The Blur NFT marketplace, Blur, has been making waves in recent months as the biggest rival to market leader OpenSea. The platform promised token rewards for traders, and users have been eagerly awaiting the delayed airdrop of BLUR tokens. However, it has emerged that users based in the United States were unable to participate in the airdrop, sparking controversy within the NFT community.
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How did the $BLUR airdrop take place?
The BLUR token airdrop began on February 14, with the exchange awarding users care packages representing $BLUR token prices.
The airdrop took place in three waves. The first wave considered eligible merchants who used a competing marketplace in the six months prior to Blur’s launch. The second wave was for Blur users who put their NFTs up for sale on the market until November. Finally, the third wave is for merchants bidding on NFTs through Blur.
Collectors complain about Blur NFT market airdrop
It soon became apparent that users of the US-based Blur NFT marketplace were unable to claim their tokens. The exclusion came as no surprise, as many NFT projects chose to exclude US-based users due to regulatory uncertainty. However, the decision was met with criticism from those who had not been informed of it beforehand.
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The exclusion of US-based users from the $BLUR airdrop has sparked debate as to whether Blur misled consumers by never claiming they couldn’t claim if they were US-based. Despite the controversy, The delayed airdrop of BLUR tokens continues to be an exciting development for the NFT community, and it will be interesting to see how the market continues to evolve and adapt to new challenges going forward.
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