The Optimism OP airdrop significantly bolsters ecosystem projects by redistributing value to active contributors. By rewarding early adopters, governance participants, and power users with OP tokens, airdrops incentivize engagement, driving adoption of dApps and protocols within the Superchain. Projects benefit from increased user activity, liquidity, and community involvement, fostering a virtuous cycle of growth. Retroactive Public Goods Funding, fueled by sequencer revenue, further supports developers building valuable infrastructure, amplifying ecosystem innovation. Airdrops like the fifth, distributing 10.3 million OP to 54,700 addresses, enhance decentralization and governance participation, ensuring projects align with community goals. This mechanism not only attracts new users but also retains talent, strengthening Optimism’s Layer 2 scalability and Ethereum’s broader ecosystem, ultimately creating a sustainable model where contributions are rewarded, and public goods thrive.