https://i.redd.it/qcflvuxmxe111.jpgWith the DFINITY community airdrop fully underway, we wanted to take a moment to share with everyone some additional information on the distribution process. Thanks to everyone for the support!
What isn’t apparent to most community members is that DFINITY research & development dates back to mid-2015 and for the airdrop we took into account all supporters and contributors dating back to that early timeframe.
In addition, the recorded community dates back to February 2017 when DFINITY conducted it’s public seed round. Over the months we've engaged with community members on multiple channels, some were used so long ago they aren't even in use today.
We're thankful for all of the support we've seen for the project and all of the people who've signed up to follow the project but as stated in our initial announcement on the Airdrop, token allocation is not solely based on the date which a user signed up to the newsletter. Being an early supporter can and should be much more than hitting a subscribe button. With that, let's jump in!
There are 4 levels of CHF allocation (2,500, 1,000, 500, 100) in the airdrop and we examined 3 main community channels (each with a unique set of allocation rules) to allocate said tokens.
Slack
Slack was the first community channel utilized by DFINITY and was discontinued in mid 2017. All community members who were a part of this channel received and allocation of 1,000 CHF. Date of subscription was not a factor for this legacy community platform as these are all considered all early supporters.
Rocket Chat
Over the months, RC has become the premier channel for collaboration within the DFINITY community. Any user who joined RC between the day it was created and February 2018 AND verified their identity received an allocation of 1,000 CHF as a thank you for sharing ideas, creating groups and collaborating on the future of DFINITY. Any user who joined RC during this time but did not verify their account or had an inactive account received an allocation of 500 CHF.
What about the top tier?
The top allocation of 2,500 CHF was awarded to hundreds of early community members dating back to the 2015 inception of the project who have mostly contributed to the project in extraordinary ways. These are the community members that have assisted cryptographic research, white paper review, setting up meetups in their home cities, and more. Many of these people had not been rewarded to date for their time and efforts and we were happy to do so via the airdrop.
Newsletter
Again, we thank all of those who have chosen to join the The DFINITY newsletter. On this channel, allocations were rewarded based solely on the dates users signed up. The earliest community members up to July 2017 were rewarded 1,000 CHF, from July 2017 to Apr 3, 2018 - 500 CHF, from Apr 4, 2018 to May 30, 2018 - 100 CHF
What about Telegram, Twitter and Reddit?
These channels were not utilized inputs for community airdrop allocations. Although we value the conversations and discussions that happen on these channels as well, we have limited capacity to gauge the contributions of individuals, track the date on which they joined, or email members on these channels.
What's next?
DFINITY airdrop KYC/AML emails will continue to be delivered until June 3, 12 AM, PT. As a thank you to everyone who has been following the project, we'll be guaranteeing at least 500 CHF in allocation for anyone who has been following the project since 2017 and at least 100 CHF for anyone who has been following since 2018.
Starting Monday, June 4, we'll begin addressing community concerns and submitting supplemental allocations. If you did not receive a KYC/AML email and you should have, please reach out to an admin or moderator at this time. If you received an incorrect allocation outside of the guidelines listed above, you may also feel free to reach out.
Thank you again!
-Mike
