Written by: Miles Deutscher
Compiled by: TechFlow
2023 will see more airdrops. In recent years, people have made:
$50,000 OP;
$30,000 in ENS;
$18,000 in UNI;
$6k APT;
But there are more opportunities.
1. Sui
Sui is a high-performance L1 that (like Aptos) uses the Move programming language. Testnet Wave 2 just went live, so now is a good time to participate in potential airdrops.
• Press $SUI;
• On-chain voting;
• Participation in the ecosystem;
2.Vela Exchange
Vela is a perpetual DEX launched on the Arbitrum blockchain. Their private beta will be released in 2 days and the public beta will be released in 2 weeks.
$DXP tokens are very popular recently, and you can get free tokens by participating.
3.zkSync
It’s clear that ZK is the future of Ethereum scaling, and zkSync is at the forefront of this innovation.
It may be too late to participate in the airdrop now, but I think it's still worth a try. It may be a big surprise, so there may be enough room for rewards.
4. Scroll
Scroll is another zkEVM-based zkRollup that enables native compatibility with existing Ethereum applications and tools.
They recently hinted at an airdrop, stating that they are “creating an incentive mechanism to encourage participation.”
5. LayerZero
LayerZero is the ultimate interoperability layer, and that’s a narrative I’m super excited about.
Like zkSync, it may be saturated with airdrops, but it takes very little time to participate (and the ecosystem is fun to use and experiment with).
6.Shardeum
Shardeum is about to launch a linearly scalable L1, utilizing dynamic state sharding. 5% of tokens are reserved for the community and distributed via airdrops:
1. Add Shardeum to Metamask;
2. Request a Tesnet token;
3. Use the Internet;
7. SeiNetwork
Built on Cosmos, Sei is the first exchange-specific L1 specifically designed for transactions that “provide exchanges with unfair advantages.”
Airdrop confirmed (they will distribute 1% of all tokens to beta testers).
8. Starknet
StarkWare is a ZK-based second-level scaling solution that leverages STARK proofs to alleviate blockchain congestion.
Their mainnet is about to go live, and while it’s getting later and later to qualify for airdrops, there may still be some opportunities.
9. Gammax Exchange
GammaX is one of my favorite projects on StarkNet that will be exiting soon. It is an order book DEX that utilizes StarkEX technology.
10. Neutron
Neutron aims to be the premier venue for deploying Interchain SC on Cosmos. Neutron is funded by $ATOM, so $ATOM stakers are likely to be recipients of the airdrop.
However, there may be more distribution methods in the future.
11. Celestia
Celestia is a modular network that enables anyone to easily deploy their own blockchain with minimal overhead. For airdrops, consider the following:
Set up a wallet and get Testnet tokens;
Conduct transactions on the Internet;
Run the node;
12.Fuel Labs
Fuel Labs is building Fuel, the "world's fastest modular execution layer."
Their Beta-2 testnet recently went live, which means early adopters may have access to airdrops.
13. QuaiNetwork
Quai Network is a L1 blockchain that utilizes a combination of mining and sharding. It launched 5 testnets before the mainnet (hence the potential for airdrops), as well as adoption incentives.
14. Decision
This is probably the most anticipated airdrop in cryptocurrency.
Is it too late? Maybe.
Of course, the main focus of participation now should be on participating in its ecosystem.
15.Rage Trade
The cool thing about this project is that it (potentially) helps you qualify for 3 airdrops at once:
• Decision
• Rage Trade
• LayerZero
16. Vertex
Vertex is another upcoming perpetual DEX on Arbitrum. Their token will be launched soon and there will likely be an airdrop (by the way, check out the Arbitrum ecosystem).
17. MetaMask
We’ve all been waiting for the little fox’s token and now $MASK is coming.
Most of us use MetaMask, but I recommend using these built-in features in your wallet if you don’t already have them:
• Swap；
• Cross-chain bridges;
• Use the wallet for DeFi activities;
18.Lens Protocol
Lens Protocol is a decentralized social network. It is environmentally friendly enough and has a mature Web3 team behind it.
19. Tribe
Tribe is the first decentralized exchange for gamified NFT futures. I think there is a lack of NFT trading solutions in the market and this is an innovation to the existing model.
Their testnet has just been launched, which could be a key airdrop prerequisite.
20.Aztec
Aztec is a privacy-first zk-rollup on Ethereum, bringing confidentiality and cost savings to the Ethereum ecosystem. They recently raised $100 million led by a16z.
Here are some tips for those new to airdrops:
1. Stay up to date with project updates. If you are going to participate in an airdrop, it is important to stay tuned.
Make sure you join their Discords (you can create a dedicated Discord folder to keep track of all your airdrops). Also follow your favorite projects on Twitter.
2. When it comes to choosing an airdrop project - nothing is guaranteed. In fact, many times, there is no airdrop or the project party reverses the airdrop.
But you only need to catch one, and the positive feedback motivates you to continue participating.
We also have to manage our expectations. Some of these airdrops may indeed be worth thousands of dollars, but some may end up being only a few hundred dollars, or <$100.
Every dollar counts and adds up over time.
3. Many of the above protocols have ecosystem projects that may have airdrops.
So, for example, if you think it’s too late to qualify for LayerZero or Arbitrum — start searching their ecosystems for unreleased projects that might have airdrops.
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