OpenSea Token Airdrop Requires Testing "Loyalty": Be Played for Suckers, Long-term Traders Will Differ Greatly

OpenSea plans to change its airdrop from "wash trading" to "loyalty verification". Early Flippers who pursued quick profits may only receive a small airdrop. (Background: Are Pudgy Penguins acquiring Opensea to revive NFTs? The official clarifies) (Additional context: Are NFTs back? Market data "returns to 2022", OpenSea integrates OS2, and games drive the hype) During this summer when NFT trading volume has slightly increased, OpenSea released the next wave of airdrop outlines through Discord: it is not about distributing tokens generously, but rather targeting the old OGs who have contributed significantly to the platform. This signal indicates that the airdrop strategy relying on "traffic" has entered a post-bull market filtering stage, and those Flippers seeking quick profits may only receive a small airdrop. User profiling has been initiated, and three groups have been distinguished. OpenSea team member Adam Hollander stated on July 30 in Discord: Future airdrops will prioritize users who have weathered the bear market and have long-term support for OpenSea. He categorized users into three types: short-term participants from the bull market, speculators coming for arbitrage, and long-term supporters who continuously trade and participate in governance. Only the third type can expect to obtain a higher airdrop weight, contrasting with the previous practice of issuing tokens based solely on "historical trading volume" by OpenDAO SOS in 2021. The past airdrop standards are no longer simply about wash trading. The platform's airdrop tokens pursue "co-creating value". OpenSea incorporates "long-term holding" and "governance participation" into the airdrop scoring, symbolizing that the incentive mechanism will resemble dynamic experience points. Investors will thus need to shift from chasing airdrop lists to evaluating project technology roadmaps, community building, and compliance progress. With the policy direction brought by Trump's presidency, platform operators are increasingly concerned about users' real contributions. OpenSea's new airdrop standards remind the market that the key for platform operators to navigate through bull and bear markets is not a one-time airdrop to stimulate trading volume, but rather attracting users who can create long-term business value. Related reports: Linea airdrop countdown: When L2 begins to feed back Ethereum. Traditional farming is dead; community incentive-based ICOs will be the main airdrop path in the future. "OpenSea's token airdrop needs to test 'loyalty': the difference between those played for suckers and long-term traders is significant." This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.