From internal tool to industry standard
Merkl was born inside Angle Labs to solve our own payout problem. It now streams money for the largest names in finance and fintech.
April
Merkl is born
Merkl launches inside Angle Labs as an internal engine to support the growth of the Angle stablecoins.
2023
July
First external programs
Merkl opens to external teams. Uniswap and Sushi Swap run the first incentive programs distributed through Merkl.
December
Chain-wide incentives
Merkl powers the Arbitrum STIP distributions, bringing chain-wide incentive programs to protocols across Arbitrum.
2024
July
Morpho integrates Merkl
Morpho replaces its in-house reward system with Merkl to incentivize its markets and vaults.
September
$50M distributed
Merkl crosses $50M in total distributions, one year after opening to external teams.
October
Trust Wallet's first launchpool
Trust Wallet launches its first launchpool with Merkl powering the token distribution: $2.7M sent to users in 21 days.
April
Uniswap integrates Merkl
Merkl rewards and APRs go live inside the Uniswap app. Users see and claim their rewards without leaving the interface.
2025
June
Merkl Studio launches
Any team can now create, launch, and manage incentive campaigns in full autonomy, in a few clicks.
September
Coinbase integrates Merkl rewards
Coinbase brings Merkl rewards directly into its app, opening onchain rewards to millions of users.
2026
February
Private transfers
Teams and individuals can now send tokens confidentially onchain through Merkl.
April
Merkl goes non-EVM
Starting with Stellar, Merkl extends reward distribution beyond the EVM world.
July
Robinhood Chain launches with Merkl
Robinhood Earn, the native way to put stablecoins to work on Robinhood Chain, goes live with the rate powered by Merkl.