Arcus Invite Codes: Updated

Updated October 28, 2026

Arcus recently moved from whitelist to invite-only access. This update fixes the rough edges you found, and lets in more traders.

TLDR

• All users on the waitlist who joined via a referral link now have access to Arcus perps.

  
  

• All users who spent invite codes before this update get 2x bonus invite codes.

  
  

• Invite codes now automatically set referral: redeeming an invite code automatically links you to the issuer of that code.

  
  

• Invite codes are single use, but if a user who redeems your code fails to trade or deposit in 30 days, you’ll get a new code.

  
  

• Users who redeem an invite code must deposit or trade within 30 days, or else they will lose access and need to be invited again.

  
  

• Custom ref links are off by default. Toggle it on to use your ref link to automatically spend invite codes.

All Referred Users Now Have Access to Arcus

Everyone on the waitlist who joined through a referral link now has access to Arcus.

No code needed. No action required. Just connect your wallet and start trading. You stay linked to the person who referred you, so their referral counts as it always did.

Joined the waitlist without a referral? You’ll need an invite code - and there are now thousands more in circulation.

Your Code = Your Referral, Going Forward

Going forward, when someone redeems your invite code, you become their referrer. Their trading counts toward your referral benefits, including the referral points bonus.

Previously, a small segment of waitlisted users who signed up on one user’s ref link but got access from another user’s invite code remained linked to the former.

Going forward, signing up on an invite code automatically attributes your referral to the invite code issuer.

Two Ways to Earn Invite Codes

• 1 invite code for every $1M of your own perpetuals volume

  
  

• 1 invite code for every $1M of perpetuals volume from traders you directly referred. Only direct referrals (Level 1) count. Volume from their referrals does not.

Bonus Invite Codes for Users Who Spent Codes

For those who spent invite codes that were redeemed before this update, whether by a new or a waitlisted user, a one time drop of 2x the invite codes spent will be automatically credited to your account

Codes Can’t Be Wasted

If someone who already has access tries to redeem your code, they’ll see a “you already have access” notice, and your code stays unspent.

Let Your Referral Link Spend Your Codes Automatically

Referral links no longer grant access on their own. By default, anyone who clicks your link will be prompted to ask you for an invite code.

But if you’d rather not hand out codes one by one, there’s a toggle for that: “Use referral code to distribute invites” on the Rewards page, under the Referrals tab.

Turn it on, and each new user who clicks your referral link automatically spends one of your available invite codes and gets access. They’re attributed to you as your referral, same as if you’d given them the code directly.

The toggle is off by default. Leave it off if you want to choose exactly who gets each code. Keep in mind that with the toggle on, your codes are automatically spent by whoever clicks your link first; once a code is spent, it can’t be used again.

The referral link toggle and invite codes continue to live here: Rewards page, under the Referrals tab.

How to Redeem an Invite Code

If a trader has shared an invite code with you, you’re one step from accessing Arcus perpetuals:

1. Head to app.arcus.xyz and connect your wallet.

   
   

2. Enter your invite code when prompted.

   
   

3. Deposit funds and you can begin trading.

Access Comes With a 30-Day Activation Window

Redeeming an invite code grants provisional access. To keep it, deposit funds or trade perpetuals within 30 days of redeeming - spot trading doesn’t count toward activation.

One adjustment for early redeemers: if you redeemed a code before October 28, 2026, your 30-day window starts on October 28 - activate by November 27, 2026 to keep access.

Codes redeemed on or after October 28 follow the standard rule: 30 days from redemption.

Inactive Redemptions Return Your Code

When a code is spent on an account that never activates, the code comes back.

Once the account’s activation window lapses and it is de-whitelisted, the issuer is automatically credited one replacement code. For codes redeemed before October 28, 2026, that happens after November 27, 2026.

Every Invite Code Is a Referral

When a new trader gets access to Arcus via your invite code, they’re automatically attributed to you as their referrer.

The more they trade and refer others, the more referral fees, invite codes, and potential points boosts you earn.

Things to Know

• Invite codes don’t expire: share them whenever you find a trader worth inviting.

  
  

• Redeemed before October 28, 2026? Your 30-day window starts October 28 - activate by November 27, 2026.

  
  

• Codes are single-use, but not wasted: a code stays spent only if the trader who redeemed it activates within 30 days (if the trader fails to activate, the code issuer will automatically get a new code).

  
  

• Sent one to the wrong person? If they redeem and activate, it’s spent and you’ll need to earn another. If they never activate, the code comes back to you once their activation window lapses - for codes redeemed before October 28, 2026, that’s after November 27, 2026.

  
  

• Existing traders can’t use your code: anyone who already has access sees a “you already have access” notice, and your code stays unspent.

Where to Find Your Codes

Head to the Rewards page and open the Referrals tab. Your available invite codes live there, ready to copy and share.

Have your first invite ready? Someone’s waiting to get in.