Airdrops

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Airdrops, within the world of cryptocurrencies, refer to the distribution of free tokens or coins to individuals who hold a specific cryptocurrency or participate in a particular blockchain network. This practice is often employed by companies, protocols, and crypto exchanges to promote their projects, attract new users, and foster community engagement.

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Airdrop eligibility can be done retroactively (e.g. Arbitrum), proactively (e.g. Blur) or through some combination (e.g. Optimism). (ian dooley/Unsplash)
5 Strategies for Acquiring Users On-Chain
From airdrops to advertising, CoinList's Alex Topchishvili examines the effective ways crypto projects entice crypto traders to become longterm customers.
Airdrop eligibility can be done retroactively (e.g. Arbitrum), proactively (e.g. Blur) or through some combination (e.g. Optimism). (ian dooley/Unsplash)

Optimism issues third community airdrop (Pexel/Pixabay)
Optimism Quietly Rolls Out Third Community Airdrop
A further 570 million OP tokens have been allocated to future airdrops.
Optimism issues third community airdrop (Pexel/Pixabay)

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Arbitrum Airdrops $120M to Projects; Some Dump, Some Look to Bolster Themselves
Not everyone is aiming for community growth and market capture with the ARB stimulus.
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Sybil Millionaires: How Airdrop Hunters Trick Projects and Snatch Fortunes
They maintain multiple accounts for the same project, stay undetectable and maximize profits from airdrops like those of Arbitrum, Aptos, Sui and others.
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Arbitrum's daily transactions chart (Arbiscan)
Arbitrum Daily Transaction Count Hits Record High Ahead of Token Airdrop
Arbitrum is decentralizing by launching its governance token ARB.
Arbitrum's daily transactions chart (Arbiscan)

Las estrategias de trading de los participantes de Crypto Twitter incluyen el puente a zkSync. (Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
Usuarios de criptomonedas envían millones a la blockchain zkSync con la esperanza de un airdrop de tokens
Más de US$8 millones en tokens se transfirieron a la red durante la última semana en previsión de un lanzamiento que aún no fue confirmado.
Las estrategias de trading de los participantes de Crypto Twitter incluyen el puente a zkSync. (Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)

Hop airdrop distributed (Chris Briggs/Unsplash)
NFT Marketplace Sudoswap Airdrops Tokens to Liquidity Providers and 0xmon Holders
SUDO holders can vote on on-chain governance proposals, and the tokens are initially non-transferrable.
Hop airdrop distributed (Chris Briggs/Unsplash)

Tlon's Josh Lehmann gives a farewell address at Urbit's Assembly conference in Miami, FL in September 2022. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)
An Urbit Airdrop Highlights Promises and Problems of Permissionless Development
The offbeat and controversial computing platform goes through growing pains as it seeks wider adoption through crypto.
Tlon's Josh Lehmann gives a farewell address at Urbit's Assembly conference in Miami, FL in September 2022. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

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South Korea Plans to Tax Crypto Airdrop Recipients: Report
The government said crypto airdrops count as gifts under tax legislation.
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Hop airdrop distributed (Chris Briggs/Unsplash)
Hop Protocol Airdrops Over 20M Governance Tokens
The Hop Protocol airdrop is currently worth around $3.5 million with 37% of users claiming their tokens.
Hop airdrop distributed (Chris Briggs/Unsplash)