Union yapper rewards vs expected TGE airdrop size
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Argues Union's 1% Kaito and 0.75% yapper allocation is decent but the real TGE airdrop will be much larger, citing the typical 5-15% of supply dropped at TGE. Expects contributors, testers and partner communities to be rewarded too.
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Typical TGE airdrops are 5-15% of supply
Interop infra tends to reach high FDVs
Union is community-centric so early members likely rewarded
Something that is also worth noting amid all the talk about $U rewards for yappers being diluted:
1% in total Kaito rewards and 0.75% of supply specifically for yappers is quite decent imo. Yet, looking ahead at the upcoming mainnet and TGE, I think the overall airdrop we'll see, will be much bigger.
Nowadays we mostly see 5-15% of supply being dropped on TGE, with more supply set aside for later airdrop/community initiatives (not accounting for outliers like Hyperliquid with much higher airdrop/community allos).
@union_build has been very community-centric from the start, and I hence expect the early community members to be rewarded well in the TGE airdrop. Interop infra also tends to reach high FDVs, so I think this one will cook quite hard.
Aside the yappers, this will likely mean a good payday for contributors (incl mods, ambassadors, etc), testers/users, certain partner ecosystems and NFT communities (especially their own collections), etc.
What that means: If you're entrenched in the Union ecosystem, yapping is not the only way to get your hands on $U. If you're entrenched AND yapping, even better.
Maybe they will also launch a sale on Kaito at some point kek?
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The @union_build yapper rewards will be allocated purely based on mindshare, not limited by leaderboard ranks. Looking at the interop market, we see a currently wide FDV range of $250m-$2B, including players like: - LayerZero = $2B - Wormhole = $840M - Axelar = $460M - Zeta = $
The @union_build yapper rewards will be allocated purely based on mindshare, not limited by leaderboard ranks. Looking at the interop market, we see a currently wide FDV range of $250m-$2B, including players like: - LayerZero = $2B - Wormhole = $840M - Axelar = $460M - Zeta = $
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