# Announcing Escape Velocity Season 20
By [Blackhole](https://paragraph.com/@blackholedex) · 2026-10-09
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Season 20 is now LIVE with 2,500,000 veBLACK in rebates for participants
1. Total Rebate Rewards Pool: **2,500,000 veBLACK**
2. To qualify you need to lock at least **2000 veBLACK**.
3. Only **Supermassive locks** count and they have to be created **during** the active Season.
4. No wallet can receive more than 10% of the total pool, encouraging wider participation and fair distribution.
5. Rebates will be sent as **Supermassive NFTs airdropped directly to qualifying wallets** at the end of the season.
6. If you transfer a lock between wallets, the rebate goes to the wallet that actually did the locking.
You can track everything on the Escape Velocity [**Dune Dashboard**](https://dune.com/blackhole_foundation/escape-velocity-program) which shows:
* Total Escape Velocity veBLACK rewards pool
* Amount of $BLACK burned
* Current Rebate Rate
* List of all qualifying wallets with relevant Supermassive veNFTs, amount veBLACK and rebate amount
**Season 20 Schedule**
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This season will span **3 weeks** with the following start and end dates:
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| **DURATION** | 3 Weeks |
| **Start Date** | October 8th 12:00 PM UTC |
| **End Date** | October 29th 12:00 PM UTC |
**Season 19 Recap**
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Season 19 saw **14,640,292** in BLACK tokens burned with an effective rebate rate **36%** across **130** qualifying wallets and **263** qualifying locks!
With Season 19 concluded and we're kicking off Season 20 with a **2,500,000 veBLACK** rebate rewards pool waiting for those who participate!
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*Originally published on [Blackhole](https://paragraph.com/@blackholedex/announcing-escape-velocity-season-20)*