UNI Airdrop event
Overview
Uniswap introduced its UNI governance token on September 17, 2020, distributing it retroactively via airdrop to over 250,000 addresses that had interacted with the protocol. Addresses that had executed any transaction on Uniswap v1 or v2 contracts prior to the snapshot at September 1, 2020, 00:00 UTC were eligible for 400 UNI, then valued at approximately $1,200. Larger allocations were granted to liquidity providers, frequent users, and Unisocks (SOCKS) token holders; more than 250 addresses received 250,000 UNI, while roughly 93.8% of recipients obtained fewer than 412 UNI. This distribution established the standard for retroactive token airdrops in decentralized finance.
Within The Counterparty graph, UNI Airdrop connects to 1 tracked entity, most strongly to Uniswap.
Relations
Top connections in The Counterparty knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 1 of 1 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
launched | Uniswap | 95% |
Sources
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Questions on the record
Were any recipients granted more than the standard 400 UNI allocation?
Yes. Larger allocations were given to liquidity providers, historical power users and holders of SOCKS tokens. Over 250 addresses received 250,000 UNI, while roughly 93.8% of recipients got less than 412 UNI.