Altura

Altura is a multi-strategy yield protocol deployed on HyperEVM that packages institutional-grade trading strategies into a single USDT vault. Capital deposited into the vault is automatically allocated across diversified yield sources such as arbitrage, funding rate capture, staking yield, and liquidity provision. The project raised $4 million in seed funding on December 1, 2025, in a round led by Ascension with participation from Moonfare, InnoFinConn, and angel investor Michael Dapaah. Ahead of its token generation event, Altura ran a pre-TGE deposit campaign distributing $750,000 worth of ALTU tokens valued at a $150M fully diluted valuation across a 99-day incentive window that began January 21. The ALTU token is confirmed, and the protocol issued AVLT vault shares to depositors as proof of participation.

How to Participate in the Altura Airdrop

Note: the pre-TGE incentive campaign's deadline was April 30, 14:00 UTC, and the program status is now listed as ended. The steps below document how participants engaged with the protocol during the active period, which may be relevant if future epochs or campaigns launch.

1. Connect your wallet to the Altura app. The protocol supported deposits from HyperEVM, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon.
2. Acquire USDT on a supported network. One common route was purchasing USDC on Binance, withdrawing via Arbitrum, depositing to Hyperliquid, transfering to a spot account, swapping for USDT, and then bridging USDT to HyperEVM.
3. Deposit USDT into the Altura vault. Upon deposit, the protocol issued AVLT vault shares representing your position. Please verify the token approval amount; authorize only the specific amount required for the transaction.
4. Hold AVLT to earn yield automatically. Strategies executed in the background while your capital remained in the vault. Rewards were distributed pro-rata among all AVLT holders, with APR scaling inversely to the total value locked.
5. Stack additional rewards through YieldRun epochs. During Epoch 3, Altura offered $75,000 in combined rewards split between $60,000 in ALTU and $15,000 in AVLT. Rewards criteria included capital deployed, time committed, and genuine network effects. Pendle multipliers and Merkl integrations also stacked on top.
6. Explore the Turtle Club vault for extra yield layers. Altura's USDT vault on Turtle Club offered approximately 21.5% total yield, with roughly 8.4% from ALTU incentives and 2.3% from Turtle Shells. This vault had no lockup period and earned34.0 Turtle Shells per $1,000 deposited daily.

Potential Reward

The confirmed reward pool was $750,000 in ALTU tokens distributed over the 99-day pre-TGE period. The vesting schedule provided a 30% initial unlock claimable at TGE, with the remaining 70% vesting linearly over six months. A single claim transaction initiated both the initial unlock and the vesting schedule. The protocol also guaranteed a minimum 30% APR inclusive of native yield for Turtle Club members. YieldRun Epoch 3 added $75,000 in rewards on top of existing earnings for qualifying depositors.

Airdrop Requirements

• Deposit USDT into the Altura vault on a supported chain and receive AVLT vault shares.
• Maintain capital in the protocol during the incentive window (January 21 through April 30, 14:00 UTC).
• Rewards were allocated based on capital deployed, time committed, and network effects through engaged referals.
• Existing Merkl yield earners were automatically eligible for YieldRun stacking rewards.
• No minimum deposit was specified in the source material, but larger and longer deposits earned proportionally more.

Latest Altura Airdrop Updates

The pre-TGE incentive program has ended after its April 30 deadline, with YieldRun Epoch 3 having launched with over $10M in the vault and more than 2,000 active depositors during its final active phase.

Risk

• Smart contract risk: Altura routes USDT through multiple strategies including market making, arbitrage, and liquidity provision. Each strategy layer introduces additional smart contract surface area that could be exploited.
• Vesting and liquidity risk: Only 30% of ALTU rewards unlock at TGE. The remaining 70% vests over six months, meaning token price at the time of full unlock is uncertain and could differ significantly from the $150M FDV used during the campaign.
• HyperEVM ecosystem maturity: HyperEVM is a relatively new execution environment. Bridge failures, low on-chain liquidity, and limited auditing history create added uncertainty compared to more established L1s or L2s.
• TVL dilution: Since rewards were distributed pro-rata and APR scaled inversely to TVL, late entrants during periods of high deposits may have received significantly lower effective returns.
• Counterparty risk in yield strategies: Funding rate capture and arbitrage strategies carry execution risk, and losses at the strategy level can reduce or eliminate expected vault yield.

FAQ

Is the Altura airdrop still active?

No. The pre-TGE incentive program ended on April 30 at 14:00 UTC. The status is currently listed as ended. However, participants who deposited during the active window still have pending vesting allocations to claim once TGE occurs.

What is the difference between ALTU and AVLT?

AVLT is the vault share token you receive when depositing USDT into Altura. It represents your pro-rata claim on the vault's underlying capital and yield. ALTU is the protocol's governance and reward token distributed as incentives, with30% unlocking at TGE and 70% vesting over six months.

Which chains could I use to deposit into Altura?

During the active campaign, deposits were accepted on HyperEVM, Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon. For the Turtle Club vault specifically, deposits used USDT0 on HyperEVM.

Data sources: airdrops.io source listing / Altura official website (altura.trade) / project Twitter (@alturax) / Telegram (AlturaGlobal)