Первооткрывателям.
Именно что первопокупателям. Это было обычное ICO (продажа токенов). Хотя уже тогда мудак-ётопиарщик пафосно хайпил:
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This is the only official crowdsale of IOTA that there will ever be. This is it, in its entirety. There is absolutely no premine or presale to exclusive and privileged investors of any kind. Everyone is equal and has the same opportunity. So if you want to get ahold of iotas from day 1 and be part of writing a new chapter in crypto and IoT, this is your one chance.[/size]