Zero Lu Airdrop: It means participating in various interactions of a specific new project, such as use, transfer, providing liquidity, etc. If the project will issue coins and airdrop in the future, then those who participate in the interaction may receive a certain amount of Token. The main investment in this kind of airdrop is time and energy, plus the consumed gas fee. Generally, if you participate in the interaction of a specific project, you can only obtain the tokens corresponding to this project.
Pledge airdrop: by pledging a certain number of tokens in the corresponding ecosystem (such as SOL, AVAX, ATOM, etc.) (pledged to Validator, which we will introduce below), or directly pledging the tokens to a new project in the ecosystem (Pledge through the project official website), then you may receive airdrop rewards for various new project tokens in the ecosystem. Participate in 1 pledge, and you may receive airdrop rewards for 1+ new projects in the ecosystem.
Social airdrops: For example, friend tech, which became popular last year, getgrass and qna3 ai, which many people were playing some time ago, etc. It seems that many people are playing "sign-in airdrop" again these days, such as projects like carv, nfprompt, port3 and so on.
In addition, there are various airdrop methods such as fork airdrops and bounty airdrops. We won’t go into too much detail here. If you are interested in various airdrops, in addition to paying attention to the corresponding ecology and various projects (official website, Twitter, Telegram, etc.), you can also use coinmarketcal, airdropalert, Airdrops_io (which summarizes the latest airdrops currently) Project List) Look at platforms like this. As shown below.
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The general steps to participate in the Cosmos ecological pledge airdrop are: Deposit the pledged currency in the wallet → Select a verifier/Conduct the pledge operation through the project official website → Regularly follow the ecological project dynamics/Receive pledge rewards and airdrop tokens. Let’s break it down step by step.
1. Quickly obtain tokens for staking
In the previous article, the TIA we mentioned is a token that has been listed on major exchanges, so its operation is mainly carried out through the basic path of purchasing on the exchange, mentioning it to the wallet, and then staking.
However, during the actual participation process, you may find that not all CEXs support the tokens that you may need to pledge. then what should we do?
Here are two recommended ways:
The first is that you can purchase ATOM (Cosmos) tokens directly from CEX, then transfer the ATOM directly to your Keplr or Leap wallet, and directly exchange it for the corresponding token you need to pledge through the Swap function in the wallet.
The second is to use some aggregation platforms, such as RocketX (a hybrid aggregator of DEX and CEX) mentioned previously in Hua Li Huawai's article, which can directly and seamlessly bridge assets on any chain to the Cosmos network. For example, you can bridge USDT directly from Arbitrum to ATOM or TIA and store it in your own Keplr or Leap wallet.
2. Bet a certain amount of pledged currency
As mentioned in our previous article, the staking income is definitely proportional to the amount of your pledge, which should be easy to understand. At the same time, usually, most of the projects that may be airdropped are allocated based on the number of users' pledges. That is, the more pledges, the greater the chance and amount of airdrops will be.
But this thing also varies from person to person. At the same time, taking into account some risks (such as the risk of the project itself, the volatility risk of the token price, etc.), my suggestion is to participate in the minimum pledge amount. Here's a simple reference (at least):
- Stake 5 ATOM
- Stake 5 TIA
- Stake 500 OSMO
- Stake 50 SEI
- Pledge 3 INJ
- Quality press 5 pieces KUJI (Kujira)
- Stake 10 AXL (Axelar)
- Pledge 500 STARS (Stargaze)
- Stake 50 JUNO
- Stake 200 EVMOS
Of course, if you want to do your own research, you can directly query the Cosmos Ecosystem project through on-chain tools such as coingecko. As shown below.
And if you have a relatively small budget to participate in staking airdrops and are unable to complete the above operations, then my suggestion is that you give priority to staking ATOM and TIA.
At the same time, considering that the airdrop rules of different projects may not be exactly the same, for example, some projects will conduct airdrops as long as they participate in staking. Therefore, in order to increase more opportunities for yourself, you can stake at least 10% of each of the projects mentioned above. 0.1 corresponding tokens. You also need to have a normal mind for this thing, and you should treat it as zero airdrop gas fee consumption.
3. Choose a reliable validator (Validator) for staking
Through the messages in the backend of the public account in the past two days, I found that some new partners don’t seem to understand what this verifier is? Some friends also left messages saying that they had chosen the wrong verifier and were anxious. What should they do?
In fact, there is no need to worry about this. The best way to think about it when you encounter a problem is: first, ask Google directly. Second, if you can’t find it on Google, then ask someone with experience in this area around you.
Next, we will give you some additional explanations for this verifier alone. Here we still take the Keplr wallet, which is currently highly used, as an example. I also feel that the experience of this wallet is good, especially the Dashboard column in it. The data listed is very simple and clear.
After selecting and entering the corresponding network (Chains), we can see various validators (Validator). As shown below.
When we pledge a certain token, it is actually equivalent to us entrusting the corresponding token to these verifiers, and then the verifiers use our (you, me and him) coins to mine new blocks. So we can simply understand the verifier here as a node (ie, verification node).
These validators are responsible for verifying all transactions on the chain. For example, when a transaction is successfully verified, the validator will add the transaction to the distributed ledger of the corresponding blockchain. Moreover, validators can be divided into different types according to different consensus mechanisms. For example, our two most common validators are: the validator in the PoW consensus mechanism and the validator in the PoS consensus mechanism.
Verifiers in the PoW consensus mechanism, such as the well-known BTC, fall into this category. Bitcoin verifiers are also known as miners. These miners gain the power to verify transactions by solving complex computing problems.
Verifiers in the PoS consensus mechanism, such as the well-known ETH 2.0, fall into this category. Participants need to pledge a specific number of network native tokens (and native tokens) to become a verifier.
The validators (verification nodes) under the same consensus mechanism can be further divided, such as light nodes, full nodes, and archive nodes. If you are interested in basic knowledge in this area, you can search for relevant information on Google to learn more. We will not go into too much detail here.
Let's get back to the topic. When it comes to validator selection, choosing the right validator is crucial, as those that are unreliable or low-quality may put your stake at risk.
So how to choose a more reliable verifier?
Here we can use the mintscan tool. mintscan is a block query browser launched by Cosmostation for the Cosmos network.
The method of use is also very simple. Enter the mintscan platform, select the corresponding network you need to check, and then click the "Validator" button in the navigation bar to see the status of all validators. As shown below.
When choosing a validator specifically, you can also follow the following rules.
First: Remove the most popular and lowest validators. For example, directly select the validators ranked 11-30.
Second: Remove the stakers of CEX. That is, do not choose validators from those centralized exchanges, because you cannot receive airdrops by pledging directly to CEX. This can be determined directly from the name. As shown below.
Third: Exclude validators with commissions of 0% and 100%, and prioritize validators with a range between 5-10%. As shown below. Because validators with a 0% commission may not be eligible for airdrops. Validators with 100% commissions may not be eligible for air staking, and you will not receive annualized returns by staking these validators.
Fourth: It is best to choose those validators with relatively large uptime values (preferably 100%), small missed blocks values, and high participation. This can be seen intuitively from the list, as shown in the figure below.
Fifth: If you have found a suitable verifier through the above four steps, then please continue to open their profile to learn more.
This page mainly covers the following areas:
Self-Bonded Tokens can be understood as self-mortgage, which refers to the number of tokens pledged by the verifier himself. This is a guarantee for the verifier to avoid any foul play (equivalent to the deposit paid by the verifier himself). As shown below.
Validators, click the Validators button in the new page that opens to see which other networks the validator is currently active on and the number of pledged tokens. This data is also important because the more networks and tokens a validator owns, the higher its reliability. As shown below.
Sixth: Finally, you can check the social media status of the verifier. Pay special attention to their activity on X, because a validator with an active social media account will definitely do much better (for example, in terms of marketing) than a validator who never posts on social media. It is also very simple to find the X address of the verifier. Just click on the Web Site on the page to enter its official website to search. Generally, you can find the entrance at the top or bottom of the official website homepage.
In addition to the above six rules, regarding the selection of verifiers, I will add two more points that you may be more concerned about.
Question 1: How many validators should I choose?
My personal suggestion is to choose 2-5 different validators that you think are the most reliable. You don’t have to choose too many.
Question 2: How can I cancel the operation if I find that I have selected the wrong validator after staking?
Don’t worry about this, and there is no need to cancel your staked tokens. You can perform the ReDelegate operation directly. Click to enter the pledged validator interface, click the ReDelegate button below, follow the prompts and select another new validator you specify. As shown below.
But an additional reminder here is that ReDelegate can only be done once every 21 days.
4. Create your own pledge list
Yesterday, when everyone was discussing the topic of airdrop staking in the group, a friend said that he had pledged ATOM for two years, but he forgot to receive it during the last TIA airdrop (TIA token airdrops, including airdrops for some other projects, are actually all You need to go to the corresponding official website and enter the wallet address to actively receive it).
And if you forget to receive it (or the effective time for receiving it has passed), or you do not pay attention to the project dynamics in a timely manner (that is, the development dynamics of the ecology and related projects you participated in the pledge), you may miss some airdrops. Although some airdrops from new projects will also send tokens directly to users' wallets, usually, it seems that airdrops from small-scale and unknown projects do this (and some are even phishing tokens).
My suggestion here is that you should at least create your own pledge list and record the project + pledge amount. Especially those who have multiple wallets need to make additional records for different wallets.
Because with the deepening of the bull market and the development of the Cosmos ecosystem (of course, including other ecosystems, which will not be discussed in this article for the time being), there may be many potential rewards for various unissued currency projects and new projects, and some pledged airdrops may be worth only $10. Some staking airdrops range from $100 to $200. But if you have 10-20 such wallets, this number will actually add up to a pretty good profit. Of course, as for how many new wallets you can develop at the same time, this depends on your personal energy and the research time you are willing to devote.
Once you have a clearer list, you can regularly follow the developments of these projects (for example, follow their X). If they send out an airdrop, remember to go to the official website to claim it in time. Note that you must collect it through the official website and do not click on various links shared by others (or check the links yourself) to avoid being fooled by phishing.
At the same time, as more and more people pay attention to staking airdrops, I believe that it will not be long before the gameplay of staking airdrops will become like zero airdrops (participating in the interaction of a test network or main network of an unreleased currency project) The same is getting more and more involution. So, in order to increase and improve your chances of receiving staking airdrops, you can continue to implement the following strategies:
- Additional 2-5% monthly staking investment ratio
- Perform 2-3 Swap interactions in the wallet every month
- Participate in some interactions with new ecological projects every month (such as providing liquidity, etc.)
- etc...
In addition, if you are energetic and use multiple wallets for staking airdrops, please also pay attention to:
- Try to use CEX to fund each wallet separately (it is best not to transfer funds between wallets)
- Different wallets, active at different times
- Use some special browsers or tools (such as fingerprint browsers, I have never used this kind of tool and don’t want to use it. If you are interested, just Google it)
But having said that, it is estimated that there will be no anti-Sybil system in the Cosmos ecosystem, because staking is a behavior that helps decentralization. More pledges mean a greater degree of decentralization. In fact, the project side There is no need to take any anti-Sybil measures regarding staking airdrops. There are many differences between the pledge airdrop and the previous zero airdrop.
Finally, I need to remind you again that all the projects (tokens) mentioned in this article have no interest in Yangyang, and I personally have not participated in any pledges. Any investment behavior is risky (such as the project itself). risks, token price fluctuation risks, etc.), please be sure to DYOR before making any decisions.
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