Airdrop Details

Information Details
Airdrop Type XLM (Lumens) Token Distribution
Total Airdrop Amount 16 Billion XLM (Bitcoin holders) + 2 Billion XLM (Keybase users) + 500 Million XLM (Blockchain wallet users)
Number of Eligible Users Not Known
Number of Claimants Not Known

Timeline

Event Date
Blockchain Snapshot June 26, 2017 (Bitcoin Holders), May 22, 2014 (XRP Holders)
Claiming Started June 27, 2017 (Bitcoin & XRP Holders), September 9, 2019 (Keybase Users), November 6, 2018 (Blockchain Wallet Users)
Claiming Ends August 27, 2017 (Bitcoin Holders), Keybase Airdrop ongoing (subject to success metrics), Blockchain Wallet airdrop over an unspecified period

Token Distribution

Distribution Amount
Maximum Based on Bitcoin and XRP holdings, proportional to network-wide balance at snapshot
Median/Average Not Known
Minimum Not Known

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility for the Stellar (XLM) airdrops was based on the following requirements:

Bitcoin Holders (2017)

  • Must have held Bitcoin at the snapshot (June 26, 2017).
  • Required to verify control of the Bitcoin address through cryptographic signing.
  • Claimants must provide a Stellar account to receive XLM.
  • U.S. residents from NY, GA, NH, CT, and sanctioned countries (Iran, Cuba, North Korea, etc.) were ineligible.

XRP Holders (2017)

  • Must have held less than 7.5 million XRP as of ledger 6,762,000 (May 22, 2014).
  • Could claim via two options:
    • Pro-rata: 10:1 XLM per XRP, capped at 1.5 million XRP.
    • Donation: Donate XRP to approved charities and receive equal XLM in return.

Keybase Users (2019)

  • Must have an authenticated Keybase account.
  • New users must have linked their Keybase account to a GitHub or HackerNews account registered before the airdrop announcement.
  • No manual claiming—XLM was automatically distributed to eligible accounts.

Blockchain Wallet Users (2018)

  • Distributed to users of the Blockchain.com wallet.
  • No specific action required apart from holding an eligible wallet.

Additional Information

  • Users with Bitcoin in participating exchanges had claims processed automatically.
  • Coinbase users were ineligible due to wallet structure.
  • Facebook authentication was required to verify claimants against U.S. sanctions lists.
  • Unclaimed lumens were reallocated to the Stellar Development Foundation.