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The long-awaited native token of the Ethereum layer-2 network Blast (BLAST) has surged 40% following its launch, outperforming other high-profile airdrops that have hit the market in recent weeks.
Launch and Market Success
Based on statistics from Ambient Finance and the perps trading platform Aevo, BLAST began for $0.02 per token and has a totally diluted value (FDV) of $2 billion upon launch. Based on CoinMarketCap statistics, BLAST‘s price has subsequently climbed to $0.0281, a 40% gain. This performance stands in stark contrast to previous token introductions like Layer Zero (ZRO) cross-chain interoperability and Ethereum layer-2 network zkSync (ZK), which have dropped 46% and 43% respectively from their debut values.
Airdrop Distribution and Evaluation
Out of the whole quantity of the token, the BLAST airdrop delivered 17%. Of this, 7% was set out for customers bridging Ether or USD on Blast (USDB) onto the network beginning late last year. Three percent went to the Blur Foundation for future airdrops to its community, and another seven percent went to users who helped decentralized apps (DApps) on the network to flourish.
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Notwithstanding its robust market performance, the airdrop drew criticism from X’s crypto market analysts. Some said the launch value fell short of projections. Co-founder of DeFiance Capital, a cryptocurrency investment company Arthur Cheong expressed astonishment at the $2 billion FDV, anticipating a value more in line with $5 billion.
Security Problems and Concerns
Co-founded by Blur developer Tieshun Roquerre (known as PacMan), the Blast network drew criticism from its own seed investors in November for missing enough functionality to support a one-way bridging mechanism locking down users’ ETH for many months.
Like previous well-publicized airdrops this year, Blast’s airdrop event drew many of frauds on X. Targeting consumers who need to link their wallets and sign transactions to collect tokens, these fraudsters can present themselves as honest copycats during major airdrop events. After signing several fraudulent signatures, a victim of a Blast airdrop scam lost more than $217,000 according to crypto security firm Scam Sniffer.
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