Taiko, an Ethereum Layer 2 rollup project, has announced an airdrop for its community members ahead of its mainnet launch. The project is set to distribute 5% of its 1 billion token supply in what it describes as a “genesis airdrop.”

Eligibility for the initial airdrop extends to community members who have interacted with the Taiko testnet, block proposers and provers, contributors to specific GitHub repositories, and participants of the Ethereum ICO.

The allocation of Taiko’s total token supply includes 48.5% reserved for key stakeholders — 20% for Taiko Labs and the core team, 16.88% for Taiko Foundation reserves, and 11.62% for investors. Additionally, the DAO Treasury will hold 20% of the tokens. The team has also earmarked 5% for Grants and RetroPGF, another 5% for liquidity and …