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Recently, the token issuance of Lighter has sparked heated discussions within the community. According to community data aggregation, this project's airdrop size has set a record — with a total value of up to $675 million, ranking 10th in the history of cryptocurrency airdrops, making it one of the most notable wealth distribution events in recent times.
So the question is: why did some people achieve substantial gains through this round of airdrops, while others only received modest returns? The underlying logic is actually worth exploring.
From the participants' perspective, those who achieved great results typically share a few common traits: they either established positions early in the project to accumulate eligibility through long-term participation; or they precisely grasped the ecosystem mechanisms and understood the skewed design of the airdrop rules; others have maximized their eligibility weight through multi-chain deployment or deep interactions.
The scale of this Lighter airdrop reflects the project's emphasis on ecosystem development. But whether one can benefit ultimately depends on the participant's strategy and timing.