Back to collectionA Quiet Chain, an Unsettled Timetable
Background: The vote was over, but the Vanguard airdrop's distribution and unlock schedule would not be tested until later in the month. Today: On-chain transfers remained extremely sparse over the weekend. Impact and next steps: The quiet chain had not settled the confusion caused by waiting.
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Background: The vote was over, but the Vanguard airdrop's distribution and unlock schedule would not be tested until later in the month. The Night Watchman, a longtime community member and node operator, checked activity on the chain over the weekend and watched for questions about the rules.
Today: On-chain transfers remained extremely sparse over the weekend. In the chat, though, someone treated “starting by the end of June” and “unlocking over 30 days” as the same thing. The Night Watchman began drafting a point-by-point reply, then realized he could only repeat the date officials had already given. He explained the distinction and asked the person to watch for the formal distribution details.
Impact and next steps: The quiet chain had not settled the confusion caused by waiting. The Night Watchman decided that, next time, he would first ask whether a person meant the start date or the pace at which tokens would arrive. That might keep a single answer of “by month-end” from starting another argument. He still could not say when anyone would receive their full allocation.