zkSync launches experimental NFT project "LIBERTAS OMNIBUS"! Airdrop goes awry, sparking dissatisfaction in the community
The Ethereum Layer2 scaling solution zkSync recently launched an NFT experimental project called "LIBERTAS OMNIBUS." Out of hundreds of thousands of eligible airdrop participants, only 10,000 were selected in the first airdrop. However, distribution disputes arose due to internal issues, leading zkSync officials to issue an apology today and propose a solution.
Introducing LIBERTAS OMNIBUS: an experimental NFT project on zkSync to explore new NFT standards, network superpowers, new protocol features, prototype collections with surprise creators, and just vibe out.
Thank you to the 179,365 active community members that bootstrapped NFTs… pic.twitter.com/VTSOk9CJpd
— zkSync ∎ (@zksync) July 15, 2023
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zkSync Launches Experimental Airdrop Project "LIBERTAS OMNIBUS"
According to an official announcement from zkSync, in order to explore new NFT standards, network capabilities, and new protocol features, zkSync has launched an experimental NFT project called LIBERTAS OMNIBUS.
To express gratitude to the 179,365 active community members who have promoted NFT usage within 113 days of zkSync's mainnet launch, zkSync announced that they randomly selected 10,000 users for an NFT airdrop.
The zkSync team stated that LIBERTAS OMNIBUS will serve as an engaging way for a broader NFT community to participate in the ZK revolution, with further details about the functionality of these NFTs to be announced in the future.
zkSync NFT Airdrop Sparks Controversy
Despite the good intentions behind this experimental project to interact with the community in a special way, upon inspection of the NFT smart contract addresses, it was discovered that a significant proportion of the addresses receiving the NFTs started with 0x0. This immediately raised discontent within the community, questioning the airdrop distribution method by zkSync.
In response, zkSync issued a statement today, stating that in order to determine the recipients of the airdrop, eligibility was based on interacting with one of the first 100 zkSync NFT projects, and a list of eligible users was compiled accordingly.
However, due to the alphabetical sorting of the list for batch distribution, the initial batch of airdrop addresses predominantly began with 0x0.
"For us, the list of 179,365 individuals was random due to the automated selection. However, we acknowledge that using the term 'random' to describe the initial distribution was inaccurate," the zkSync team remarked.
To address this mistake, zkSync not only apologized but also announced a redistribution of LIBERTAS OMNIBUS in the coming weeks. Additionally, they will test real-world minting capabilities at the ongoing EthCC conference in Paris.