Basic Information
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Optimism |
| Project Website | Optimism |
| Project Description | A Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that enhances transaction speed and reduces costs while maintaining decentralization and security. |
| Project Ticker | OP |
Airdrop Details
| Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Airdrop Type | OP (Governance Token) |
| Total Airdrop Amount | Not Known |
| Number of Eligible Users | 248,699 addresses |
| Number of Claimants | Not Known |
Timeline
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Blockchain Snapshot | March 25, 2022 (0:00 UTC) |
| Claiming Started | March 31, 2022 |
| Claiming Ends | September 15, 2023 (All unclaimed OP sent directly to eligible addresses) |
Token Distribution
| Distribution | Amount |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 27,534.98 OP (for addresses matching 6 eligibility categories) |
| Median/Average | Not Known |
| Minimum | 271.83 OP (for DAO voters) |
Eligibility Criteria
The airdrop was distributed to users who met one or more of the following six sets of eligibility criteria:
OP Mainnet Users
- OP Mainnet Users:
- Address bridged to OP Mainnet from L1 before June 23, 2021, OR
- Used OP Mainnet for at least 1 day and made a transaction using an app after June 23, 2021.
- Repeat OP Mainnet Users:
- Met OP Mainnet User criteria AND made at least one transaction across four or more distinct weeks.
Active Ethereum Participants
- DAO Voters:
- Voted on or authored at least one onchain proposal OR at least two offchain Snapshot proposals.
- Multisig Signers:
- Signer on a multisig that has executed at least 10 transactions.
- Gitcoin Donors (on L1):
- Made an onchain donation via Gitcoin.
- Users Priced Out of Ethereum:
- Bridged to another chain but continued making transactions on Ethereum at an average rate of 2 per week.
Overlap Bonus
- Addresses qualifying for 4, 5, or 6 categories received additional OP tokens, up to 27,534.98 OP for addresses qualifying for all six categories.
Filtering Criteria
- Addresses needed to have been active on Ethereum for at least 1 day.
- Sybil farmers, exploiters, centralized exchanges, and bot accounts were filtered out.
- Addresses had to have made a transaction after January 1, 2019.
Important Links
- Airdrop Details: Optimism Airdrop 1
- Airdrop Dashboard: Dune Analytics
- Token Contract: Etherscan
- CSV of Airdropped Addresses: Download List
Price Tracking: CoinMarketCap CoinGecko - Twitter: @optimismFND
- Dune Dashboard
- Airdrop Checker
Additional Information
- All unclaimed OP tokens from Airdrop #1 were automatically distributed to eligible addresses on September 15, 2023.
- 14% of the total OP token supply is reserved for future airdrops.
- Further filtering removed 17,000 Sybil addresses, reclaiming 14M OP, which was redistributed to eligible participants.