Rocket Perps

Rocket Perps is Defi App's gamified perpetuals trading experience. It wraps high-leverage perpetual futures into a fast-paced, arcade-style interface where users go long or short on crypto assets at 1000x leverage.

Rocket Perps is powered by Aark Digital, whose infrastructure handles trade execution and settlement. Users trade against an oracle price feed rather than an order book, which means there is no counterparty matching and positions open and close instantly.

How it Works

Rocket Perps presents a simplified trading interface with a live price chart and directional controls. Users deposit funds and open a long or short position on a supported asset. The position resolves when the user manually closes it or when the price hits their take-profit or liquidation level.

At 1000x leverage, even small price movements produce large percentage gains or losses. Take-profit is capped at 100% of the position value. Liquidation thresholds are correspondingly tight, making each trade a short-duration, high-intensity event.

All trades settle through Aark Digital's contracts. Deposits and withdrawals follow the same flow as standard perpetuals on Defi App. Users can deposit any supported asset from any chain, and withdrawals are returned in USDC.

Fees

Rocket Perps charges two types of fees: an opening fee and a closing fee.

Opening Fee

Every position is charged a 4% fee on margin plus a flat $0.20 network fee. Both are applied on top of your margin amount when the position opens. For example, opening a $10 position costs $10.60 total ($10 margin + $0.40 opening fee + $0.20 network fee).

Closing Fee

A closing fee is taken as a percentage of profit when you close a profitable position. The percentage starts at 50% and decreases linearly over 30 seconds to 20%. Positions closed within the first few seconds of opening pay a higher share of their profit. Positions held for 30 seconds or longer pay the minimum 20%.

There is no closing fee on unprofitable positions. If you are liquidated, no closing fee applies.

Fee impact on PnL

Both the opening fee and any applicable closing fee are factored into your displayed PnL. This means your net result reflects all fees automatically.

Coin Tap

While you have an open position, coins stream across the price chart. Tap them to earn XP. Every 10 XP you earn unlocks 1 Bonus $HOME.

Coins appear at varying speeds and intervals. Tapping a coin awards XP based on a combination of your margin size and your current win streak multiplier. Bombs also appear during gameplay. Tapping a bomb deducts 10 XP.

There is a cap of 200 coins per position. Once you hit the cap, no additional XP is earned from tapping for that position.

Frenzy Mode

Frenzy mode activates at random intervals during an open position. During frenzy, coins appear rapidly and at higher density. Frenzy mode provides a burst opportunity to earn XP quickly before it ends and normal pacing resumes.

Win Streaks

Consecutive profitable positions build a win streak. Each streak level increases the XP multiplier applied to coin taps, rewarding consistent performance with faster XP accumulation.

Earning from XP

XP earned through coin tapping converts to Bonus $HOME at a rate of 10 XP per 1 $HOME. To receive the value of your earned $HOME, you must have a Bonus $HOME allocation on your account.

Bonus $HOME is claimable weekly on Fridays. Navigate to the Degen Arena dashboard to claim your unlocked tokens.

For more information on how Bonus $HOME works, see Bonus $HOME.

Trial Mode

Rocket Perps includes a trial mode that lets you experience the full game without depositing real funds. Trial mode uses a simulated price feed and includes the complete coin tap experience visually, but no real XP is recorded and no $HOME is earned.

If you win three consecutive positions in trial mode, you can claim a real-money credit to play with on the mobile app. This credit is trade-locked, meaning it can only be used for Rocket Perps positions and cannot be withdrawn directly. The credit must be claimed within the eligibility window.

To claim the credit, you must create a Defi App account (if you do not already have one) and deposit via a supported payment method.

Leaderboard and Competitions

Rocket Perps tracks user PnL and surfaces performance through a leaderboard. Users can share their trade results and all-time PnL via a share modal. Leaderboard competitions with prize pools may run alongside standard gameplay, similar to how Battle Royale operates for standard perpetuals.

Platform Integration

Rocket Perps uses the same embedded wallet infrastructure as the rest of Defi App. Users who already have a Defi App account can access Rocket Perps without additional onboarding.

XP earned from Rocket Perps trading activity contributes to the Degen Arena and Bonus $HOME unlock systems, consistent with how standard perpetuals XP works.

Key Differences From Standard Perpetuals

	Standard perpetuals	Rocket Perps
Leverage	Up to 50x	1000x
Execution	Hyperliquid order book	Aark Digital oracle-based
Interface	Full trading dashboard	Arcade-style UI
Position duration	Indefinite	Typically short (seconds to minutes)
Take-profit cap	None	100% of position value
XP mechanic	Trade volume based	Coin tap + trade volume based