Airdropwarrior
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🪂 How Aptos pulled off the Perfect Airdrop in 2022 😍 In October 2022, Aptos launched not just a blockchain but a blueprint for community-driven growth. The Aptos airdrop wasn’t just free money. it was a masterclass in token distribution, community building and narrative timing 🧵 Let’s break it down:
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Airdropwarrior
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1/ The Background Aptos emerged in the wake of Facebook’s failed Diem project. Built by ex-Meta engineers, it promised a high-throughput Layer 1 using the Move programming language. But how do you stand out in a crowded L1 landscape in 2022? You drop tokens smartly...
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Airdropwarrior
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2/ The Setup: Testnet Participation Rather than random snapshots or chaotic signups, Aptos invited devs and early users to participate in its incentivized testnets You weren’t just playing around but you were helping them battle-test the chain.
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Airdropwarrior
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3/ The Build-Up: Word of Mouth This wasn’t hyped on every influencer’s feed. Instead, Aptos kept it low-key People in dev circles, Discords and GitHub commits started whispering: > “Hey… this might be big.” That Organic curiosity Way more powerful than forced hype.
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Airdropwarrior
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4/ The Drop: Timing is Everything On October 18, 2022, Aptos launched $APT Just before launch, they announced: > 20 million APT tokens to 110,000 early users. No lockup. Tokens were *immediately liquid*. That’s right!
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Airdropwarrior
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5/ Eligibility Criteria: Quality Over Quantity ✅️ To qualify for the airdrop: 🔹️Complete an application for the Aptos Incentivized Testnet. 🔹️Mint an APTOS:ZERO testnet NFT (only original minters were eligible).
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