VDP-161.1: BIO Token Airdrop to VitaDAO Community (Improvement Proposal to VDP-161)

One-liner: Distribute 2M BIO tokens to VITA holders and IPT holders, excluding Bio protocol holdings, with 50% available immediately and 50% subject to 1-year linear vesting schedule

This is an improvement proposal to VDP-161, modifying the original distribution amount from 6.9M to 2M BIO tokens, adding Solana VITA holders as eligible participants, excluding BIO Protocol Treasury or other bioDAOs holdings (bioDAOs that hold VITA) for the distribution, and implementing a vesting schedule.

Team: Web3 Pod

Objective: Strengthen the connection between BIO and VitaDAO communities while aligning governance participation through token distribution to active VITA and IPT holders.

Project Overview: This proposal aims to distribute up to 2M BIO tokens to the VitaDAO community through an airdrop mechanism. The distribution will target VITA token holders on Ethereum, Base, Optimism and Solana networks, as well as VitaDAO IPT holders based on multiple snapshots taken over time to ensure genuine long-term community support. The airdrop will use a tiered system to ensure fair distribution across different holder categories.

Vesting Schedule:

• Airdrop Date: Feb 4th, 2025
• Vesting Schedule: 50% unlocked and 50% subject to a 1-year linear vesting (until Feb 1st, 2026) without a cliff

Key Deliverables:

• Multiple Snapshots of eligible holders (Ethereum, Base and Solana networks)
• Implementation of distribution tiers and caps
• Distribution of BIO tokens with vesting parameters
  • 85% (1.7m BIO) to VITA holders (Ethereum, Base and Solana)
  • 15% (300K BIO) to VitaDAO IPT holders including:
    • VITA-FAST
    • VITARNA
    • AB4AD (on Base)
• Implementation of vesting contract and claim mechanism (12-mo claiming period)

Budget: Up to 2M BIO tokens from VitaDAO's Treasury

Rationale: This airdrop strengthens ties between communities, enhances governance participation, and creates alignment while preserving the BIO Treasury entirely for funding science. The vesting schedule ensures long-term alignment and commitment from recipients.

Benefit to VitaDAO Members: Members gain increased governance capabilities through BIO token ownership, enabling participation in both VitaDAO and BIO governance ecosystems, fostering stronger cross-community decision making, while maintaining the BIO Treasury intact for funding science. The vesting schedule ensures sustained participation and alignment of interests over time.

Distribution Structure: Distribution tiers based on combined VITA and IPTs holdings:

VITA Holdings (Ethereum, Base and Solana)

• Whale tier >=100,000 VITA holdings
• Postdoc tier >=50,000 VITA holdings
• PhD tier >=10,000 VITA holdings
• Bachelor tier >=1,000 VITA holdings
• Vitalian tier >= 100 VITA holdings

IPT Holdings

• Single tier: >=100 VITARNA tokens
• Single tier: >=100 VITA-FAST tokens
• Single tier: >=100 AB4AD tokens

*Notes: *

• Exact allocation per tier will be communicated before the Airdrop Date.
• VITA holders on Ethereum, Base and Solana networks are eligible. If VITA is not yet live on Solana by the time of the airdrop date (Feb 4th 2025, after the proposal passes), only holders on Ethereum and Base will be considered.