Arkham Airdrop Timeline
About Arkham
Arkham labels blockchain addresses and ties them to real world entities, making wallet activity legible to anyone browsing its platform.
Early users who had signed up and used the product received ARKM at the July 2023 launch. The distribution itself was straightforward.
What drew attention was the Intel Exchange launched alongside it, a marketplace where users could post bounties for information identifying the owner of a given wallet. Privacy researchers objected sharply, and the debate over whether that crosses a line has followed the project since.
Airdrop Stats
Arkham's 1-billion ARKM supply is led by Ecosystem Incentives & Grants at 37.3% (373M) for community rewards and development. Insiders hold ~40.5% combined Core Contributors 20%, Investors 17.5%, and Advisors 3% alongside a 17.2% Foundation Treasury and a 5% Binance Launchpad allocation. ARKM launched July 18, 2023 via Binance Launchpad and a 7%-of-supply airdrop (~$18.4M to 60,000+ users), opening around $0.75. Arkham is an on-chain intelligence platform that deanonymizes blockchain activity tracking 350M+ addresses via its "Intel Exchange" backed by Sam Altman, Tim Draper, Coinbase Ventures, and DCG.
How it worked to get the Arkham airdrop
Create an account in early access
Arkham ran an invite led early access period through 2022 and into 2023.
Use the platform
Building dashboards and working with the entity labels counted toward the snapshot.
Qualify before the July 2023 cutoff
Eligibility closed ahead of the token launch.
Claim ARKM at launch
The distribution opened on 18 July 2023, alongside the Intel Exchange that drew the project its criticism.
Was the Arkham airdrop worth it?
- The distribution was the uncontroversial part. Early platform users received ARKM at launch on straightforward criteria. What followed is what the project is remembered for.
- The Intel Exchange changed the conversation. A marketplace for bounties identifying the owner of a given wallet launched alongside the token, and privacy researchers objected immediately. The debate has followed the project since.
- It is a reminder that the product matters. Judging this airdrop purely on what it paid misses the question of what the platform does with the labels it sells.
Arkham Official Links
Official channels, documentation and community for this airdrop:
This airdrop has concluded. It is kept for research rather than participation.
