# The Optimism Collective & $OP Airdrop #1

*Author: David Hoffman*
*Published: Apr 27, 2022*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/the-optimism-collective-and-op-airdrop*

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Today, the second largest EVM-compatible L2 chain Optimism [announced their first token airdrop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKVIfJIhS1o&t=8s). 🤯

👉 Here’s the [eligibility criteria](https://community.optimism.io/docs/governance/airdrop-1/#optimism-early-adopters) for airdrop #1.

👉 Check [here to see if your address qualified](https://app.optimism.io/governance)

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At present, Optimism is a vibrant ecosystem with [close to $700m](https://l2beat.com/projects/optimism/) in total locked value and 108 dapps deployed.

Optimism is like having your cake and eating it too: cheap, quick transactions while maintaining the primary security guarantees of the base Ethereum chain.

It’s the best of both worlds. Ethereum is scaling [through rollups](https://bankless.ghost.io/ultra-scalable-ethereum/).

With news of its token launch, activity on Optimism is set to explode.

If you’re never heard of Optimism, it’s not too late. In fact, as we [learned from the Optimism team in today’s episode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKVIfJIhS1o&t=22s) there will be many future Optimism airdrops to come!

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#### RESOURCES
- [Karl on Twitter](https://twitter.com/karl_dot_tech?s=20&t=cL-SUbIhU7eN6mAP68j0QA)

- [Jing on Twitter](https://twitter.com/jinglejamOP?s=20&t=cL-SUbIhU7eN6mAP68j0QA)

- [Ben on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ben_chain?s=20&t=cL-SUbIhU7eN6mAP68j0QA)

- [Optimism Airdrop](http://app.optimism.io/governance)

> [](https://twitter.com/optimismPBC/status/1518617022782853120)

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