Yesterday, @monad launched the $MON checker experience Some were eligible, some were not Here are all the criteria and everyone who will receive the airdrop🧵👇

> Overview • The Monad Foundation announced the MON Airdrop ahead of the Public Mainnet launch • Distributed to ~230K people • Includes 5,500 Monad community members and ~225K from the wider crypto community • Claim portal: • Claim until Nov 3, 2025

> Anti-Sybil Protection • Monad partnered with Trusta AI to detect and remove bot/fake addresses • Selection focused on real crypto power users active both on-chain (traders, LPs, NFT holders) and off-chain (social, education, contributions)

> Airdrop Categories (5 total): • Monad Community • The largest allocation • For early supporters, contributors, and active members via Monad Community Recognizer and Monad Cards

> Onchain Users • Active users on major blockchains (EVM + Solana): • Deposits in major DeFi protocols (Aave, Uniswap, Pendle, Morpho, Curve, etc.) • DEX trading (Hyperliquid, Phantom Wallet, Pumpfun, Virtuals) • NFT holders (CryptoPunks, Mad Lads, Milady, SMB, etc.) • Snapshot: Sept 30, 2025, 23:59 UTC

> Crypto Community • Broader crypto users identified via social graph analysis & Monad Cards. • Includes: Legion, Backpack, Fantasy Top, MetaDAO, ARC, LobsterDAO, Farcaster members

> Crypto Contributors & Curious • For those contributing via security, education, and development. • Includes: zachxbt, SEAL 911, Cantina auditors, Protocol Guild members, RareSkills & SheFi participants

> Monad Builders • Developers and teams building natively on Monad; hackathon participants • Monad Foundation & Category Labs staff were excluded