Milestone
Ethereum L2
2023
Arbitrum Airdrop
Arbitrum distributed ARB governance tokens to early users, cementing L2 airdrop playbooks.
Event date: 2023-03-23
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Key Facts
Peak metric2.3B ARB distributed
OutcomeDAO launched
ChainEthereum L2
Year2023
Typemilestone
Tags
airdrop
l2
governance
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