Let's review the SuccinctLabs $PROVE airdrop. Actually, I didn't manage to get many coins, totaling about 1700 coins.
However, I still want to write a review, as it not only summarizes the past but can also remind myself how to do better in the future.
1. Interaction Process
I learned about this project in June last year, but I only joined the Discord briefly.
Then during the Spring Festival in February this year, I saw that the official website launched the testnet, requiring a deposit of 10 USDC to participate. At that time, I only deposited a few accounts, and I just played with these few wallets.
After the first testnet ended, I moved on to the second testnet,
The second testnet actually only allows participation for Discord accounts that are active or wallets with high points from the first phase.
2. Airdrop Distribution Observation
From my observation, the Succinct airdrop is heavily biased towards community interaction rather than contributions from the on-chain testnet. Testnet users generally received 20-30 tokens, with the maximum being 220-230 tokens.
In contrast, active users on Twitter and Discord received between 1500 to 60000 tokens.
For example, Wang Duan Niao frequently tweets, has high view counts, and thus receives many tokens, as high as 17000 tokens.
Furthermore, Pixnvm, who focuses on being active on Discord, surprisingly received 60000 tokens even with a small number of followers.
My strategy was overly focused on on-chain interactions while neglecting the social aspect, leading to only 20 tokens for my small accounts.
According to official information, the evaluation for Succinct's airdrop includes the following dimensions,
Testnet activities
Discord roles/participation
X (Twitter) interactions
"Additional contributions"
Succinct CEO Uma Roy once stated that this network is "prepared for Succinct super fans rather than testnet users,"
Thus, it's not surprising that testnet users did not receive many airdrops.
3. Strategy Summary
My strategic mistake was:
Investing time and energy in on-chain interactions, testnet proofs, game loops, etc., while neglecting social metrics such as Discord roles, artistic contributions, and meme outputs, which actually hold higher weight.
So, in the future, airdrop hunting needs to balance on-chain activities with community building.
In the future, project teams will pay more attention to community builders rather than pure on-chain users,
The formula for successful airdrop hunting may become:
Stable on-chain usage + Visible, genuine community contributions = Maximized airdrop benefits.
