Event Timeline
About Tensor
Tensor is Solana's leading NFT marketplace, built specifically for professional and high-volume traders. Launched in July 2022, it surpassed Magic Eden in monthly volume within a year of launch and by 2024 was processing 60 to 70% of all daily NFT transactions on Solana. Its core products include an NFT marketplace aggregator, an automated market maker (AMM) called TensorSwap for NFT liquidity pools, and a full-featured trading interface with real-time floor prices, rarity data, and bulk operations.
Backed by Placeholder VC, Solana Ventures, and co-founders of Solana itself, Tensor ran three seasons of a Treasure Box rewards program from September 2022 through April 2024, accumulating a loyal base of active traders and market makers. The TNSR token launched in April 2024 via Jupiter's claimpad, distributing 125 million tokens to Seasons 1 through 3 participants.
Airdrop Stats
Tensor put the majority of supply firmly in community hands at 55%, the highest community allocation among Solana NFT protocols. Of that 55%, the initial 12.5% was distributed immediately via the Season 1 to 3 airdrop, with the remaining 42.5% reserved for future incentive programs, liquidity provisioning, and ecosystem grants to be distributed over time. Core contributors hold 27% on a three-year linear vest with a one-year cliff, reflecting the genuine engineering effort behind building Solana's dominant NFT infrastructure from scratch in a bear market. Investors and advisors take a combined 9%, one of the leaner investor allocations among major Solana protocol launches. The 9% reserves bucket covers future fundraising and development needs. With no investor allocation above 9% and over half the supply going to the community, Tensor's distribution is among the most user-aligned of the 2024 Solana airdrop cycle.
How It Worked to Get the Tensor Airdrop
Trade on Tensor (Season 1)
Bid, List, and Market-Make (Season 2)
Stake a Tensorian NFT
Refer Users
Open Treasure Boxes at TGE
Was the Tensor airdrop worth it?
Yes, for those who participated early and genuinely traded NFTs on Solana.
- Tensor Season 1 launched in September 2022, deep in the bear market, when almost no one was thinking about an airdrop. Users who traded NFTs on a platform they genuinely preferred received a retroactive reward for activity they were doing anyway. One user claimed 712,348 TNSR worth approximately $1.3 million at opening prices.
- The token surged from $1 to $2.23 within the first hour, rewarding those who sold quickly. It has since declined significantly, meaning long-term holders captured much less value.
- For Seasons 2 and 3, the points system was more explicit users knew they were farming, but the loyalty mechanics and Tensorian multipliers meant genuine active traders still outperformed casual farmers.
Tensor Official Links
Official channels, documentation and community for this airdrop:
This airdrop has concluded. It is kept for research rather than participation.
