ZKsync’s ‘ZK’ Token Airdrop Hits $900M Market Cap
The layer-2 blockchain has launched its much-anticipated airdrop of the ZK token, with 45% of the tokens claimed within the first two hours, according to the ZKsync Association. This non-profit organization, created by Matter Labs, oversees the airdrop process.
“It’s a Monday, don’t you have work?” the ZK Nation X account tweeted, noting the rapid claim rate. The ZK token opened at $0.31 but has since decreased by 21%, trading at $0.24 according to CoinGecko. The market capitalization is approximately $908 million based on the circulating supply, with about 3.7 billion tokens eligible for distribution. The fully diluted market cap would be $5.1 billion.
The ZK token is listed on cryptocurrency exchanges Binance, Bybit, and KuCoin. Binance had initially postponed the listing due to technical issues with their node but assured users that the issue was being fixed urgently and that deposits would be credited once the block height catches up.
Matter Labs, in a statement to CoinDesk, detailed the token distribution plans through the ZKsync Association. Despite some user dissatisfaction with the airdrop’s design, the team defended its “unconventional design.”
According to the distribution plan, 89% of the airdrop can be claimed by ZKsync users who transacted on the blockchain and met an unspecified activity threshold. The remaining tokens are allocated to ecosystem contributors, including:
- ZKsync native projects: 5.8%
- On-chain communities: 2.8%
- Builders: 2.4%
Additionally, Matter Labs employees will receive 16.1% of the ZK tokens, and investors will get 17.2%, both of which will be locked for a year and then released over three years. The rest of the token supply will be divided between ZKsync’s Token Assembly (29.3%) for governance purposes and Ecosystem Initiatives (19.9%).
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