Back to collectionA Slow Airdrop Brings Compensation and a New Pledge
The upgrade had reached the airdrop stage. Network activity was heavier than expected, slowing the airdrop. Duration-based compensation gave waiting operators a basis for calculating what they were owed, but it did not immediately finish the airdrop.
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The upgrade had reached the airdrop stage. Operators expected the new keys to return to their pools, but the longer wait raised concern about rewards during the challenge pause. The Night Watchman kept an eye on his node and had to distinguish projected steps in the announcements from steps actually completed.
Network activity was heavier than expected, slowing the airdrop. Officials could only keep reporting progress and said losses during downtime would be compensated with challenge rewards calculated by its duration, making the first challenge after service resumed unusually substantial. On the same day, MAYG pledged 2% of its total token supply for an airdrop specifically to Sentry Key holders. Some people in the group discussed compensation first, others the new airdrop; the Night Watchman reminded them that the two depended on different conditions.
Duration-based compensation gave waiting operators a basis for calculating what they were owed, but it did not immediately finish the airdrop. MAYG’s pledge also broadened the potential uses of holding a key, though distribution details still lay ahead. The Night Watchman decided to follow official progress and the return of challenges before sorting out the new partner’s participation terms, so a promise would not be confused with a reward already received.