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ZkSync, the Ethereum Zero-Knowledge Layer-2 scaling solution, has been in the spotlight for its new token. Last week, the project\u2019s announcement of its ZK token airdrop was met with backlash from investors and the crypto community. Related Reading: Polkadot (DOT) Struggles Near $6.30 \u2013 Is Now The Time To Accumulate? Following the backlash, crypto exchange Binance announced it would list ZK and offered a new distribution program to address users\u2019 concerns. Since its launch, ZK has dropped over 20%. ZkSync\u2019s Airdrop Drama On June 11, ZK Nation announced the upcoming launch and airdrop of zkSync\u2019s token. Over 3.6 billion ZK tokens could be claimed by 695,000 eligible addresses on Monday. However, the distribution left many long-term users discontent with the token allocation they received. Several investors expressed disappointment after receiving a lower allocation than users with less volume or transactions. Other customers shared that they were not eligible for the airdrop despite meeting the criteria. Similarly, various top-ranking projects built on zkSync announced they were forming a coalition after not being included in the airdrop. Element and zkApes revealed that they are not getting any tokens despite generating up to $20 million in gas fees for the network. The backlash intensified when users expressed concerns about the lack of anti-Synil filtering. The project stated in the airdrop announcement their decision not to use anti-Sybil criteria. ZkSync\u2019s team explained it was considered an \u201cincomplete approach.\u201d Online reports claim that 80 million ZK tokens are going into the hands of 47,000 Sybil addresses. Over the weekend, ZK Nation addressed the criticism and users\u2019 concerns. The team answered some of the most frequently asked questions, including the zkSync-built projects exclusion, user eligibility, and Sybil detection. Per the post, the team chose an \u201calternative path\u201d to benefit organic users. As explained, an aggressive Sybil filtering would eliminate \u201cnaive Sybils\u201d while mistakenly flagging real users. Additionally, the filtering would miss most bots and professional Sybil accounts. As a result, the airdrop\u2019s Sybil detection was configured \u201cto lower the rate of false positives.\u201d The team explained that a \u201clarger number of Sybil accounts passing through the filter\u201d was \u201ca conscious trade-off.\u201d Binance Offers New Token Distribution On Sunday, Binance announced it would list ZK on June 17. The exchange also revealed it would offer a ZK token distribution program \u201cin light of the ongoing concerns.\u201d According to the post, Binance will distribute 10.5 million ZK tokens to up to 52,000 users who meet the criteria. The requirements include users who initiated at least 50 transactions on ZkSync Era between February 2023 and March 2024 and conducted transactions in seven distinctive months. Additionally, the claim address must not been eligible for the ZK Nation airdrop. The ZK token started trading for $0.3 and reached the $0.32 mark, according to CoinGecko data. In the following hours, the price has retraced to the $0.24 price range, a 21% drop from its launch price. However, the token\u2019s market capitalization sits at $900 billion and its fully diluted value (FDV) is at $5.1 billion.\u00a0 The initial performance has received mixed reactions from the community. Some users highlighted how customer dissatisfaction could be partially responsible for the price drop. \u201cProjects often forget that customer satisfaction is crucial for their product or innovation to succeed,\u201d said one X user. Related Reading: This Altcoin Gem Will Overtake Solana, Predicts Arthur Hayes Ultimately, many users remain unfazed by the price drop due to the general market performance and the airdrop receivers selling their tokens. Customers seemingly consider ZK to be undervalued and an \u201cexcellent opportunity in the long term.\u201d\u00a0 Featured Image from Unsplash.com, Chart from TradingView.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":614,"featured_media":625076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[10768,91790,8323,1946,90325,91068,78803,63545,92600,92599,87263],"class_list":["post-625074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-binance","tag-binance-listing","tag-eth","tag-ethereum","tag-ethereum-l2","tag-ethereum-layer-2-networks","tag-ethusdt","tag-zk","tag-zk-price","tag-zk-token","tag-zksync"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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