The 2nd Wave Of ZK Token Claims Is Now Live

Key Points:

• ZK Nation launches second wave of ZK token claims.
• 215,250,000 tokens allocated to contributors of native projects.
• 86,895,375 tokens reserved for ZKsync ecosystem contributors.

ZK Nation announces the second wave of ZK token claims, open to protocol guild members and contributors. Tokens will also go to on-chain communities and users aiding the ZKsync ecosystem.

The 2nd Wave Of ZK Token Claims Is Now Live

ZK Nation announces the second wave of ZK token claims. Now, any eligible protocol guild member, external project contributor, or nominee of the ZKsync native ecosystem projects can check if they are eligible for this airdrop. In the current claim, 1.91% of the total airdrop is time-barred up to January 3, 2025.

ZK Nation Announces Second Wave of ZK Token Claims

For the merit-based airdrop, both GitHub Developers and Bscribe ZKsync GitHub Discussion Helpers must bind their address to the handle no later than 22:00 UTC on June 24 (00:00 CEST on June 25th). External Projects, Protocol Guild, and native project contributors can claim their contributions to ZKsync from June 24th, 2024.

Direct allocations of 215,250,000 tokens in the ZKsync Era will be given to contributors and treasuries of native projects. The list includes prospective DeFi protocols, ZK chains, NFT collections, marketplaces, infrastructure, gaming, and others.

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Direct Allocations and Reserved Tokens for ZKsync Contributors

Another 86,895,375 tokens are reserved for users who have contributed to the ZKsync ecosystem and protocol by developing, advocating for them, or educating others. Users qualifying with at least 25 commits across all qualifying repos before March 24, 0:00 UTC, 2024, will be rewarded.

102,375,000 tokens will go to on-chain communities, which experiment with novel forms of organization using tokens and NFTs. These communities include recipients of the Season 1 DEGEN and BONSAI airdrops and holders of Pudgy Penguin or Milady Maker NFTs.

Coincidently, VanEck has updated its X account’s profile picture to feature Pudgy Penguins right before the announcement of ZK, accompanied by the caption, “The boss finds this adorable, compelling me to set it as my profile picture.

The boss thought it was too cute not to pfp. @pudgypenguins https://t.co/PZNcQrO1tR pic.twitter.com/7htj4AYCXZ

— VanEck (@vaneck_us) June 24, 2024

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