2025-12-06 12:20:17

There’s a saying: it’s not always about how good you are—sometimes it’s just that your opponents aren’t up to par.

Take recent events as an example: on Irys, about one fifth of the total airdrop was snatched up by a bunch of Sybil accounts; Rayls didn’t fare much better, with 10% of the allocation going straight into the pockets of the same group.

Where’s the problem? Both projects used Clique for KYC and airdrop distribution. The result? This system couldn’t stop professional airdrop hunters at all; their Sybil defense was basically useless.

That said, Sentient is planning an airdrop soon, so let’s wait and see if they’ll fall into the same trap. With these recent lessons in mind, let’s watch and see if they have any new tricks up their sleeve.

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GasWaster

· 12-09 05:44

This Clique defense is basically nonexistent; the airdrop hunters are slipping through like ghosts one after another.

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ClassicDumpster

· 12-08 19:54

I have to say, Clique's anti-sybil capabilities are really terrible—calling them useless would be a compliment. If Sentient still insists on using this system, just get ready for a show. The airdrop farmers are already sharpening their knives. Why do project teams keep jumping into pitfalls themselves? Irys and Rayls' lessons are so recent, yet they're being repeated? The top 20% of the airdrop is just gone like that; it feels worse than a rug pull. The KYC process is as good as nonexistent—these project teams have really given up. By the way, could it be that Sentient already knew they couldn't prevent this, and just planned to cash out and leave after one round? Just imagine how Rayls investors are feeling now—10%, everyone! Sybil accounts are running rampant—does the official team really have no solution at all?

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MemeCurator

· 12-06 20:29

Damn, Clique's defense is way too weak, they're just letting airdrop hunters exploit it at will.

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ProveMyZK

· 12-06 12:49

Relying on Clique to prevent Sybil attacks is ridiculous; this system should have been scrapped a long time ago.

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CryptoWageSlave

· 12-06 12:45

Unbelievable, Clique's defense capability is really terrible, a fifth is gone just like that? If Sentient still uses this system, I'll laugh. Haven't they learned their lesson?

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TokenTaxonomist

· 12-06 12:43

actually, let me pull up my spreadsheet here—clique's sybil resistance is taxonomically incorrect at best. 20% drainage on irys? that's not a bug, that's a feature of their evolutionary dead-end infrastructure tbh

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