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Ethereum Staking Platform EtherFi Faces Challenges After Airdrop
Liquid restaking platform EtherFi’s ETHFI token has encountered significant obstacles following its airdrop, partly attributed to one of its initial investors liquidating their airdropped tokens.
Arrington XRP Capital Allegedly Manipulates EtherFi Airdrop
Blockchain analytical firm Nansen uncovered how Arrington XRP Capital, a backer of EtherFi, may have exploited the airdrop mechanism for personal gain. Nansen’s findings disclosed that Arrington XRP Capital staked 5,000 ETH across ten unique wallets, each containing 500 ETH. This strategic move enabled the firm to receive the ETHFI airdrop from ten distinct wallets, accumulating a total of 200,498 ETHFI tokens. Subsequently, all the airdropped tokens were sent to the Binance exchange, hinting at a possible divestment by the firm.
Such actions, termed Sybil attacks, are generally frowned upon within the industry as they permit individuals to influence a network by utilizing multiple personas and potentially bypassing lock-up periods.
Following the March 18 airdrop, ETHFI’s price experienced notable selling pressure, plummeting by over 32% in the last three days to a low of $2.83 before rebounding to $3.24 at present, as per CoinMarketCap data.
Defense and Response from EtherFi and Arrington
EtherFi defended Arrington’s actions, claiming that the investment firm had duly notified them of the multi-wallet staking strategy. According to EtherFi, Arrington fell into the upper echelon of stakers, with a linear distribution model in place, rendering the multiple wallets insignificant in terms of earning additional points. The project further mentioned that the moved assets, including ETHFI tokens, represented a small portion of Arrington’s position and were part of their actively traded liquid fund, justifying the transfer to Binance.
In response to skepticism from some community members regarding potential circumvention of the vesting period, EtherFi clarified that Arrington was unaware of the stipulated lock-up duration, as the decision was made shortly before the airdrop.
Arrington Capital denied engaging in a Sybil attack on EtherFi, asserting that their actions were not to exploit the project’s distribution methodology. The firm explained that the airdrop distribution remained consistent, regardless of the number of wallets due to the value threshold in each account. Moreover, Arrington Capital highlighted that only a fraction of their ETHFI allotment was sold, amounting to a mere $700,000, signifying a minimal percentage of their total project holdings.
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