Everything You Need to Know About the Arbitrum Airdrop: A Guide on How to Claim ARB

Do you still remember the Arbitrum Airdrop feast in 2023? Years later, some people still regret not participating properly in the ecosystem back then. Today, let's review this once-popular topic.

Why is the ARB Airdrop so popular?

In simple terms, three reasons:

1. Arbitrum is the leader of Layer 2

• TVL $36.9 billion, Layer 2 market share approaching 55%, what does this data indicate? It indicates that the ecosystem's enthusiasm is quite strong.
• Big companies are building applications here, and the user base is not small.

2. Token supply is extremely scarce

• The total supply is only 10 billion ARB, hard-coded limit.
• There is only a 2% inflation cap per year.
• This setting clearly aims to create scarcity, somewhat similar to the logic of BTC.

3. The proportion allocated to retail investors is very small

• Out of more than 1 billion tokens, only 11.62% are allocated for user airdrops.
• Others? 42.78% to the DAO treasury, 26.94% to the team, 17.53% to investors.
• So the real amount that flows into retail investors' hands is scarce, no wonder some compare it to “lottery tickets”.

Who can claim ARB?

The system has a complete scoring mechanism, simply put, it assesses whether you have truly utilized it on Arbitrum:

Scoring elements include:

• Number of transactions (the increments are 4, 10, 25, 100 transactions)
• Total transaction amount (starting from 10,000, 50,000, 250,000 USD)
• Smart contract interaction count
• Trading period (2 months, 6 months, 9 months)
• Have you participated in the Arbitrum Nova event?

Corresponding Airdrop Amount: The higher the points, the more you can get, starting from 1200 pieces, with a maximum of 10200 pieces. Sorry, those with less than 3 points are not qualified.

How to claim? Just three steps

Step 1 → Connect your wallet to the Arbitrum official website

Step 2 → Choose a supported wallet (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Rainbow, etc. 6 types)

Step 3 → If you meet the conditions, you will see your Airdrop quota.

The whole process is that simple and straightforward.

What use is it to us?

Gate launched the ARB/USDT trading pair on the day of the Airdrop, known for its low fees. If you managed to catch the Airdrop and received tokens, you can sell them at a low cost on Gate or continue to hold them.

Summary in one sentence: The airdrop frenzy of Arbitrum reflects a phenomenon - good ecosystem + scarce tokens = natural attraction. Whether it was the FOMO at the time or the regret now, this wave of operations showcases the uniqueness of gameplay in the Web3 world.