositing into a lending protocol, or completing social tasks tied to the campaign. Those actions generate Forge Points, which accumulate toward eligibility for Forge Drop reward allocations. The ANKR holding qualifies the wallet; the on-chain activity earns the points from Ankr and partners.
Ankr plans to expand the platform with two additional products. The Forge Vault will allow ANKR holders to lock tokens for Points multipliers and mission qualification, with points scaling by deposit size and lock duration. ValidatorFi will enable participants who stake with supported validators to earn yield alongside Forge points, adding a multiplier layer for deeper ecosystem participants.
For projects approaching a TGE, Forge provides a direct line to an engaged, crypto-native audience. Partner teams deploy missions inside the platform to drive measurable on-chain activity, attract community members, and build transaction volume ahead of launch. As the Forge participant base grows, the value proposition for new partners scales alongside it.
Ankr Forge is live today. ANKR holders can begin participating in active partner campaigns immediately. For mission announcements and platform updates, follow Ankr’s official channels.
About Ankr
Ankr is an all-in-one Web3 developer hub that provides a full suite of tools to build Web3 apps and power them with high-performance connections to 100+ blockchains. They provide multi-chain dApp development tools, blockchain engineering, crypto staking solutions, and a globally distributed node infrastructure that makes it all possible.
Media contact
Kevin Dwyer
kevin@ankr.com
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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