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About Graph
The Graph is a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying data from blockchains, making on-chain data easily accessible through open APIs called subgraphs often described as the "Google of Web3." Its network is powered by indexers (who run nodes and serve queries), curators (who signal quality subgraphs) and delegators (who stake behind indexers). Built by Edge & Node and supported by The Graph Foundation, it launched mainnet in December 2020. GRT is the work token that secures and coordinates the network.
GRT launched Dec 17, 2020 with a 10B genesis supply (inflationary, ~3% annual issuance for indexer rewards, partly offset by query-fee burns). Allocation: 32.9% Backers/Investors (3.29B, across early + later rounds), 22.25% Early Team & Advisors (2.23B), 19.64% Graph Foundation (1.96B), 11.37% Community & Ecosystem (1.14B curator/education/testnet/bug-bounty programs), 7.74% Edge & Node (774M, the core dev company), and 6.09% Public/Strategic Sale (609M). Honest flag: this was investor- and insider-heavy team + backers ≈ 55% (over 60% with Edge & Node) with only ~6% via public sale and no airdrop; GRT trades far below its ~$2.88 ATH. Category = Analytics (or DePIN); Status = Done.
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Was the Graph "airdrop" worth it?
- There was no airdrop. GRT launched via a CoinList public sale and network reward programs (testnet indexers, curators) there was nothing to claim for free retroactively.
- The public sale was the entry. CoinList buyers got in early and saw GRT run to a ~$2.88 ATH in Feb 2021, but that was buying in, not a free drop.
- Value now comes from the network, not a drop. GRT's real utility is delegating/indexing to earn query-fee rewards list The Graph as a data-infrastructure token, not an airdrop opportunity.
This airdrop has concluded. It is kept for research rather than participation.
