May 20, 2025
The $GIZA airdrop is designed to reward those who have demonstrated genuine commitment to our vision of transforming decentralized finance through autonomous agents. As we develop technologies that amplify human decision-making in markets, our airdrop recognizes those forward-thinking individuals who took the first step in this evolution: Users who understood that the future of finance lies in the harmonious collaboration between human intent and algorithmic execution.
Rather than a one-time event, our token distribution follows a seasonal approach that recognizes both past contributions and incentivizes continued participation in building this new era of intelligent financial markets.
Our airdrop philosophy centers on three core principles:
Agent Adoption Pioneers: The most substantial rewards go to those who entrusted their capital to autonomous agents, becoming early adopters of a new financial species that will reshape market structure. These users validated an entirely new paradigm for how capital operates in decentralized systems.
Community Ecosystem Building: We recognize those who helped build, strengthen, and expand the Giza community through meaningful engagement, educational contributions, and network growth. Strong communities are the foundation of successful protocols, and we value those who contribute to this critical infrastructure.
Technical Advancement: Developers and technical contributors who helped build the roots of Giza receive recognition for their fundamental contributions. By supporting early technical experimentation and development, these individuals laid the groundwork for our vision of coupling intelligence and blockchain together. Giza's future depends on continued technical excellence, and we're committed to making our ecosystem the premier home for ambitious builders.
We recognize the persistent challenge of sybil activity in token airdrops across the industry. Our allocation framework implements thoughtful thresholds and qualification criteria specifically designed to identify and reward authentic engagement while filtering for genuine participation. This approach ensures that $GIZA tokens are distributed to community members who are truly aligned with our vision of autonomous, agent-driven finance.
Season 1 Distribution
For Season 1, we're distributing a total of 13.8 million $GIZA tokens to 15,882 qualified users across four distinct categories of participants who have contributed to our ecosystem in different but meaningful ways:
ARMA Users: Pioneers who trusted autonomous agents with their capital
Social Contributors: Community members who actively contributed to ecosystem growth
Community Stewards: Active members within the Giza community who contributes our culture
Early Giza Contributors: Key individuals who helped build the roots of Giza
ARMA Users: Pioneering Autonomous Finance
Total allocation: 11,089,000 $GIZA (1.11% of total supply)
Qualified users: 3,701
ARMA users represent the first adopters of autonomous financial agents, entrusting their capital to Giza's intelligent systems and demonstrating the real-world viability of agent-driven finance. These pioneers helped validate an entirely new paradigm for how capital operates in decentralized systems. Their participation has been instrumental in proving our core thesis that autonomous agents can fundamentally transform capital efficiency and market intelligence.
Allocation Framework
The allocation framework for ARMA users follows a tiered approach based on two key metrics:
Commitment Duration: Length of time capital remained under agent management
Capital Commitment: Amount of funds entrusted to ARMA
This structure rewards both early adopters who demonstrated long-term faith in autonomous agents and users who committed significant capital to the platform.
Points Formula
ARMA utilizes a points system that calculates points using the formula:
Points = 0.01 × USD deposited × hours
This formula creates a balanced weighting that values both the amount of capital committed and the duration of commitment, ensuring fair recognition of different types of meaningful participation.
Qualification Threshold
To qualify for the ARMA user airdrop, participants needed to accumulate at least 60 points, which is equivalent to:
Depositing a minimum of $50 for at least 5 consecutive days
This threshold ensures that the airdrop rewards genuine users who demonstrated meaningful engagement with autonomous agents and the vision they represent.
Users received allocations across 11 tiers based on their point totals, with significant rewards for those who demonstrated sustained commitment through larger deposits or longer durations.The snapshot for Season 1 was taken on 8th of April.
Season 2 Giza Points Accumulation
Current ARMA Users are Already Earning Season 2 Points: If you currently have funds deposited in ARMA, you're already accumulating points toward Season 2 qualification. The same formula continues to apply, meaning your active participation is being recognized and will count toward future distributions in the next season.
Social Contributors: Growing the Community
Total allocation: 2,678,220 $GIZA (0.27% of total supply)
Qualified users: 14,880
This category acknowledges those who helped build awareness and community around Giza's vision of autonomous financial agents. Social campaigns represent a critical avenue for expanding the reach of innovative technologies, especially those introducing paradigm-shifting concepts like agent-driven finance.
The social campaign landscape presents unique challenges for fair token distribution. Of all airdrop categories, social campaigns typically experience the highest rates of sybil activity across the industry. Our approach focused on identifying community members who demonstrated alignment through genuine participation rather than automated task completion. This required implementing extensive filtering mechanisms that prioritize quality of contribution over quantity of accounts.
Qualification Criteria
Each qualified social contributor received 180 $GIZA per campaign. Our qualification process involved targeted filtering to identify genuine community contributors:
Layer3 Campaign: Completion of all tasks + ARMA activation (2,155 qualified users out of 3,016 participants)
The ARMA activation requirement helped identify users genuinely interested in the core technology
Galxe Campaign: Completion of all social tasks + 1 referral (3,635 qualified users out of 66,175 participants)
This significant filtering identified users who completed the full engagement journey rather than partial participation
Megaphone Campaign: Completion of all tasks with filtering for excessive referral activity (9,090 qualified users out of 87,866 participants)
We implemented a maximum of 20 referrals per account to prevent artificial inflation of participation metrics
This approach ensures that rewards went to users driving organic growth rather than manipulating referral systems
The substantial filtering in these campaigns (reducing from 157,057 total participants to 15,741 qualified recipients) reflects our commitment to identifying and rewarding authentic community building that contributes meaningfully to the Giza ecosystem.
Season 2 Community Building Opportunities
Season 2 will introduce further community engagement opportunities and if you participated in social campaigns but didn't qualify for Season 1, we've designed new pathways for meaningful contribution that will be announced alongside Season 2 kickoff.
Community Stewards: Shaping Our Culture
Total allocation: 82,970 $GIZA (0.008% of total supply)
Qualified users: 146
This category recognizes community members who have made valuable contributions to Giza's culture and development. These individuals have shown consistent engagement, provided constructive feedback, and helped foster a supportive environment for all community members.
It's important to note that this allocation represents an additional recognition layer that supplements rather than replaces the other distribution categories. Many recipients in this category also qualified for allocations as ARMA users or social contributors – this additional distribution acknowledges their commitment to fostering a vibrant, knowledgeable community.
The Discord roles and feedback sprint participation are relatively recent implementations, designed to create formal recognition for community members who consistently demonstrate exceptional engagement. This creates a foundation for expanded community governance that will continue to evolve in future seasons.
Qualification Criteria
We recognized three groups of outstanding community members:
Pharaoh Role Holders: Discord members who demonstrated exceptional leadership, consistent high-quality engagement, and substantial contributions to community knowledge (1,800 $GIZA per user)
Scribe Role Holders: Discord members who consistently participate in meaningful discussions, help onboard new community members, and maintain active presence (1,200 $GIZA per user)
Feedback Sprint Participants: Community members who provided detailed, actionable product feedback that directly influenced ARMA development and also demonstrated commitment by depositing ≥$50 in ARMA (385 $GIZA per user)
Oasis Gathering Participants: Community members who participated in our first oasis-gathering event and also demonstrated commitment by depositing ≥$50 in ARMA got 100 Giza Points.
These individuals exemplify the quality of engagement that builds successful protocol communities. By recognizing their contributions, we aim to highlight the significant value that these community leaders bring to the ecosystem while inspiring others to participate in similarly meaningful ways.
Season 2 Community Leadership Expansion
Our community architecture will evolve substantially in Season 2, with expanded roles, more formally defined contribution paths, and increased governance participation opportunities. The foundation established through these initial community roles will grow into a robust framework for community-driven protocol development.
Early Giza Contributors: Building the Foundation
Total allocation: 216,900 $GIZA (0.022% of total supply)
Qualified users: 46
Giza was founded in 2022 with the same mission we pursue today: accelerating the integration of two distinct yet complementary technologies in AI and blockchain. During our foundational years, the team focused on answering hard questions around verifiable computation and bringing machine learning/AI capabilities on-chain.
These early contributors participated in hackathons and open-source projects that explored the intersection of these technologies, helping build the knowledge foundation upon which Giza now stands. Their work laid the groundwork for our current progress and continues to inform our verifiable computation research and development pipeline.
Many of these early contributors have already received substantial grants to recognize their critical work, with this token allocation serving as additional acknowledgment of their importance to the Giza ecosystem.
Giza was founded by technical builders who understand that breakthroughs happen when talented developers are properly recognized and rewarded. We're committed to creating the most compelling environment for high-caliber developers looking to push the boundaries of what's possible at the intersection of AI and blockchain.
Season 2 Developer Ecosystem Expansion
Giza's continued success depends on attracting and retaining exceptional development talent. In Season 2, we're significantly expanding our developer ecosystem with:
A comprehensive agent development framework and documentation
Dedicated hackathons focused on autonomous financial agents
An expanded grants program with milestone-based funding
Technical workshops and educational resources
Developer-focused community channels for collaboration
These initiatives reinforce our commitment to making Giza the destination of choice for developers looking to shape the future of financial infrastructure through intelligent, autonomous systems.
Season 2 and Beyond: Expansion of Intelligent Markets
If you're reading this, Season 2 has already begun.
Season 2 expands our token distribution to recognize new forms of participation following the public launch of the Giza Protocol. This season maintains our core principles while prioritizing agent adoption, protocol engagement, and ecosystem expansion.
New Opportunities in Season 2
Enhanced ARMA APR: Current and new ARMA users will benefit from an enhanced points system that contributes both to Season 2 qualification and increases effective yields. ARMA users continue to earn points using the same formula, with additional incentives to be announced.
Using New Agents Beyond ARMA: ARMA is just the first manifestation of a much broader vision. New classes of agents are already in development, some built by the Giza team, others by independent developers building on top of the protocol. Each agent will serve Giza's mission to abstract the cognitive and operational complexity of decentralized finance, unlocking waves of productive liquidity through programmable intelligence. Users who adopt and contribute to these new agents will be rewarded for their participation.
Giza Protocol Testnet and Mainnet: Users who actively engage with the Giza Protocol testnet and deployed agents will accumulate points toward Season 2 qualification. This includes participating in testing activities, providing feedback, and using the protocol's core features as they're released.
Agent Development: Developers who build new agents on top of Giza infrastructure will receive significant allocations, reflecting our commitment to expanding the agent ecosystem. Season 2 introduces dedicated development resources, documentation, and support systems to empower builders creating the next generation of financial agents.
Community Leadership: Expanded roles for community moderators, educators, and ambassadors will be eligible for Season 2 rewards. These roles will be clearly defined with specific contribution paths and corresponding reward structures.
The Vision Continues
Season 2 represents the next step in Giza's journey to transform financial markets through autonomous, intelligent agents. By introducing multiple seasons of token distribution, we're creating an ecosystem where long-term participants are continuously recognized and rewarded for their contributions to this vision.
As agents become increasingly sophisticated and embedded within financial infrastructure, those who contribute to their development and adoption will be at the forefront of a fundamental shift in how markets operate. Season 1 is where it started, Season 2 is your opportunity to be part of this transformation, whether as a user, developer, or community steward.
