Avail's Unification Drop

Today rollups are sowing the seeds for the next evolution of blockchain technology, bringing with them a new wave of challenges that need to be resolved. Due to the efforts of pioneers from all corners of the ecosystem and Avail’s highly vetted team, a comprehensive solution to rollup security, scalability and interoperability is possible, unlocking a new phase for blockchain technology.

To express gratitude to those who have laid a solid foundation for the entire ecosystem, as well as those who have helped Avail get to where it is today, Avail is announcing the Unification Drop with a 600 Million AVAIL allocation! 

The Unification Drop is a unifying force bringing different communities together, rewarding developers, governance contributors, technical educators, rollup users, stakers and other valuable contributors from across multiple blockchain communities.

Please note: claim.availproject.org is the only way to access the Avail Claims Portal. Please make sure this is the only URL you are using to access the claims portal. Be aware of phishing attempts and unofficial links. Only follow links that are hosted on the availproject.org domain.

What is Avail?

Technical constraints have made it hard for different ecosystems to cross-pollinate and leverage each other’s core strengths. Advancements in one ecosystem don’t always translate to advancements in the other, however with Avail’s unification layer this becomes possible.

Since 2020, Avail has been developing an unprecedented solution to the data availability problem, resolving inescapable challenges facing rollup scalability. 

Avail DA scales rollups exponentially using KZG commitments and Data Availability Sampling, implementing the same solutions earmarked for Ethereum’s Danksharding roadmap. However, addressing rollup scalability necessitates the question of how rollups will interoperate.

Leveraging the unique characteristics of Avail DA, Avail Nexus provides a permissionless coordination hub where cross-chain complexity gets abstracted away from end users, giving developers the ability to offer bridgeless cross-chain experiences to their users. With Nexus, comprehensive multi-step transactions can be achieved with a smooth user experience. 

Importantly, the unification layer must be extremely secure. Avail Fusion extends re-staking to incorporate multiple assets such as ETH, BTC and others, to provide strong, unified security. 

The Avail utility token, 'AVAIL' is the native utility token of the Avail Network, powering Avail DA, Nexus and Fusion and the unification of web3. It’s used to obtain Avail DA services, secure the unification layer via staking and take part in governance.

Eligibility Overview - Avail’s Unification Drop 

Avail is providing innovative core rollup infrastructure for the whole community to utilize. Avail began inside Polygon Labs and later became a fully-fledged, independent entity, led by former Polygon co-founder Anurag Arjun and research lead Prabal Banerjee. When deciding on the eligibility criteria for the Unification Drop, we wanted to reward those who are making valuable contributions to the ecosystem, and take building core blockchain infrastructure as seriously as we do. In doing so, a lot of effort has gone into making sure the airdrop reflected these core values:

• High Impact - How much of an impact have these contributions made to the blockchain community?
• High Quality - How have these efforts contributed positively towards the ecosystem’s development?
• High Engagement - How much time has gone into developing these ecosystems and communities?

Additionally, Sybil detection methodologies have been implemented to identify and prevent exploitation, where one actor operates multiple wallets with help from OpenBlock Labs.

A total of 354,605 wallet addresses are eligible to receive AVAIL when Avail DA launches on Mainnet soon; this does not include the 10,000 wallets eligible for an Avail OG NFT.

Eligible Categories for the Unification Drop

• Blockchain Ecosystem Developers
• Incentivised Testnet Contributors
• Rollup Users
• Polygon PoS Stakers
• Significant Community Contributors

You can verify your claim from today until the cut-off date, 11:59pm GMT 4th May 2024. Please note, you need to verify your AVAIL claim by going to claim.availproject.org and following the claims process. AVAIL will be allocated when Avail DA launches on mainnet. You can verify for each category you are eligible.

Please see below for more details on how these categories were selected and the eligibility criteria for each. 

Blockchain Ecosystem Developers

Developers across the entire blockchain ecosystem have been working for years to build and scale public blockchains to improve the decentralized coordination of people all around the world. If it weren’t for the contributions made by developers who have helped push the technology forward, the pioneering work from the Avail Team that pushes things even further, wouldn’t have been possible. 

Unification of web3 requires unification to happen at the most fundamental level. This includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Avalanche, Near and others who have each made unique contributions to the  blockchain ecosystem.

As a show of thanks to the thousands of Blockchain Ecosystem Developers who have contributed significant work, AVAIL has been made available to eligible addresses of Github accounts that contributed to the public repos of projects in the graphic below. See the full list here.

Note - Blockchain Ecosystem Developers will need to connect a Github and Avail account to the Claims Portal. Follow this tutorial to set up an Avail Account.

Incentivised Testnet Contributors

Avail has been strengthened through intensive testing and Clash of Nodes provided the perfect battleground for this. Over 87,000 accounts contributed to the Goldberg Testnet which processed more than 118 million transactions. During the testing phase alone, Avail DA facilitated enough data submissions to satisfy the demands of almost all the L2s in 2023 (140 GB). 

When it comes to mainnet, performance and reliability are key to providing the best infra possible. To reward those running the most reliable infrastructure, building high performing rollups and submitting copious amounts of data to Avail DA, AVAIL has been allocated to eligible addresses. Clash of Nodes participants can verify their claims now based on their position on the leaderboard.

Light Client Lift-off participants also put Avail’s Light Client Network to the test with almost 1 million total light clients during the challenge period. 50,000 of the top performing light client operators have been randomly selected for AVAIL rewards. Gold, Silver and Bronze Avail OG NFTs have also been allocated to an additional 10,000 top performing Light Client operators, weighted by uptime, and will be foundational in establishing the NFT community on Avail. 

Individuals operating rollups on the incentivized testnet in the Dymension and Madara ecosystems are eligible to claim rewards. Thousands of developers created rollups in these ecosystems, and earned points on the Clash of Nodes leaderboards. If you created a Dymension RollApp or Madara app chain, be sure to check eligibility.

Rollup Users

Rollups are an incredible scaling unlock for the entire ecosystem, however without active users, these rollups would not have been able to show the impact they can have to the world. 

Avail is pushing the boundaries in rollup infrastructure, with a focus on solving core technical challenges facing rollup scalability, interoperability and security. With the future of blockchain technology converging on rollups as a solution to blockchain scalability challenges, we wanted to express gratitude to the most pioneering rollup users shaping the future of blockchain technology.

For this category, we have focussed on leading rollups that have made unique contributions to the open source community. To show our gratitude to the users who helped make the rollup ecosystem what it is today, AVAIL has been made available to eligible wallets on Arbitrum One, OP Mainnet, Polygon zkEVM, Starknet and zkSync era.

Extensive efforts have gone into identifying and excluding Sybil and Sybil-connected wallets with the help of OpenBlock Labs. This included activities such as analyzing first funding transactions, asset transfer graphs, community detection algorithms, the identification of Sybil structures and statistical analysis of wallet groups within communities. The snapshot was taken on March 31, 2024.

Polygon PoS Stakers

Polygon played a very important role in the early days of Avail’s inception. Avail began inside Polygon Labs in 2020 and later became an independent entity, led by former Polygon co-founder Anurag Arjun and research lead Prabal Banerjee. Avail is thrilled to now be contributing back to the ecosystem that helped kick start Avail with the Unification Drop by rewarding Polygon PoS stakers. A snapshot was taken March 31, 2024.

Significant Community Contributors

A lot of important contributors can sometimes go by unnoticed. If it weren’t for those participating in governance to help shape the future direction of key protocols, or the ones who monitor and educate others about key developments in core technologies, the ecosystem wouldn’t be where it is today. Those who help to resolve community queries and distill knowledge for others within the Avail community also play a vital role.

To reward those helping shape the future of decentralized governance, rewards have been allocated to various contributors including prominent academic institutions and individual contributors. The recognition of active governance contributors is a pivotal step towards fostering collaboration, innovation, and community growth within the blockchain ecosystem. By leveraging data-driven methodologies and inclusive selection criteria, we aim to empower and incentivize continued participation in governance processes, thereby driving positive impact and progress across decentralized networks.

Future Activities

This is just the beginning. The Unification Points Program will reward the community for their contribution, education, and participation with Avail and the broader rollup community. The program will incentivize apps or rollups that support the Avail ecosystem, and more.

If you weren’t eligible today - join us on X, Discord and Telegram to stay informed for upcoming programs coming soon.

Verify your AVAIL claim now!

To check your eligibility, review the Mainnet Terms & Conditions and the Supplemental Airdrop Terms & Conditions and verify your claim for AVAIL Tokens by going to claim.availproject.org. If you’re not sure how to claim, check the Avail Unification Drop Claims Tutorial. You’ll also need to set up an Avail account if you haven’t already. 

Please note that not all addresses are eligible for the claim, see the eligibility criteria and exclusions above. However, if you believe you are eligible for the claim and you are having trouble with the claims portal, you can submit a query via the feedback form here.

AVAIL will be airdropped when Avail DA Mainnet launches to qualifying addresses that successfully complete their claim verification, before the cut-off date.

We’d like to thank the team at OpenBlock Labs, a data intelligence platform, for their contribution to data analysis and extraction.

Safety Notice and Important Warnings

Users and readers are advised to be cautious and remain vigilant against potential scams. Verifying that any webpage linked to Avail is hosted under the availproject.org domain is crucial to staying safe from scams and phishing attempts. All official community and social channels are also listed on official web pages. Avail-affiliated moderators and team members will never reach out to you first or solicit any kind of personal information. 

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