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Arbitrum Site, Blockchain Scanner Down Ahead of ARB Airdrop

Arbitrum Site, Blockchain Scanner Down Ahead of ARB Airdrop

Arbitrum Site, Blockchain Scanner Down Ahead of ARB Airdrop

The front ends were down amid massive interest from traders.

The front ends were down amid massive interest from traders.

The front ends were down amid massive interest from traders.

By Shaurya Malwa
AccessTimeIconMar 23, 2023, 1:06 PM
Updated May 9, 2023, 4:11 AM
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Arbitrum's website and blockchain scanner was down ahead of the ARB token claim event amid massive interest from token users.

"This Serverless Function was rate limited," a prompt on the site said at writing time on Thursday.

Users can still claim tokens from the smart contract directly, as the website just serves as a front end for the blockchain itself. Blockchain explorer Arbiscan reported over 85,000 users in a 30-minute window as the claim went live, as per a tweet.

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ARB price action is expected to be significantly volatile on the first day. Arbitrum developers confirmed last week that ARB will be airdropped to community members on Thursday, March 23, based on their prior network activity, marking Arbitrum’s official transition into a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

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Shaurya Malwa

Shaurya is the Deputy Managing Editor for the Data & Tokens team, focusing on decentralized finance, markets, on-chain data, and governance across all major and minor blockchains.

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