Key Takeaways:
- Sybil Attack Measures: zkSync defends its approach to mitigate Sybil attacks during the ZK token airdrop.
- Binance Airdrop: Binance to distribute 10.5 million ZK tokens to over 52,000 users not eligible for the official airdrop.
- Trading and Eligibility: Binance will start trading ZK tokens on June 17; eligibility required at least 50 transactions on zkSync Era between February 2023 and March 2024.
ZkSync has defended its measures to combat Sybil attacks during the zkSync (ZK) token airdrop set to launch on June 17.
In a FAQ document, zkSync explained that while their Sybil filtering aimed to ensure a fair distribution, some Sybil wallets inevitably slipped through due to sophisticated techniques mimicking real users.
We were overwhelmed with the flow of information and emotions in the first days after announcement. We focused initially on listening, verifying the methodology to exclude any mistakes, collecting feedback and trying to systematize it.
— ZK Nation (@TheZKNation) June 15, 2024
We then started to write a comprehensive…
Their filtering method included value scaling and multipliers to distinguish genuine users from Sybils without overly aggressive exclusion.
Meanwhile, Binance announced a separate ZK token airdrop for those not eligible for the official airdrop, distributing 10.5 million ZK tokens to over 52,000 users.
Eligibility criteria included making at least 50 transactions on zkSync Era between February 2023 and March 2024, among other conditions.
Introducing the ZK Token
— ZK Nation (@TheZKNation) June 11, 2024
Checker → https://t.co/O2UonCvfzi
Announcement → https://t.co/hjgI14PHoi
Docs → https://t.co/taWBoCnfbc
It’s time to put the ZK token into the hands of the community. It’s your turn to govern ZKsync’s future. pic.twitter.com/VD3fZgH5bf
Binance will also begin trading ZK tokens on June 17.
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