Mothman Airdropped Me Arbitrum—and Now My Lights Won’t Turn Off (Crypto Satire)


It started with a flutter.
Then a flicker.
Then 37 Arbitrum tokens in my wallet and the growing suspicion that my ceiling fan was watching me.

This isn’t a metaphor.
This is what happens when Mothman gets into crypto.


The Drop

It was 2:00 AM and I was doomscrolling Discord when I saw the message:

“IF YOU SEE THE SIGNAL, YOU’VE BEEN CHOSEN. CHECK WALLET.”

I thought it was spam.
But then my MetaMask lit up: A fresh airdrop of $ARB.
No explanation. No tweet. No transaction hash.
Just a note that said:

“You’ve been marked. Welcome to the bridge.”


Arbitrum of the Winged Ones

Let’s get this straight: Arbitrum is a Layer 2 Ethereum scaling solution.
Fast. Cheap. Efficient.

But no one told me it was also a beacon for supernatural cryptids.

Ever since I received the Mothman Drop™:

  • My lights blink every time gas prices change

  • My fridge displays Arbitrum governance proposals

  • I saw a QR code in my toast that led to a suspicious looking bridge

  • My neighbor's Alexa started whispering “Layer two… layer true…”

I asked in the Arbitrum Discord if this was normal.
Someone named “ProphetOfTheWing” responded with:

“He sees you now.”


The Ritual of Decentralized Fear

I tried swapping the $ARB.
Failed.
I tried bridging it to mainnet.
The UI said:

“Wings not approved.”

Now my wallet shows “Pending: Forever” with a spinning moth GIF.

I woke up this morning with a DAO proposal scrawled into the dust on my monitor.
The title?
“Initiate Mothchain Migration.”


👁 How to Tell If Your Crypto Was Supernaturally Airdropped

Wondering if that free token came from a marketing campaign or an interdimensional moth entity? Check for these signs:

  • No on-chain TX record—but your balance changed anyway

  • Token name contains symbols not found on your keyboard

  • Wallet displays “Sender Unknown. Location: Appalachia.”

  • You hear flapping when opening Etherscan

  • Price chart is a perfect mirrored wing pattern

  • The coin only trades between midnight and 3:33 AM

If at any point the token asks you to “complete the binding,” close your browser and touch grass. Immediately.


🧼 Paranormal Wallet Hygiene 101

Protect yourself from supernatural blockchain events with this simple checklist:

  • Use a cold wallet stored in a circle of salt

  • Don’t connect to dApps that require a “blood sacrifice signature”

  • If your wallet address starts repeating itself, burn the hard drive

  • Avoid bridges named things like “The Abyss,” “PhantomSwap,” or “HexGate”

  • Never verify contracts that whisper

  • If the token has wings in the logo, consider spiritual protection

Bonus: Set your MetaMask to dark mode. Not for security—it just looks less cursed.


🔮 Recommended Offerings for Cryptid-Based Airdrops

If you suspect that your wallet has been touched by a cryptid—whether it’s Mothman, Bigfoot, or the ever-elusive GoatmanDAO—you’ll want to make a proper offering. Here's a guide to appease the unlisted and the uncanny:

For Mothman:
Leave a flickering smart bulb near your laptop and send exactly 3.33 $ARB to an address that appears in your dreams. Do not swat at anything with wings during this time.

For the Jersey Devil:
Burn a burner phone while whispering your seed phrase. Then wrap $DOGE in a contract titled “hoovesOnly.sol.” He appreciates satire and low transaction fees.

For Bigfoot:
Mint a gasless NFT of an untouched forest. Pin it on-chain at midnight. If you hear branches snapping outside, that’s confirmation your transaction was accepted.

For GoatmanDAO:
Send an odd number of staked tokens into a liquidity pool named something like “ForbiddenBarn.vault.” Wait for the counter-vote. He thrives on governance failure.

For the Shadow Validator:
Transfer tokens that no longer appear on CoinGecko. Sign the transaction in silence. If the wallet breathes back, you’re already in too deep.

Remember: Supernatural entities respect scarcity, fear, and high APR.


Final Thoughts from the Flickering Chain

If you get airdropped $ARB and things start buzzing—don’t panic.
It might just be the next bull run.
Or it might be Mothman, trying to onboard you to an ethereal subnet.

I don’t know what he wants.
I don’t know if the tokens are real.
But I do know this:

I’ve never felt more seen.


Goblin Wisdom:

“Not every airdrop is bullish. Some are warnings.”

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