Original title: (Revisiting the clues of the second round of Jupiter airdrop: the snapshot has been taken, voting is about to start)

Original author: Azuma, Odaily Planet Daily

Background

Earlier last week, we summarized potential clues regarding the second round of Jupiter airdrop (Is Jupiter's second round of airdrops coming?) The core of the article is as follows:

Including the first round airdrop in January this year, Jupiter is expected to conduct a total of four rounds of airdrops, with each round likely occurring every January.

2. Jupiter has reserved a total of 2.1 billion JUP for the subsequent three rounds of airdrops (already included in the destruction data);

3. Jupiter founder meow has stated that the airdrop will be community-driven and mentioned that the standards for the next round of airdrops will be 'significantly different' from the first round.

4. Several organizations have proposed specific airdrop plans designed by themselves on the Jupiter governance forum, and some plans have already garnered some community support.

A week later, more new clues have emerged regarding the second round of Jupiter airdrop, especially as meow has been actively chatting on Discord in recent days, revealing some new insights on core issues such as 'snapshot time', 'airdrop time', and 'reference standards'.

Snapshot time

First and foremost is the highly anticipated snapshot time issue. Although Jupiter has not yet issued an official announcement on social media, meow has clearly mentioned that the 'airdrop reference standard is before November 2'.

In response to further inquiries from users about whether all old users are eligible for the second round of airdrops, meow's clear reply was 'users since November of last year' — note the term 'users' here, which will be elaborated on below.

Therefore, it is clear that the reference period for the second round of Jupiter airdrop will be from November 2 of last year to November 2 of this year.

Airdrop start time

Regarding the airdrop time, some users inquired 'How many days until voting opens? Will the airdrop query go live on December 1?' Meow answered with 'Expected to open on November 25', but did not clearly indicate which question this corresponds to.

Due to meow later stating on X: '...having JUP fall into the wrong hands would deeply hurt us. In the next 2 weeks, we will fiercely debate the meaning of 'correct'...'

It can be inferred that meow's mention of opening on November 25 should be the start time for the airdrop voting, at which point the community will vote to decide which specific airdrop plan to execute.

The airdrop query page will only go live after the voting is completed. Considering the time required for voting, this page will not be published until at least December.

Airdrop standards: Controversies surrounding staking and voting

In recent discussions over the past two days, the largest controversy has been about the airdrop standard, specifically whether the staking and voting behavior of JUP holders should be taken into account.

In this regard, meow gave a clear negative answer: 'Staking and voting behavior will not be included in the airdrop standards.'

Given that the voting body for the Jupiter proposal is JUP staked users, meow's statement will inevitably face opposition pressure from JUP holders. However, meow's logic is that the airdrop primarily targets narrow users who have used Jupiter products, and staking is unrelated to the airdrop (this part of the behavior will receive rewards through the ASR module), but stakers can also obtain airdrops by using Jupiter's services.

Regarding the specific airdrop standards based on user behavior, meow did not mention too many details (expected to be known only after voting opens), but clearly emphasized that bot addresses will be excluded to ensure the fairness of the airdrop.

Other factors: Unlock restrictions

In addition to the above key points, another highly anticipated point is the lock-up restrictions on the airdrop tokens.

Meow mentioned that 'the airdrop is expected to have a 1-year lock-up restriction'.

However, meow also mentioned the possibility of immediately receiving tokens, stating that 'users can choose to lock their tokens or immediately take 40%' — however, meow also indicated that this standard has not yet been fully determined.

Team attitude: Airdrops should be sent to the right hands

This morning, meow expressed his thoughts on the second round of airdrops after concluding community discussions and posting on X.

As we are about to start what may be the most controversial vote in Jupiter's history, I want everyone to know some important things. JUP is a valuable strategic reserve, the result of my lifelong efforts, and the culmination of our team's hard work. We will never treat it carelessly — having JUP fall into the wrong hands would deeply hurt us. In the next two weeks, we will fiercely debate the meaning of 'correct' — regardless of the outcome, I hope everyone believes that I will always consider the long-term interests of JUP.

As one of the most successful projects in the Solana ecosystem to date, Jupiter received considerable praise when designing the first round of airdrop, and after the airdrop, JUP also saw a good trend. With the second round of airdrop approaching, we have reason to believe that Jupiter can once again deliver a satisfactory answer to the majority of users.

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