Sei Airdrop Analysis: Who Can Claim? How to Claim?

The Sei airdrop has gone through several twists and turns, from high expectations to skepticism, and then to heated discussions across the internet. This article will interpret the Sei airdrop rules, the user groups it covers, and the controversies involved.

Airdrop rules: Controversial yet widely followed

Testnet participants feel disappointed

After the airdrop rules were announced, there was confusion and doubt in the community due to the involvement of two user groups and the lack of clarity in the rules, compounded by the fact that the claiming interface had not been fully developed. The official team was even forced to shut down multiple social channels.

According to official information, there are 7 million addresses participating in the incentive testnet, among which the largest witch cluster is controlled by one person with 30,000 addresses. A large number of duplicate social accounts and bot addresses have been excluded.

In the qualified addresses, users who completed all testnet tasks received the most rewards, while addresses that completed fewer tasks only received a small amount of tokens to pay for interaction fees. However, when users inquired about the airdrop amount, they generally felt disappointed. Users who completed all tasks only received about 60 SEI tokens.

At the same time, users can choose to complete tweet tasks to earn over 20 SEI, or complete cross-bridge tasks to earn 200-400 SEI. However, the official guidance was unclear, leading many users to mistakenly select the tweet tasks, significantly reducing the number of tokens they received.

The large-scale Airdrop has sparked heated discussions across the network.

In addition to targeting testnet users, Sei also focuses on airdrops to active addresses on 6 mainstream public chains. The Sei Foundation later increased the number of qualified wallets from 500,000 to 1.5 million, covering active users of mainstream blockchains in 2023.

Initially, the community did not pay much attention to it, but when users reported that they could receive 5000 SEI tokens through cross-chain, it sparked widespread interest. Users continuously shared screenshots of receiving large amounts of SEI tokens on social media, leading to a surge in the borrowing volume of related tokens and a significant price increase.

In fact, the number of SEI tokens that eligible addresses can obtain through cross-chain transactions is not fixed, but rather has a certain probability. Users can increase the amount of cross-chain assets to improve their chances of obtaining more tokens. Community feedback shows that crossing $500 can yield 20-200 SEI, crossing $10,000 can yield 500-5000 SEI, and crossing $100,000 can yield 500-13000 SEI.

This design has garnered wider appreciation for the Sei Airdrop, attracting attention from the entire network while balancing the interests of all parties. Although testnet participants felt disappointed, they were also included. Users who were previously unaware of Sei received an unexpected surprise. Meanwhile, the Sei official gained significant traffic and visibility, enhancing the scale of network assets and laying the foundation for ecological development.