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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.
$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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