PANews reported on January 19th that the ETHGas Foundation announced the completion of the GWEI airdrop snapshot, taken at 08:00 (UTC+8) on January 19th, 2026. GWEI airdrop eligibility will be available from 21:00 (UTC+8) on January 20th, and the community airdrop will take place from 21:00 (UTC+8) on January 21st. Airdrop eligibility will be determined based on a user's historical gas consumption on the Ethereum mainnet and their social and community engagement records in the Gasless Future project. Eligible users must meet specific historical gas consumption thresholds using their Gas ID to track their gas usage on the Ethereum mainnet, and participate in designated community activities, including sharing their Gas ID on the X platform or engaging in social activities related to the Open Gas Initiative.

ETHZilla CEO McAndrew Rudisill said the company’s strategy is to deploy Ether on the Ethereum network through layer-2 protocols and tokenizing real-world assets. Ether treasury company ETHZilla is looking to raise another $350 million through new convertible bonds, with funds marked for more Ether purchases and generating yield through investments in the ecosystem. ETHZilla chairman and CEO McAndrew Rudisill said on Monday that the company’s strategy is to deploy Ether (ETH) in “cash-flowing assets” on the Ethereum network through layer-2 protocols and tokenizing real-world assets. A growing number of digital asset companies are moving past simply holding crypto and looking to generate yields through active participation in the ecosystem, which crypto executives told Cointelegraph in August, could help spark a DeFi Summer 2.0.Read more

