Optimism Airdrops
5 active Optimism airdrops you can take part in right now, plus 3 past distributions to research. Each listing covers eligibility, the steps involved, and how the allocation worked.
Active Optimism airdrops5
LayerZero
ZRO was distributed across two rounds in 2024. LayerZero has since stated it has no plans for a further airdrop; value now flows through ATLAS fee buybacks and burns.
Infra2024
OpenSea
The largest NFT marketplace. SEA was announced in February 2025, with the launch since postponed indefinitely.
NFT Marketplace3.0(1)
Glider
Automated on-chain strategy platform: deposit once and let curated strategies rebalance across Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum and Optimism.
DeFi
LI.FI Protocol
Cross-chain bridging and swap infrastructure powering multi-chain DeFi behind wallets like MetaMask.
DeFi
GlueX
DeFi aggregation layer offering zero-fee swaps, liquidity routing and cross-chain transfers across 15+ networks.
DeFi
Past Optimism airdrops3
Balancer
PastAn automated market maker with arbitrary pool weights, launched in March 2020. When BAL arrived three months later, the liquidity providers who had supplied the protocol before any token existed received a retroactive allocation.
Dex2020
Optimism (OP)
PastEthereum's first major L2 airdrop with multi-season commitment. 5 rounds completed, 265M OP distributed. 550M OP still reserved. Unique Retroactive Public Goods Funding model rewards open-source builders.
Layer 22022
Uniswap
PastThe airdrop that invented the retrodrop model.
Dex2020
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