Mantle Network is an Ethereum Layer-2 protocol developed by BitDAO, one of the largest decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and a partner of Bybit. The public testnet is now live, along with a community incentive program. You can potentially earn $BIT airdrops from using the protocol. In this article, we will explain what Mantle Network is and what you can do to position yourself for the airdrop.

Here’s how to receive a potential Mantle Network ($BIT) airdrop:

1. Add Goerli to MetaMask

2. Claim Goerli ETH from Faucet

3. Claim Testnet $BIT from Mantle Faucet

4. Connect Mantle Testnet to MetaMask

5. Bridge Assets from Goerli to Mantle Testnet

6. Complete Mantle Quests on Crew3

7. Join the Mantle Guild

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Mantle Network is an Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solution created by BitDAO that focuses on enhancing security, reducing fees, and increasing transaction throughput. It leverages roll-up technology and adopts a modular approach to create a separate, decentralized data availability layer in collaboration with EigenLayer. By implementing this strategy, it accomplishes the following:

1. Facilitates hyperscaled throughput for heavy-duty applications.

2. Removes the need for forking capital to motivate validators, thus reducing the marginal cost of capital when setting up new protocols.

3. Enables restaking mechanisms — re-staking allows anyone who has staked ETH on layer-1 to re-stake a pegged asset (stETH, rETH, cbETH, etc) and provide security to Mantle’s data availability layer.

Mantle Network uses $BIT, BitDAO’s governance token, as its native gas token. BitDao has announced the approval of a proposal to deploy $100 million into the Mantle Ecofund, aiming to incentivize developers to build within the Mantle ecosystem. Additionally, the team is considering an airdrop for its testnet users. They have a subchannel on Discord where they discuss airdrop plans with the community.

The $BIT token is BitDAO’s governance token. ByBit exchange is partnered with BitDAO and therefore use $BIT as their “unofficial official” token. Bybit frequently has campaigns and perks for $BIT coin and token holders. For example, there had a BIT Trading Fiesta where frequent $BIT traders on Bybit got up to US$100,000 in rewards. $BIT holders are also eligible for higher VIP levels and discounted trading fees.

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If BitDAO approves an airdrop of $BIT for the Mantle community, interacting with the Mantle testnet is the best way to receive them. Here’s a step-by-step guide:

1. Add Goerli to MetaMask

   If you don’t have the Goerli network on your MetaMask, you can add it via Chainlist.

2. Claim Goerli ETH from Faucet

   You will need some Goerli testnet ETH to cover gas fees. If you don’t have any, use the Paradigm Faucet or Alchemy Faucet.

3. Claim Testnet $BIT from Mantle Faucet

   Connect your wallet to the Mantle Faucet. Verify your Twitter and paste your wallet address. You can mint up to 1,000 $BIT testnet tokens.

If you don’t see $BIT in your wallet, click “Import Token” and paste the following $BIT token contract address: 0x5a94dc6cc85fda49d8e9a8b85dde8629025c42be

4. Connect Mantle Testnet to MetaMask

   Add Mantle Testnet to MetaMask via Chainlist.

5. Bridge Assets from Goerli to Mantle Testnet

   Use the Mantle Bridge to transfer Goerli ETH and testnet $BIT to the Mantle Testnet.

Switch the network to the Mantle Testnet. Import the token contract address of Goerli ETH, which will be shown as WETH on Mantle: 0xdEAddEaDdeadDEadDEADDEAddEADDEAddead1111

6. Complete Mantle Quests on Crew3

   Complete as many Crew3 quests as possible to get exclusive Discord roles. This could also be an eligibility criterion for the airdrop.

7. Join the Mantle Guild

   You can also complete other quests on guild.xyz/mantle to obtain additional roles such as the BIT Delegate. For that, you will need to buy and hold at least 10 real $BIT, delegate them to your ETH address on delegate.bitdaotools.io, and vote on at least on BIT Improvement proposal (BIP) in the bitdao.eth Snapshot space.

Similar to the Crew3 tasks, it is not mandatory but it could help your chances of getting the airdrop.

When reviewing an airdrop, there are several factors to consider. First, the likelihood the project will even do an airdrop in the first place. Then, to look at how many tokens the project intends to allocate towards airdrop campaigns, as well as the difficulty in participating in their airdrop. It is also important to look at the utility of the token so that there will be an actual use and purpose in participating in the airdrop in the first place. Finally, a factor to consider when reviewing an airdrop is whether the airdropped tokens are subject to any lockup period.

Likelihood of Airdrop: BitDAO allocated $100 million to incentivize developers to build on the Mantle Network. Moreover, they are also considering conducting an airdrop for protocol users.

Airdropped Token Allocation: Token allocations for the community are not yet confirmed.

Airdrop Difficulty: The steps are easy to do. All you have to do is bridge testnet $BIT and ETH from Goerli to Mantle Testnet. Crew3 and Guild tasks are optional.

Token Utility: $BIT, the native utility token of BitDAO, offers holders benefits like voting rights, revenue sharing, and exclusive access to features within the BitDAO ecosystem. This includes Mantle Network.

Token Lockup: There is no information available on token lockup for airdrops.