Did Grass scam everyone? Let's break it down 👇
@grass was one of the first browser-node projects and became hugely popular after its first airdrop in 2024. Back then, rewards were surprisingly generous considering how little users had to do. Since then, the community has been farming what everyone expected to become the second $GRASS airdrop.
Last night, however, the team launched the Stage 2 Rewards Checker, and instead of a $GRASS allocation, users were greeted with USDC rewards.
Here's what we know:
• Stage 2 Rewards Checker is now live.
• Eligible users: Epochs 1-19 participants.
• Participation period: Oct. 14, 2024 → Jun. 8, 2026.
• Around $3M USDC will be distributed.
• Claims open: July 22, 1:00 PM EST.
• Claim deadline: Jan. 22, 2027.
Naturally, this raises some questions:
"I farmed for almost two years... and this is all I get?"
"If rewards are paid in USDC, what's the purpose of $GRASS?"
The whole situation feels unusual
From what we know so far, the $3M USDC distribution doesn't appear to come from revenue generated by selling users' unused bandwidth. It seems more likely that these rewards are funded directly by the project itself-possibly from proceeds related to $GRASS token sales. (This is speculation, not confirmed by the team.)
The CEO says the long-term goal isn't to reward users with tokens forever, but to build a sustainable business where contributors are paid from real customer demand and actual cash flow.
If that's the case, it also suggests that two years of contributed resources are currently valued at only a relatively small amount
There is another theory (not official):
Many community members believe this isn't actually the Stage 2 token allocation.
Instead, the current checker may only show USDC rewards for Human Conversation Data collected to help train AI models
According to posts circulating on X:
• Rewards are based on Diamonds earned during Epochs 1–19.
• Current rate: 1 Diamond = 0.0049 USDC.
• Points are not reflected in this checker.
• The actual $GRASS Stage 2 allocation has not been announced yet.
Again, this is community speculation, not official information
A community call is expected soon, where we may finally learn why the team chose this unusual approach.
Personally, my main farming account only received a few dozen dollars. Another account with lots of Points but relatively few Diamonds received just over $22.
What about you?
Do you think this is really the second airdrop, or are we still waiting for the actual $GRASS allocation?
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