Avail, a Web3 infrastructure layer developed using Polygon's software development kit, has announced plans to distribute 600 million native AVAIL tokens through an airdrop to users.
In a statement released on April 18, Avail described the "Unification Drop" as a unifying initiative aimed at bringing together disparate communities within the blockchain space. The airdrop is intended to reward various contributors including developers, governance participants, technical educators, rollup users, stakers, and others who have made valuable contributions to the ecosystem.
Established in 2020, Avail operates through three main divisions: Nexus, Fusion, and DA. Avail DA enhances base layer transactions by extending aggregation through methods like KZG commitments and data availability sampling. This approach enables nodes to verify bundled transactions without the need to download all block data, while ensuring data integrity through mechanisms like KZG commitments.
Avail Nexus serves as a cross-chain bridge facilitating asset transactions and exchanges across multiple blockchains, while Avail Fusion enables liquid staking for assets like Ethereum and Bitcoin. AVAIL tokens play a crucial role in acquiring Avail DA services, securing the unified layer through staking, and participating in governance.
The airdrop distribution of AVAIL tokens will be based on factors such as users' commitment to the ecosystem, including the duration, depth, and impact of their contributions. Following the mainnet launch, approximately 354,605 wallet addresses will receive airdropped AVAIL tokens, with allocations earmarked for ecosystem developers, testnet users, participants on various blockchains, Polygon stakers, and community contributors.
Importantly, Avail emphasizes that the airdrop is not limited to users of its own ecosystem or Polygon, but extends to contributors across various blockchain platforms, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos, Avalanche, Near, and others. This inclusive approach underscores the importance of unity and collaboration within the broader blockchain ecosystem.
The decision to spin off Avail from Polygon Labs in March 2023 was driven by Polygon's strategic shift towards Ethereum-native data availability work. As an independent layer, Avail aims to play a leading role in advancing modular blockchain architecture and enabling scalability for any Web3 project, according to Polygon Labs.
