I. Background:
After the ARB airdrop in 2023, the enthusiasm for EVM project airdrops has been high. As one of the four kings of Ethereum L2, ZKSYNC has been PUA for 4 years. At that time, major KOLs gave rave reviews, and the project party was also very good at creating momentum. For a time, the popularity of the project soared, attracting a large number of users to actively participate. The more than 6 million addresses this time show everyone's enthusiasm. Players participated in cross-chain, SWAP, NFT transactions, LP, Defi, GAMEFI, SocialFI, lending, weekly and monthly activities, and various operations were carried out step by step. In the past year, we have experienced airdrops of hot projects such as starknet and wormhole. The long-awaited project finally came out, and the pear blossoms bloomed. Yesterday, the airdrop results were finally available for query.
There are 6 million addresses, but less than 600,000 addresses received airdrops. There was less joy and more melancholy. Many studios and KOLs fell, but there were also airdrop hunters who pocketed thousands or tens of thousands of tokens.
Therefore, such an important project must be reviewed carefully. Based on this airdrop detailed diagram widely circulated on X, I will analyze my own ZK airdrop case.
2. Airdrop strategy: To put it simply - use multiple mobile phones and wallets to manually apply for airdrops!
Airdrop operation status:
1. Each mobile phone is equipped with a separate operator SIM card, which objectively achieves IP isolation, but at least 3 SIM cards are mixed.
2. We mainly carried out interactive tasks based on the OKX Zksync Expedia series of projects, expanding from the initial 14 to the final 21 projects, with only 2 accounts covering all projects.
3. Each wallet has been interacting continuously for more than 6 months, with weekly activity in the first 3 months and monthly activity thereafter.
4. The payment function was swiped during the interaction, but the accumulated order numbers were definitely less than 5 times, especially the snapshot on March 24, when I swiped it too late.
5. Libertus NFT, the magic lamp NFT is almost sold out at around 10U, with only 1 left.
6. The number of fake orders is relatively large, certainly far more than 10 times, and each account has at least one single order exceeding 100U, but they are mainly small transactions, and each wallet has a small LP.
7. The remaining assets in each wallet are more than 0.05, basically around 100U. The account with the most assets does not exceed 200U, but the assets are basically gradually increased in April. The initial assets of the account range from 0.01 to 0.07.
8. The Ethereum purchased during the bear market when ETH was more than 2000 was dispersed into 29 wallets. From the start of the task to the issuance of the coins, the market value of the wallets increased slightly when calculated in U-standard.
9. Token trading. It is estimated that the requirement of 10 ERC20 tokens is not met, and the Expedia series of activities does not support the number of 10 tokens.
10. Gitcoin donation, not done
11. ZKLite only has 2 wallets on computers, but the activity is less than 3 months
The above is my airdrop operation strategy, which can be considered a beggar version strategy.
Before the Cancun upgrade, although the gas fee was very expensive, the total cost was very low and controllable because the investment was limited.
3. My airdrop result: not satisfactory, average input-output ratio
12 out of 27 mobile wallets received airdrops, and 2 computer wallets received airdrops. The maximum amount of the airdrop order number was 1,394, and the minimum amount was 933. A total of 14,897 ZKs were obtained.
The effectiveness of the strategy is analyzed from four aspects:
1. Qualification screening: Each wallet is estimated to meet two conditions, namely the number of contract interactions and DEFI liquidity, and is eligible to enter the next stage, but may not necessarily receive an airdrop.
2. On-chain assets: I have formed OKX DEX LP. From the earliest deposited assets, 12 out of 15 wallets with more than 0.04Eth received airdrops, and none of the wallets with less than 0.04Eth received airdrops. The weighted number of on-chain assets is the decisive factor for me to participate in the airdrop.
3. Multiplier: Several multiplier factors are almost unsatisfactory. I regret selling the magic lamp NFT. I estimate that this operation has greatly reduced my income. I lost the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds.
4. Sybil detection: There are 6 addresses of 2 mobile phones, which are transferred to ETH from other mobile phones. The number of single reused addresses and the number of sources of funds are very limited, which seems to have the possibility of probabilistic Sybil.
4. Summary:
Judging from my airdrop strategy and operation process, it is basically a real user usage strategy, with multiple mobile phones and multiple SIM cards interacting with contracts on a weekly and monthly basis. However, the low amount of wallet inventory resulted in less than half of the wallets receiving airdrops, and the low price of selling the magic lamp NFT resulted in a small number of coins received. There is a certain probability of witches, but I don’t think this is a key factor.
5. What to do next:
1. I will use these wallets raised through ZK airdrop for a long time. The two old accounts on the computer have entered the L0 witch list and will be abandoned.
2. This time, the community, KOLs, and users have very strong opinions. It is not ruled out that the project party will change the rules and increase the number of airdrop addresses before issuing the coins.
3. EVM airdrops are becoming increasingly difficult. Staking and restaking are popular this year. Large funds have obvious advantages, but there will also be high-yield projects like eigenlayer. Considering that ETH ETF has basically passed and ETH has ecological advantages, I am still optimistic about Ethereum and EVM airdrops.
4. The airdrops of projects such as ZK, Blast, and ZKLINK are coming to an end this month. I will withdraw the funds and invest in new projects, such as linea surge, Zircuit, and Pontem. There are still many high-quality projects that can bet on airdrops at a low cost.
5. Insist on participating in CEX exchange activities, such as mining, new listings, and various activities. The profit is small each time, but the number of times is large. The disadvantage is that your energy will be dispersed.
6. Continue to pay attention to the Bitcoin ecosystem and participate moderately. I have suffered losses on inscriptions, but this pizza airdrop was simple and effective, and I missed it. BTC is forced to continue, and the bull market continues, so we still have to participate in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
7. The Solana airdrop is also extremely simple. From the previous airdrops of the Solana 2nd generation mobile phone to the various native projects on the chain, such as Zeta, Jupiter, and Parcel, almost all of them are simple operations, and users can obtain airdrops with low difficulty.
6. Chicken Soup
Without taking small steps, one cannot travel a thousand miles.
The road is long and arduous, but I will search for it up and down.
When facing wealth, don’t be too hasty. Be patient and persistent. Let us become rich slowly!