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Microtrend / Rank 04 / Week of Sep 28 – Oct 4

TxFlow opens Points Season 1, hitting peak discussion on 2026-09-28

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Peak / day9tracked accounts
Peak dayMonSep 28 · busiest day in the panel
Rest of X / peak day—not measured outside the panel
Cited claims113 dropped by automated checks
Market—no token attached

Attention

Who was talking, day by day

Sep 28 – Oct 4 UTC
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What happened

@louisdives on 2026-09-28 quoted TxFlow Points Season 1 and included a fee-discount referral link. @louisdives on 2026-09-29 said he had posted about TxFlow since June 2026, that former critics were now using it, that TxFlow launched prediction markets, and that its CEO wants to follow Hyperliquid’s journey; he included a referral link. @victortopdefig on 2026-09-29 said Arcus and TxFlow both teased points programs right when Variational’s was supposed to end; Variational delayed TGE and extended its points program.

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Why it matters

The week’s TxFlow discussion was mostly perps traders treating TxFlow as a farming venue. @victortopdefig said on 2026-09-29 that Arcus and TxFlow both teased points programs right when Variational’s was supposed to end, and said Variational delayed TGE and extended its points program. @louisdives said on 2026-09-29 he had posted about TxFlow since June 2026, that former critics were now using it, that TxFlow launched prediction markets, and that its CEO wants to follow Hyperliquid’s journey. @9xvenom on 2026-10-04 listed TxFlow as an L1 testnet live with free swaps + points and posted a guide link.

Observed reaction

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Spread

Where it started and who carried it

First seen
Sep 28, 07:23 UTC by @tinzeyxyz
Accounts
16 tracked · 1 elsewhere on X
Communities
perps trading (11), airdrops farming (3), prediction mkts (2)
Key accounts
@capy_onchain, @givenoxbt, @gyokeres_eth, @absoluto92, @moralesbchain

Explainability

Evidence register

Every claim links to the posts behind it
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@louisdives on 2026-09-28 quoted TxFlow Points Season 1 and included a fee-discount referral link.

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@louisdives on 2026-09-29 said he had posted about TxFlow since June 2026, that former critics were now using it, that TxFlow launched prediction markets, and that its CEO wants to follow Hyperliquid’s journey; he included a referral link.

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@victortopdefig on 2026-09-29 said Arcus and TxFlow both teased points programs right when Variational’s was supposed to end; Variational delayed TGE and extended its points program.

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@trippan0 on 2026-09-28 said focus on Variational and called Arcus, txflow, qfex “noise.”

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@9xvenom on 2026-10-04 listed TxFlow as an L1 testnet live with free swaps + points and posted a guide link.

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@capy_onchain on 2026-10-02 ranked TxFlow S+ in a perp airdrop priority list.

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@capy_onchain on 2026-10-04 posted claimed TxFlow fees: base 0.015% maker / 0.045% taker, minimum 0% / 0.024%, and $140M–$150M daily volume.

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@givenoxbt on 2026-10-03 posted funding spreads involving TxFlow: $PONS Variational→TxFlow +64.4% APR; $PONS PopDEX→TxFlow +62.8%; $CASHCAT TxFlow→Variational +55.2%; $CASHCAT TxFlow→PopDEX +53.5%; $WIF TxFlow→PopDEX +51.9%; $ETC TxFlow→Variational +51.2%, and claimed some had 80–96% sustainability and 1–1.6 day break-even.

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@fomoebdao on 2026-09-30 listed TxFlow at 90 days to $1B volume, compared with Hyperliquid 25 days and Lighter 35 days.

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@absoluto92 on 2026-10-02 reported 7.6 points for 450k volume on Variational and named TxFlow as a venue to DN with RiseX and Arcus; included code OMNIABSOLUT.

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@absoluto92 on 2026-10-03 mentioned TxFlow among lower-funding counters for RiseX Week 11 and said 2 days were left.

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Formats in use

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Risks

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Observed content

Most-engaged posts

6 posts on X
给中文圈的朋友分享一下,我目前最值得刷的 Perp 项目优先级榜单。 S+:Variational / Entropy / TxFlow S:Lighter / Arcus A:RISEx 这些项目在我眼里都很强。排名主要看的是:从现在开始投入时间和资金,哪里还有更大的空投倍数空间。 有些项目排得更高,只是因为我觉得它们的潜在回报更有吸引力。S 和 A 档同样有优秀的产品,也有值得期待的空投机会。 下面聊聊我的逻辑 1. @variational_io|S+ 目前我心中的第一名,没有之一。 按我目前看到的数据,交易量和 OI 都已经稳定在
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刷 Perp 积分,除了选对项目,平台怎么搭配也很重要。 中文圈朋友们最近的互动真的让我很开心,所以这次想分享一些我自己更喜欢的跨平台交易组合,以及为什么这样搭配。 很多人选好了项目,却没有认真比较手续费、交易数据和流动性,结果刷了不少交易量,积分成本却比别人高出一截。 这次就从我之前分享的优先级名单里选:Variational、Entropy、TxFlow、Arcus、Lighter RH、Lighter Core 和 RiseX。 如果你在参与其他项目,也可以用同样的方法去比较,找到更适合自己的搭配。 先把手续费和交易量放在一起看 下面是
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if you wanna win hard in 2027, read this it's gonna be so easy to win for everyone grinding right now. my advice: focus mainly on variational, pacifica and extended. then hedge with some exposure on the newer perps. i'm sorry to break it to you but the newer perps are all gonn
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the timing isn't a coincidence. arcus and txflow both teased points programs right when variational's was supposed to end. qfex's running the "loss refund program" 💀 well unfortunately for them, variational delayed tge and extended its points program. don't mistake the forest
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Just put together a quick list of L1 testnets I’m farming right now. Save this 📌 1. TxFlow → L1 Testnet live → Free swaps + points Guide: https://t.co/7Cjx4yL4Hj 2. Orbinum → Privacy L1 → ORB Credits + daily quests Guide: https://t.co/DkqdWHwdYU 3. Amadeus → Co
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these are some interesting funding spreads showing up today on @popdex_ @TxFlow_L1 @variational_io $PONS — Variational → TxFlow: +64.4% APR $PONS — PopDEX → TxFlow: +62.8% $CASHCAT — TxFlow → Variational: +55.2% $CASHCAT — TxFlow → PopDEX: +53.5% $WIF — TxFlow → PopDEX: +51.9% $
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History

Weeks this story made the report

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  1. μ4peakedTxFlow opens Points Season 1, hitting peak discussion on 2026-09-28