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Aster Resolves Early Airdrop Claim Window Issue

Aster Resolves Early Airdrop Claim Window Issue

Aster’s official statement attributes the early airdrop claim opening to a time zone misconfiguration, with updated claim and refund schedules set to ensure user fairness.

Summary

Aster announced in an official press release that a time zone misconfiguration caused its airdrop claims to open earlier than intended. To maintain fairness, the company allowed all eligible users to claim early. The corrected claim time was scheduled for October 13, 19:00 UTC (October 14, 03:00 Beijing Time), with transaction fee refunds expected to conclude by October 14, 12:00 UTC (October 14, 20:00 Beijing Time). Aster confirmed it will conduct a comprehensive internal review to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Terms & Concepts
  • Airdrop: A distribution of cryptocurrency tokens to multiple wallet addresses, often used as a promotional or reward mechanism.
  • UTC: Coordinated Universal Time, the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time, commonly used for global scheduling.
  • Beijing Time: The standard time zone used in China, corresponding to UTC+8, commonly referenced for event scheduling in Asia-based projects.