Another "big hair" attack? Fuel genesis airdrop details announced

Compiled by: KarenZ, Foresight News

After the Fat Penguin airdrop, Fuel also opened its airdrop inquiry window . 20% of the total supply of Fuel will be allocated to the Fuel community, of which 10% will be used for Genesis Drop; 5% will be allocated to the community cooperation platform; 5% will be used for unannounced incentives, programs, activities and activations.

The Fuel Genesis Drop has allocated 1 billion FUEL (10% of the total supply) to over 200,000 unique addresses and will be open for claiming at launch on December 19, 2024 until January 19, 2025 .

The specific distribution information of the airdrop is as follows:

• First phase pre-deposit users: 287,000,000 FUEL
• Testnet users: 64,200,000 FUEL
• NFT holders and trading users: 125,000,000 FUEL
• Fuel cross-chain users: 200,000,000 FUEL
• Ecosystem Glass Eaters: 138,800,000 FUEL
• Open Source Community: 175,000,000 FUEL
• Fuelet Magisters: 10,000,000 FUEL

According to community feedback, the airdrops for pre-deposited users in the first phase are quite impressive. A user who deposited 1 ETH received an airdrop of 10,000 tokens. However, the qualifications for air investment on the testnet are very strict, requiring at least 16 transactions to be completed on the Fuel Sepolia testnet and active for at least 16 days. The specific rules are as follows:

First phase pre-deposit users: 287,000,000 FUEL

Eligibility criteria:

• Participated in the first phase of the Fuel points program.
• Bridge all eligible assets to Fuel Ignition by November 22, 2024.
• Deposit qualifying assets for at least 7 days and have at least 3 points.
• Users who are eligible for the first phase of the points program and are not from a restricted country or region.

Phase 2 is still ongoing.

Testnet users: 64,200,000 FUEL

Eligibility criteria:

• Completed at least 16 transactions on the Fuel Sepolia testnet and been active for at least 16 days.
• Snapshot date is July 15, 2024. Eligibility start date: May 30, 2024.

If you participate in the Fuel Sepolia testnet but do not meet the above standards, Fuel reminds users to fill in this form before 22:00 on December 18, 2024.

Exclusion criteria:

• Analyze asset flows to identify wallet clusters. Within each cluster, wallets that showed the same or nearly identical patterns were classified as Sybil. Apply outlier detection to the final results to ensure accuracy and identify any anomalies.

NFT holders and trading users: 125,000,000 FUEL

There are a total of 5,944 NFT holder addresses that meet the following criteria. Fuel has also introduced tweaks designed to provide more meaningful rewards for non-large holders.

Eligibility criteria:

Hold the NFT on Fuel Ignition at 21:00 on December 13, 2024.

Qualification Category (Level):

• Level 1 (OG series): Executors, Pumps, Monkees, Pengus
• Level 2 (early series): Rocks, Fuel Dudes
• Level 3: Follow the correct NFT standards
• Level 4: Proper NFT standards not followed

Fuel cross-chain users: 200,000,000 FUEL

The snapshot for Fuel cross-chain users was taken at 21:00 on December 13, 2024.

Eligibility criteria:

• Cross-chain eligible assets to Fuel Ignition before 21:00 on December 13, 2024.
• The dollar value of an asset in the network multiplied by the number of days that value has been in the network is greater than 300.

Eligibility categories:

• Lightly involved users: Cross-chain one or more eligible assets to Fuel Ignition, but do not interact with the application in any on-chain detectable way.
• Deeply involved users: Cross-chained one or more qualifying assets to Fuel Ignition and spent some time using Fuel and its ecosystem applications.
• Advanced User: Cross-chained one or more eligible assets to Fuel Ignition and assumed some liquidity risk in the following ecosystem projects: Mira, SwayLend, Griffy.

Ecosystem Glass Eaters: 138,800,000 FUEL

Eligibility categories:

• Ecosystem Builder: Individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to building and promoting the Fuel ecosystem.
• Ecosystem Project: An individual or team that has delivered a fully functional application within the Fuel Points program timeframe, no later than December 10, 2024.
• Ecosystem Auditor: A contributor who has made significant audit contributions to the project within the Fuel ecosystem.
• Fuel researchers: Individuals or teams who conduct meaningful research into the architecture or understanding of Fuel and its ecosystem.
• Fuel Discord Moderator: An active administrator who plays an ongoing role in promoting and maintaining the Fuel Discord community.
• Regional Communities: Individuals or groups that manage or lead external or regional Fuel communities, helping to expand and support Fuel's global reach.
• Early Fuel Ambassador: An individual who participates in the Fuel Ambassador program and provides support in the early stages of Fuel.

Open Source Community: 175,000,000 FUEL

Eligibility criteria:

• There are 5+ commits on key open source libraries that Fuel uses to significantly advance the project.
• 5+ commits to projects in the Fuel-related ecosystem or that significantly contribute to the broader blockchain community.
• As an external developer, merge a meaningful PR into one of Fuel's repositories.

Eligible Github repositories are listed here.

Fuelet Magisters: 10,000,000 FUEL

Eligibility criteria:

• Completed the eight-week "Early On Fuel" educational activity led by the Fuelet team.
• Verified role on Fuel Guild by December 12, 2024.