Under the community's strong condemnation, @SonicLabs officially changed the airdrop rules, resulting in a tragic victory for the community.
The updated rules for Season 1 airdrop are as follows, based on the official announcement from @SonicAssistant:
1️⃣ Minimum claim threshold: adjusted to 5 $S.
2️⃣ Shard reward mechanism: updated to reward 70 $S per shard held (not per wallet). Based on the snapshot on June 18, 2025, involving approximately 34,500 wallets.
3️⃣ Eligibility expansion: an additional 100,000+ wallets included.
4️⃣ Additional token distribution: approximately 9,000,000 $S tokens added for this update. These tokens come from the total airdrop pool of 190,500,000 $S minted, deducted from future seasons.
5️⃣ Release and vesting: 25% available immediately, 75% will vest linearly over 270 days as NFT positions, with early claims incurring a burn penalty (unchanged).
6️⃣ Implementation time: the update will take a few days, in collaboration with @samwitchPS and @paint_swap teams, and is not yet live.
The 70s is equivalent to covering a bit of everyone's gas fees, allowing everyone to pay out of pocket to give him a free boost of data. One can only say, better than nothing..
Continuing the condemnation: Since last year, the official channels of @SonicLabs (official documents, blogs, and X posts) have repeatedly mentioned that Shard NFTs are linked to the ~200M $S airdrop points, and that holders or minters of Shard NFTs will receive airdrop rewards. However, none of the people around me have received the airdrop, and the Sonic project is basically a scam.
1. Evidence from official documents:
1. In the Sonic official documentation, it clearly states that the airdrop will reward the minters of Shard NFTs: "The airdrop will also reward historical activity on Opera, participation on Sonic Arcade, and minters of the exclusive Shard NFT." This implies that Shard NFT minters will be part of the airdrop rewards.
2. Evidence from official blog:
1. In a Sonic Labs blog post, it mentions that wallets holding all 6 Shard NFTs will be granted whitelist status for minting exclusive NFTs and holding airdrop points: "On December 1, we'll take a snapshot of wallets with all 6 Sonic Shards for the exclusive NFT. Each NFT holds points for the ~200M S airdrop." But now it says that NFTs do not have points, only bonuses.
2. The same blog further emphasizes the collection of Shard NFTs related to the airdrop: "Tens of thousands of you completed all weekly tasks to collect the six Sonic Shard NFTs, which can be combined into an exclusive, special NFT that holds points for the upcoming ~200 million S airdrop." This directly links Shard NFTs to airdrop points.
3. Evidence from official X posts (from the @SonicLabs account):
1. In an X post on November 6, 2024, Sonic Labs stated: "The final NFT holds points for the ~200 million so airdrop." This confirms the commitment that Shard NFT holders can participate in the airdrop through whitelist and NFT minting. These are direct statements released by Sonic officials, without including third-party or community interpretations.
2. In an X post on November 29, 2024, Sonic Labs reiterated: "The exclusive NFT holds points for the ~$200 million $S airdrop." This emphasizes that holding the exclusive NFT formed by Shard NFTs will receive airdrop points.
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