Web3 wallet provider MetaMask has warned its users about “false rumors” of an alleged MetaMask airdrop, which appears to have been circulating on social media.
According to a March 28 tweet from MetaMask, there are “quite a few rumors doing the rounds” about a MetaMask snapshot or airdrop on March 31.
There are quite a few false rumors about a snapshot/airdrop/etc. by MetaMask. on March 31.
These rumors are not only false, but also dangerous. They create opportunities for scammers and phishers.
Be on the lookout for fake sites in the coming days.
— MetaMask (@MetaMask) March 28, 2023
“These rumors are not only false, they are dangerous. They create opportunities for scammers and phishers,” MetaMask warned.
Cointelegraph has identified a number of Twitter accounts that are allegedly related to MetaMask or a MetaMask token airdrop.
In its Twitter post, MetaMask has denied rumors of an upcoming airdrop and urged users to be on the lookout for fake sites in the coming days.
Recent rumors may be related to a “small talk” session with ConsenSys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin at ETHDenver 2023 on March 14, who reiterated his firm is “actively working to decentralize” MetaMask. Later, reportedly confirmed that they intended to launch a token.
Lubin also first hinted at a MetaMask token in a Tweet on November 8, 2021, saying “Wen $MASK? Stay tuned.”
Andrew, ConsenSys has thousands of tokens on our balance sheet. ConsenSys is heavily controlled by its employees, which includes me. And we are moving towards the decentralization of several of our projects. Wen $MASK? Stay tuned. Wen objective journalism, be?
—Jose Lubin (@ethereumJoseph) November 8, 2021
While MetaMask has debunked an impending airdrop, many of the responses from the community suggest they are still holding out hope that an airdrop could still happen, but only at a later date.
Cointelegraph has reached out to MetaMask’s parent company, ConsenSys, to clarify whether there were plans for a future airdrop, but had yet to hear back at press time.
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Activity on MetaMask nearly tripled due to rumors, with data from DappRadar showing that the number of transactions on March 27 reached 21,460 from a baseline of approximately 8,000.
MetaMask experienced similar activity due to rumors of a November 2021 airdrop, following recent airdrops of both the Ethereum Naming Service and mention of a Lubin token.
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