# Fat Penguin airdrop

By [luluxi](https://paragraph.com/@luluxi) · 2024-12-18

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Last night, the Fat Penguin airdrop event drew significant attention from Solana users. I personally received 1498 Fat Penguins in my Solana account, but the process wasn’t smooth. The airdrop website was overloaded and even crashed for a while, preventing many users from claiming their tokens on time. The user experience could have been better. Nevertheless, the Fat Penguin airdrop was quite generous and had a broad reach, not just for Solana network users but seemingly for users across multiple platforms. Overall, the airdrop was very generous, and many participants received a nice surprise.

According to some users’ analysis, the recipients of this airdrop might be linked to recent NFT trading activity on the Magic Eden (ME) marketplace. If you’ve been actively buying or selling NFTs on this platform, there’s a good chance you were eligible for the airdrop. This strategy of targeting active users based on platform engagement adds an interactive element to the airdrop, increasing participation and user involvement.

Despite the website crashing temporarily, it didn’t diminish the popularity of the Fat Penguin airdrop event. Many people are still waiting for the system to recover so they can claim their rewards. This airdrop has sparked widespread discussions within the community, with many users speculating that more similar events might follow. Everyone hopes to continue participating and enjoying these "lucky" surprises in the future.

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*Originally published on [luluxi](https://paragraph.com/@luluxi/fat-penguin-airdrop)*