Optimism airdrops token amid high demand and drama Optimism airdrops token amid high demand and drama
Some users claimed that they had been interacting with the smart contract before it went live, while some are saying they suddenly became ineligible for the airdrop.
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Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 11:09 pm UTC
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Ethereum layer-2 solution, Optimism, has airdropped its OP governance token to around 249,000 wallets in the early hours of June 1.
Sup sleuthsโas you might have guessed, OP Drop #1 launches today. We have NOT officially announced yet, but weโre already experiencing an all-time high demand. We knew everyone would be excited, but holy cowโyโall just couldnโt wait for #OPSummer.
— Optimism (โจ๐ด_๐ดโจ) (@optimismPBC) May 31, 2022
According to Optimism’s airdrop white paper, its first tranche of airdrops will be for users who have been “instrumental as early adopters and active users of projects in the Optimism ecosystem.” The white paper identified 248,699 addresses that are eligible for the airdrop in this category.
(4/28): Weโve updated the eligibility table in this thread for clarity.
Full eligibility criteria are available at: https://t.co/S7BXfgTdKr
The best way to see you if you qualify for Airdrop #1 is to use the address checker:https://t.co/LOyiLEqnVz pic.twitter.com/1BE3tpmNKW
— Optimism (โจ๐ด_๐ดโจ) (@optimismPBC) April 28, 2022
Optimism will be distributing 5% of its tokens in this first airdrop, while 14% will be left for future airdrops. The rest of the tokens will be used for ecosystem funds, private investors, public goods funding, and core contributors.
Optimism is a layer-2 scaling solution on Ethereum that aims to improve transaction speeds and reduce costs by combining several transactions into one bundle. It then sends this through Ethereum as a single transaction.
Layer-2 solutions like Optimism have become quite common on Ethereum as they allow developers to enjoy the security of Ethereum and avoid the constant issues of network congestion and high transaction fees.
Optimism removed 17k wallets
On May 23, Optimism revealed its decision to remove airdrop farmers from its list. It removed 17,000 Sybil addresses and recovered over 14 million OP tokens that it intends to redistribute among the userbase.
Optimism is for the people, not the sybils.
Weโve been carefully analyzing OP Airdrop #1 for sybil attackers that slipped through the cracks. Weโre happy to announce that weโve removed an additional 17k sybil addresses and recovered over 14 million OP. Bye bye sybils! pic.twitter.com/XfWTcOFXEa
— Optimism (โจ๐ด_๐ดโจ) (@optimismPBC) May 23, 2022
Airdrop farming, or Sybil attack, is a process where a user tries to get airdrops on multiple wallets. Sybil attacks are pretty common in the industry, although they are frowned upon by many.
Before the airdrop became available, some users had claimed they had been directly interacting with the smart contract. The moderator in Optimism Discord Server said the team was testing the airdrop functionality.
optimism team just testing in prod and some lucky people selling their tokens ahead of us being able to sell?
— Sisyphus (@0xSisyphus) May 31, 2022
Since the airdrop went live, some Optimism users said they had lost their eligibility status even though they were initially eligible.
I was eligible for airdrop trying to claim and suddenly its showing now i am not eligible
— john lewis (@johnlewis381987) May 31, 2022
The OP token is currently trading for $1.78 on CoinGecko. After launching at $1.49, its price went as high as $2.10 before dropping to its current value.
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