Weekly Project Updates: EIGEN Announces Second Season Airdrop, Ethena Concludes Second Airdrop, Matter Labs to Lay Off 16% of Workforce, etc
1. Eigen Foundation Announces EIGEN Q2 Stakedrop Airdrop link The Eigen Foundation has announced the launch of the EIGEN Season 2 Stakedrop airdrop. For the second season, approximately 70 million EIGEN (around 4.2% FDV) will be allocated to stakers and operators, with the snapshot taken on August 15, 2024. Up to 10 million EIGEN (about 0.6% FDV) will be allocated to ecosystem partners, including AVS, LRT, Rollups, RaaS, and other key contributors within the EigenLayer ecosystem. Approximately 6 million EIGEN (about 0.35% FDV) will be allocated to the community, including open-source contributors, early advocates, and long-term supporters. EIGEN tokens for the second season will be claimable on or before September 17. 2. Ethena Q2 Airdrop Event Officially Concludes, Query Access Opens on September 9 link Ethena Labs has officially announced that the second season of the Ethena protocol concluded on September 2. During this period, the USDe supply grew from 1.3 billion to nearly 3 billi...