2025-12-30 07:23:13

Recently, several popular project token incentive policies have shown significant changes. The reward scales and airdrop expectations of ecosystem projects like Openledger, Inference Labs, Network Noya, and Arbitrum are gradually tightening.

The underlying reason for this trend is worth considering: project teams' incentive mechanisms are transitioning from an early stage of high subsidies to a more rationalized operational phase. Taking Inference Labs as an example, the adjustment of its airdrop policy reflects a new stage in the project's ecosystem development—shifting from spending money to attract users to sustainable growth.

What does this mean for participants? A shrinking airdrop size isn't necessarily a bad signal; sometimes it indicates that the project is controlling costs and optimizing its economic model. However, for the opportunists, it's indeed time to re-evaluate strategies.

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MoonMathMagic

· 3h ago

Airdrop tightening? Then it's really time for us to wake up and stop blindly grabbing profits. Project teams are starting to take off the "foolish and money-rich" mask, which is actually a good thing. The days of burning money to attract new users are over, and now they are focusing on sustainability, indicating that the ecosystem is being taken seriously. However, to be honest, the days of crazy token giveaways in the early days are truly gone...

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Layer2Observer

· 3h ago

The tightening of incentive policies... Let me see what the data says. Indeed, many projects are adjusting in this wave. From a source code perspective, the rationalization of the economic model essentially reflects a shift in the ecosystem development stage, and that's correct. However, an interesting discovery is—many people interpret the reduction in airdrop scale as a sign that the project is not promising, but in fact, it's the opposite. Technically speaking, this is more like a transition from subsidy-driven growth to sustainable economics. Adjustments by established players like Arbitrum clearly illustrate this point. The strategy of grabbing tokens definitely needs to change; sticking to old ideas will only lead to heavy losses.

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 3h ago

Airdrops are indeed tightening, are the days of free gains really coming to an end? Stop talking, my wallet is crying. Inference Labs' recent moves are really ruthless, cutting expectations by more than half. The project team is starting to be stingy, claiming it's for sustainable development, but isn't it just running out of money? It feels like early investors made a killing, now it's just pure bag-holders. Instead of waiting for airdrops, it's better to become a good trader, so you don't have to watch these policy changes every day. Airdrop shrinkage ≠ the project is bad; let's see if it can survive in the future. The true spring of free gains is over, it's time to do something serious, everyone. I've already withdrawn from Arbitrum this time, it's not interesting.

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UnruggableChad

· 3h ago

Airdrops are getting more and more stingy; it seems I need to find a new gig. If I had known earlier, I would have hoarded more inference; now it's too late to regret. This wave of reduction is actually a good thing, indicating that the project is really working hard and not just a simple rug pull warning. The era of grabbing freebies is over; it's time to learn the importance of long-term holding. Why do some people always think that reducing incentives is bad news? Wake up, everyone. I don't quite understand Arbitrum's recent moves; there are still so many competitors out there. It looks like we need to shift from money-burning projects to those with real fundamentals. The true bubble-popping moment has arrived; weak projects should exit. Wait, where did all my previous airdrop coins go? It seems I need to change my approach this year; just grabbing freebies won't be enough.

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