OpenLedger's airdrop gameplay has a bit of novelty, not using the 'everyone gets a share' approach, but instead using 'contribution value airdrop' to filter out the users who are truly willing to stay.
If you want to get airdrop tokens, you need to actually do something for the ecosystem: either contribute data, participate in voting governance, or stake the tokens for a period of time. More importantly, some rewards need to be locked for 6 to 12 months before they can be unlocked—this directly discourages short-term players who just want to grab the tokens and run.
Currently, about 15% of the airdrop share has already been locked by users, and with the team's and early investors' tokens having a 6-month freezing period, this design effectively controls the initial selling pressure, providing a buffer for the token price.
In simple terms, the core purpose of this mechanism is to attract long-term builders with rules, rather than feeding speculators. By delaying gratification, it solidifies community consensus, representing a pragmatic upgrade to the incentive model in the crypto space.
