Arcus codes: which ones are real and which ones are already used
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Arcus has two different things people call a code. A referral code attaches your account to whoever referred you and pays them a share of the fees you later pay. An invite code is the separate thing that unlocks perpetual futures for a new account. Spot Stock Token trading needs neither.
Searches for an Arcus code usually mean one of three things: a working invite into perps, a referral code to sign up with, or a discount. The first is scarce by design, the second is everywhere, and the third does not exist in anything Arcus has published.
Before any of it matters: Arcus is not available in the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada, nor in sanctioned regions named in the Terms. A code does nothing for someone in a blocked country. The eligibility page is the one that decides whether the rest of this applies to you.
Where this page looks for Arcus codes
Scanning the market for Arcus codes
- X and Telegram posts
- Airdrop trackers and aggregators
- Arcus blog and help centre
- Reader submissions
Last sweep 2 October 2026. A code is single use, so one posted in public is normally gone within minutes.
An Arcus invite code is six characters, uppercase letters and digits. Every code found so far is on the list below, and every one of them is spent. The format and the difference from a referral code are explained further down.
Expired Arcus codes
The 53 codes below have been logged as expired. They are published so you can check a code against the list before you spend time on it, and so that a code you were sent second hand can be recognised for what it is.
KI1M3L5G5CUSU7Q59SP8M8CYW54MA6ZJU2ZP0KPRXGSGJYMOQU08SWAZCGITDDF8IPLM1LHW1QIG5DQA8KUZL3CBM14749K3E77XYS72O5P8VLQNNEQHQXAJNUG8EW202LCEJGGXNN88RLU1LU34Z76MWZMT9S68S381CQ4DQOVV1X96RDABIKI14XRTCJS2TJSVHJG0OXJV26TYGI9ZCC6Q1H2I9M1I9NATVZY710K4EC8P37B51TCW9GPG1J7U7CUAM5O08WTK5HH7H0KDTTVPCWF2OGCYRE5L1NJ9YPOHU1WC00E8E1XA2VOTLR
Last checked on 2 October 2026. A redeemed Arcus code stays used, so nothing on this list will come back.
Why there are no live codes listed here
We looked. A web search on 2 October 2026 turned up no public list of unused Arcus invite codes anywhere indexed, including the airdrop trackers and the aggregators that usually carry them. The place codes actually circulate is X, where search needs an account, and a code posted there is normally gone within minutes of being seen.
If you have a spare code and want it listed, send it through the contact form and it will be added with the date it was received. Codes that still work will be marked as such, and the rest will join the list above.
The two kinds of Arcus code
| Referral code | Invite code | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Attributes your account to a referrer | Unlocks perps trading |
| Who can give you one | Anyone with an Arcus account | Only a trader who has earned one |
| How it is earned | Automatic with an account | One per $1M of qualifying perps volume |
| Can it be reused | Yes, by many people | No, a redeemed code is used |
| What you get | Nothing published | Access to the perps side |
| What the holder gets | 10% of your net perps fees, 3% and 2% at the next levels | A referral, since invites double as referrals |
The important line in the table is the reuse one. Arcus is explicit that a redeemed code is used “even if the person never trades”, so an invite code works exactly once. A referral code, by contrast, can be used by as many people as you can persuade.
Why public lists of Arcus invite codes do not work
You will find posts and pages offering lists of Arcus codes. The mechanics make almost all of them dead on arrival, for three reasons.
- A code is single use. The first person to redeem a publicly posted code consumes it, and everyone arriving later gets an error.
- Codes cannot be transferred, sold or reassigned. Arcus describes an invite as a signal that you vouch for someone, which is not something a stranger’s list can do.
- Supply is tiny. One code per $1 million of qualifying perps volume means codes land with people who trade seriously, and they generally spend them on people they know.
That is also why the list above is a list of dead codes rather than live ones. It is a record, not an offer.
What an Arcus invite code looks like
An invite code is six characters long, uppercase letters and digits only, with no hyphen and no word in it. KI1M3L and 9S68S3 are the shape. You enter it on arcus.xyz when you connect a wallet, and it is consumed the moment it is accepted.
If what you are holding is longer than six characters, or spells something, it is a referral code rather than an invite. Our own code, ARCUS99, is a referral code: seven characters, and it does not open the perps side for anybody. The two systems are described separately in the table above.
How to actually get an invite code
There is no application form and no public allowlist. Arcus said it plainly when codes went live on 1 October 2026: the only way to get a code is from someone already trading on Arcus. That leaves three realistic routes.
- Ask someone who trades perps on Arcus, in a group or community where you are already known. An invite is a vouch, so the ask works better where you are not a stranger.
- Earn one yourself, which requires $1 million of qualifying perps volume, counting your own and your direct referrals’. That is a circular requirement if you have no access yet, and it is the honest reason the gate is tight.
- Wait. Codes never expire, supply grows with volume, and the gate has already loosened once when the manual waitlist was replaced.
The invite code guide goes through the mechanics, the old waitlist and the scam patterns in more detail. If the perps side is closed to you, spot is not, and how to use Arcus covers a first trade without any code at all.
The code this site uses
This site publishes one code, ARCUS99, and it is a referral code rather than an invite. It attaches a new account to ours, which pays this site a share of the perps fees that account later generates. It does not unlock perps, and Arcus publishes no discount or bonus for using it.
That is the whole arrangement, stated plainly because the alternative is pretending the incentive is not there. The referral programme page has the rates, the three levels and the parts Arcus has not published, including the claim minimum and the payout asset.
Codes, points and the token question
Code hunting and airdrop hunting overlap, so two things are worth separating. Arcus Points started Season 1 on 1 October 2026, and Arcus describes allocation as being at its sole discretion. Using a code does not entitle you to points, and points are not a token.
There is no Arcus token. The help centre says so in one sentence, and a Solana SPL token trading under the ARCUS ticker is not an official Arcus asset. Anyone pairing a code offer with a promise of a token allocation is describing something that has not been announced. The token page and the points page cover both.
What a code cannot do for you
A code is not a workaround for the three things that actually stop people using Arcus.
- It does not change eligibility. A blocked country stays blocked.
- It does not lower fees. Perps taker rates come from the volume tier table, currently halved for the beta, and the fee breakdown shows where the cost really sits.
- It does not reduce risk. Perps run up to 50x, most leveraged traders lose money, and a liquidation does not need the platform to fail. The liquidation page explains how positions close, and the calculator gives you the price before you commit.
Stock Tokens are not shares either: no voting rights, no dividend claim as such, not necessarily redeemable, and the price can drift from the real stock. Nothing on this site is financial advice. If you trade, use money you can afford to lose entirely.
Questions people ask
Is there a list of working Arcus invite codes?
No list stays working. Arcus says a redeemed code is used even if the person never trades, so a code posted publicly is claimed by whoever gets there first. This page keeps a list of 53 expired codes instead, so you can rule one out quickly.
What does an Arcus invite code look like?
Six characters, uppercase letters and digits, with no hyphen and nothing spelled out. KI1M3L is the shape. Anything longer, or anything that reads as a word, is a referral code rather than an invite, and a referral code does not open perps.
What is the difference between an Arcus referral code and an invite code?
A referral code attributes your trading to someone else and pays them a share of your net perps fees. An invite code unlocks perps trading for a new account. Spot needs neither, and a referral code does not open perps on its own.
Does an Arcus code give me a discount?
Arcus publishes no discount, rebate or bonus for a referred trader. The referrer earns a share of the fees you pay. If a page promises you a fee cut for using its code, it is describing something Arcus has not announced.
Can I buy an Arcus invite code?
Arcus states that codes cannot be transferred, sold or reassigned, and calls an invite a signal that you vouch for someone. A payment buys a string of characters with no guarantee it is unused, and no recourse if it is not.
Is there an Arcus promo code for lower fees?
No promo code system is published. Fees come from the perps tier table, which is based on 30-day volume, currently halved for the beta. No code moves you between tiers.
Where do people share Arcus codes?
Mostly on X, where traders post invite codes to pick up referrals. Arcus does not run a public directory, does not endorse those posts, and X search needs an account to read, so there is no reliable public feed of them.