A Long Time Coming

Common has been building since 2018 and went live in 2019. Years before DAO tooling and onchain coordination became mainstream, we were iterating on governance systems, reputation layers, and community coordination.

From serving as the official governance launch partner for dYdX to pioneering one of the first open, reputation-based coordination layers, Common evolved through feedback, iteration, and community trust.

This drop honors those early contributors who shaped the protocol, governance systems, and culture that define Common today. It also recognizes the new energy from Lamumu holders, Aura participants, and emerging communities building on the platform.

Early builders took the biggest risks. New contributors bring momentum. Both matter.

Allocation at a Glance

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Initial Retro Pool: 150 M $COMMON (1.5% of total supply)

Multiplying Aura with Trust Levels

To better reward reputation, each eligible account receives a Trust Level that multiplies its allocation from Historical and Aura pools.

Trust Levels combine both historic contributions and recent engagement, reflecting a user’s reliability and participation in the ecosystem.

How it applies

Historical pool: historical_final = historical_base × trust_multiplier

Aura pool: aura_final = aura_base × trust_multiplier

Genesis NFT: nft_final = nft_base × trust_multiplier

Note: Lamumu Holders that have not signed in to Common before will still be recieve Retrodrop

Pool totals remain fixed. Multipliers simply rebalance shares within each pool based on verified reputation.
Through this, we also further removed suspected sybil accounts from tiers 2 and 3.

1. Historical Contributions (26 M $COMMON)

Common has been live since 2019. This pool rewards users who shaped the product in its earliest phases.

The scoring formula weights older, high-quality contributions more heavily to reflect sustained value over time.

For example, a thread from 365 days ago is worth 4× the same thread posted today.

2. Aura Allocation (39 M $COMMON)

Aura measures recent activity between March 1 and October 20, 2025.

Points are based on quests completed, manual aura earnings, and consistent participation across the ecosystem.

This rewards users who showed up, engaged, and contributed when it mattered.

3. Genesis NFT Allocation (85 M $COMMON)

Only 4,500 Genesis NFTs were minted and will ever be minted

Lamumu, the Common Genesis NFT, is an essential part of the Common ecosystem, representing supporters and creative pioneers.

The rarity weighting is intentionally modest to keep the distribution fair across the collection while still recognizing the rarity tiers that made the mint unique. The most rare NFT only receives 33% more than the least rare.

Every Lamumu holder receives meaningful representation in this drop, but the value compounds over time for those who continue to hold, contribute, and participate.

What Comes Next

This retrodrop is the first, not the last.
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Remaining Retrodrop Rewards

A portion of the 4.2% retroactive rewards allocation will be distributed through future exchange boosts and participation incentives.

Before staking goes live, unclaimed rewards and related incentives will favor Lamumu holders who remain active $COMMON participants.

Future Airdrops

13.9% of total supply is reserved for ongoing community rewards, including programs for Lamumu holders, Aura participants, and ecosystem partners.

Active engagement and long-term alignment will continue to be rewarded.

Stake & Govern

All retrodrop tokens can be staked as veCOMMON (veC) to unlock voting power over emissions and earn protocol fee rebates as governance is enabled.

DAO Working Capital

4.4% of $COMMON is allocated to the DAO treasury to fund grants, tooling, and community initiatives.

Principles That Guided the Drop
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1. Time-weighted rewards for early risk-takers
2. Anti-Sybil design through multi-layer filters and audits
3. Quality over quantity using content scoring and verification
4. Reputation-weighted via Trust Levels combining legacy and momentum
5. Alignment over speculation with every decision favoring long-term contributors

Above all: Incentive Alignment.

Founding contributors have been building since 2018. Their allocations are subject to a one-year cliff and four-year vesting schedule. Common is building for the long term, not the next market cycle. We reward those who share that commitment.

We're grateful to everyone who believed in Common early, contributed ideas, built with us, and held through it all. This drop recognizes that belief and signals what's to come.

How to Claim: Coming Soon to Common

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1. Register your claim wallet at common.xyz/wallet
   • As the $COMMON token goes live on base, you must connect and choose an EVM compatible wallet
   • If you hold a Genesis NFT and haven’t yet joined Common. You will still be able to claim by signing in with the address that holds the NFT.
2. Claim once TGE completes right at common.xyz/wallet
   • Onchain and under the hood, distribution is executed securely and gas-efficiently through our partner, Magna.
   • Initial registration and claims will be live for 30 days post-TGE.
   • As you register your address, we sync every 6 hours with Magna.
3. Unlock and build Common. Claims come in 2 phases,
   • With the first portion coming at TGE, and the second portion in 6 months
     
     • Significantly shorter than contributor and investor lockups (4-year vesting with a 1-year cliff)
       
   • Common will reward those who continue on this Common journey post TGE.

Expect more announcements very soon for both claim registration and TGE.

What's Next

This retrodrop closes Common's pre-token chapter and opens the era of onchain coordination loops.

From here on, meaningful participation doesn't just earn engagement—it earns ownership.

The infrastructure is live. The flywheel is defined. The coordination layer is ready.

Now it's your turn to build with us.