Optimism (OP) has distributed its fifth airdrop, sending 10.3 million $OP tokens (worth approximately $16 million) to 54,700 user addresses. The airdrop was specifically designed to reward users who have interacted with Superchain, an ecosystem built using OP Stack. Activity across multiple chains, including OP Mainnet, Base, Zora, Mode, Metal, Fraxtal, Cyber, Mint, Swan, Redstone, Lisk, Derive, BOB, Xterio, Polynomial, Race, and Orderly, was taken into account for this distribution.

To be eligible for the airdrop, wallets needed to have interacted with at least 20 contracts on the Superchain between March 15 and September 15, 2024. Users have until February 13, 2025, to claim their tokens. Optimism stated that "Airdrop #5 rewards strong users who contribute to the growth of the Superchain Ecosystem."

With this latest airdrop, Optimism has now distributed a total of 265 million $OP tokens through five rounds. There are still approximately 550 million $OP tokens reserved for future distributions. Optimism’s first airdrop took place on May 31, 2022, followed by the second on February 8, 2023, and the third on September 13, 2023. The third airdrop distributed 19.4 million tokens, valued at $26 million at the time, to around 32,000 addresses participating in the Optimism Collective’s delegation activities. The fourth airdrop occurred in February 2024.

Amid a tough market environment, these airdrops have provided some welcome positivity for Optimism's users.