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The Ethereum scaling protocol allocated $26.7 million in free coins to wallets that delegated their OP tokens to community votes and on-chain governance. Layer-2 network Optimism airdropped 19.4 million of its native token OP to 31,879 unique addresses with on-chain participation between January and July 2023. Today Optimism is announcing OP Airdrop #3. 19M OP allocated to over 31k unique addresses to reward positive-sum governance participation in the Collective. Read on for details on eligibility criteria and allocations. — Optimism (_) (@optimismFND) September 18, 2023 These wallets either delegated OP above the minimum threshold or delegated voting power to an address that voted on-chain at least once, according to Optimism’s eligibility criteria. The free tokens serve as a reward for “positive sum governance participation”, Optimism wrote. Also, the airdrop is claimless and requires no action from users.  Optimism urged vigilance from network participants to av...

NFT marketplace tokens are gaining the market’s attention and Blur’s recent airdrop could extend the trend. Cumulative NFT trading volume trended higher in January and data from a recent Delphi Digital report showed monthly volumes reaching an eight-month high above $1 billion. The key factor that influenced NFT trading was Blur token airdrop on Feb. 14. Since its launch last year in Q3 2022, Blur has rewarded users with “care packages,” which can be redeemed for tokens starting Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. EST. Many users have tried to farm these airdrops, increasing the platform's trading volume. Since the start of 2023, Blur’s trading volume has surpassed that of OpenSea, the market leader in the NFT trading space. NFT Marketplace market share by 7-day volume. Source: Dune Airdrops often create excitement in the market of thrilled users who receive free money and FOMO from those who missed out. It’s likely that the next step for the Blur team will be to launch new liquidity mining campai...