1. Early beats big
The highest ROI cohorts were always month-one users with modest capital. Behavior length mattered more than raw TVL in nearly every major distribution formula.
Every mega-drop since 2020, normalized to its 30-day peak market cap. Use it as a sanity anchor for what “successful farm” really means.
| # | Protocol | Year | Peak valuation | Median user payout | % claimed in 30d |
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The highest ROI cohorts were always month-one users with modest capital. Behavior length mattered more than raw TVL in nearly every major distribution formula.
Sybil heuristics mostly cut coordinated clusters. Single humans with organic patterns kept full allocations even when whales were trimmed.
Median wallets sell within days and watch survivors 5× their position. Predefine your claiming strategy before tokens unlock.
Peak valuation = circulating supply at listing × highest price reached in the first 30 days. Median payouts come from our own claim-index sample, excluding team and investor wallets. Distributions announced but not yet live are excluded until merkle roots are verifiable on-chain.
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