Sei Airdrop Controversy: From Highly Anticipated to Constant Dispute

The Sei airdrop has been full of ups and downs, from initial high expectations to ongoing controversies. As a highly watched project, Sei attracted a large number of users to participate due to its impressive financing scale and incentive testnet airdrop plan. Official data shows that the daily request volume on the testnet once reached tens of millions.

However, when the Sei official proposed the requirement for user real-name authentication, it caused a stir across the internet. Although some platforms have already implemented real-name systems, the public chain's requirement for real names was still shocking, leading to a wave of ridicule from the community. Under pressure from public opinion, Sei ultimately denied this requirement.

After the community's emotions settled down, expectations for Sei also diminished. However, unexpectedly, Sei became a launchpool project on a certain trading platform, reigniting the community's anticipation for its Airdrop.

However, after announcing the launch of the launchpool, Sei did not release the airdrop details for a long time, and only published relevant information a day after the trading began in the secondary market, which sparked dissatisfaction in the community. This article will interpret the airdrop rules of Sei, the user groups covered, and the controversies involved.

Airdrop Rules: Surprises and Disappointments Coexist

Testnet participants returned disappointed

After the announcement of the Airdrop rules, the community became more confused due to the involvement of two types of user groups and the lack of specific limitations, along with the fact that the claiming interface has not yet been improved. The Sei official was forced to close multiple community channels, retaining only a few important ones.

According to the information released by the official, the airdrop targets are divided into two categories: incentivized testnet participants and active users of six major public chains. Among the 7 million addresses participating in the testnet, the largest single-controlled cluster reached 30,000 addresses. In addition, many duplicate social media accounts and bot addresses that bypassed front-end rules were also excluded.

In the qualified addresses, users who completed all testnet tasks received the most rewards, while addresses that completed fewer tasks only received a small amount of tokens for paying interaction fees. However, when users inquired about the airdrop amount, they generally felt disappointed. Users who completed all tasks only received about 60 SEI tokens.

At the same time, users can choose to complete the tweeting task ( to receive over 20 SEI ) or the bridging task ( to receive 200-400 SEI ), but these two tasks are mutually exclusive. Due to unclear official guidelines, many users mistakenly believed they did not qualify for the bridging task and chose the tweeting task, resulting in a significant reduction in the airdrop amount.

This kind of airdrop design leaves participants in the test network feeling disappointed, especially compared to non-participating users, who may receive airdrop amounts that are dozens or even hundreds of times greater than theirs.

Large-scale Airdrop sparks widespread discussion across the network

In addition to the airdrop for testnet users, Sei is also focusing on airdrops for active addresses on 6 mainstream public chains. The official statement indicates that their airdrop will cover various corners of the Web3 ecosystem.

Subsequently, the Sei Foundation announced that the number of eligible wallets would increase from 500,000 to 1.5 million, covering active users across multiple mainstream blockchains. According to community feedback, the active users here are more likely to refer to addresses that frequently engaged in cross-chain activities in 2023. The claiming rules require assets to be transferred across chains to the Sei network.

At first, the community's attention towards Sei had diminished. However, when it was reported that eligible addresses could receive 5000 SEI tokens through cross-chain transactions, it sparked widespread interest. Users on social media continuously shared screenshots of receiving 5000 or even over 10000 SEI, encouraging more people to try. This craze led to certain exchanges running out of tokens such as ATOM and OSMO, with OSMO experiencing a short-term increase of 20%.

However, not all eligible addresses can receive 5000 SEI. Users can increase the probability of receiving a large Airdrop by increasing the amount of cross-chain assets. According to community feedback, $500 in cross-chain assets may receive 20-200 SEI, $10,000 may receive 500-5000 SEI, and $100,000 may receive 500-13000 SEI.

Due to many users having multiple eligible addresses but limited funds or unwillingness to take risks, a代领 service has emerged. One party provides cross-bridge funds, while the other party provides eligible addresses, and they share the received SEI according to an agreed-upon ratio. Currently, the profit-sharing ratio for the fund providers has been reduced from 20% to 10%. Participants in such collaborations need to raise their security awareness to prevent asset loss, especially being vigilant about requests for private keys.

Summary

The design of Sei's airdrop has finally gained widespread attention, attracting the eyes of the entire network, and to some extent, balancing the interests of all parties.

For testnet participants, although the number of airdrops was less than expected, they may still benefit from airdrops targeting active addresses on mainstream blockchains, which somewhat alleviates dissatisfaction.

For users who were previously unfamiliar with Sei, this airdrop is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise. As long as asset management and security protection are properly handled, participation can be low-risk.

From the official perspective of Sei, this airdrop method has brought a huge promotional effect and may also provide certain advantages for the team itself. In addition, users transferring assets to the Sei network not only increases the asset scale of the network but also lays the foundation for the development of future ecological projects.

Currently, Sei's airdrop is still ongoing, continuing to spark widespread discussion and participation.