On September 19, 2023, Optimism, a Ethereum Layer 2 solution, unveiled details of its third airdrop, termed “OP Airdrop #3” on Twitter. The announcement confirmed the allocation of 19 million OP tokens to 31,870 distinct addresses. This move is an effort to incentivize and acknowledge those who have actively participated in the platform’s governance through the delegation of their voting power.
Key Highlights
Airdrop Details: The airdrop, which took place on September 18, 2023, at 18:10 UTC, allocated a total of 19,411,313 OP tokens. The beneficiaries of this airdrop were addresses that had delegated their OP token voting power between January 20th and July 20th, 2023.
Security Precautions: Optimism has emphasized that there isn’t a claims page for this particular airdrop. They’ve cautioned users against interacting with any websites falsely claiming to distribute Airdrop #3. The official OP token contract address has been identified as 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000042.