#空投奖励 Seeing the second season airdrop Part 2 of Huma has started, the first thought that comes to mind is—this "remediation mechanism" behind it is worth pondering.

I still remember the wave of airdrops in 2017, where project teams often took a one-size-fits-all approach; missing out meant missing out, with no way back. Over the past two years, we've seen more projects incorporate flexibility into their airdrop rules—if you missed Part 1, you can still claim in Part 2. This actually reflects an increase in market maturity and a re-understanding by project teams of user lifecycle.

But there's a detail in Huma's current rules that’s worth noting: LP users who have already withdrawn or transferred their locked tokens will see their allocation in Part 2 reduced accordingly. The logic behind this is quite clear—projects are trying to measure genuine participation and retention. This isn’t just about "reward loyalty," but using a reduction mechanism to hedge against liquidity risk. I’ve seen too many airdrops dumped en masse within a week after distribution, which are projects that didn’t fully consider participants’ true intentions.

The deadline of January 26 is also a signal. It provides the entire cycle with enough observation time to clearly distinguish between genuine demand and speculative demand. This design approach has become increasingly common among leading projects over the past two years, indicating that the industry is evolving from "airdrops to acquire users" to "precise incentives."

For those eligible wallets that haven't claimed yet, this Part 2 is indeed a remediation window, but don’t expect a Part 3—such two-phase designs are usually the project team’s maximum concession.