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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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Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
Technology
Avail
Avail Confirms Token Airdrop Plans, a Week After Leaked Screenshots
Avail shared in a blog post that 354,605 wallet addresses are eligible to claim the 600 million tokens in their “unification drop.”
Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 18, 2024 at 7:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2024
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Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
Technology
Avail
Avail, Blockchain Data Availability Project, Sketches Out Eligibility for Token Airdrop
A screenshot of a document describing the eligibility criteria for the airdrop was posted on the social-media platform X by the user @Bitcoineo, and Avail’s public-relations t...
Avail co-founders Anurag Arjun and Prabal Banarjee (Avail)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Apr 12, 2024 at 6:24 p.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2024
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A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
Markets
Analysis
Which Crypto Projects Will Airdrop Next? Prediction Markets Are Placing Bets
Eigenlayer has a 66% chance of sending users free tokens by June 30, the odds on Polymarket signal. Plus: Kalshi lands a big Wall Street account.
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)
By Shaurya Malwa
Apr 8, 2024 at 1:32 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2024
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Printer
Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Using the Money Printer
If you have the money printer – as is the case for many of the blockchain projects with the power to create their own digital tokens – why wouldn't you use it? PLUS: Vitalik...
Printer
By Bradley Keoun
Apr 3, 2024 at 7:29 p.m. UTC
Apr 3, 2024
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Ethena's governance token ENA (Ethena Labs)
Markets
Ethena
Ethena Labs' ENA Token Goes Live, Starts Trading at 64 Cents
Ethena has invited holders of USDe to claim their share of the airdrop of 750 million ENA tokens, equating to 5% of the total supply
Ethena's governance token ENA (Ethena Labs)
By Jamie Crawley
Apr 2, 2024 at 9:22 a.m. UTC
Apr 2, 2024
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Ethena's governance token ENA (Ethena Labs)
Markets
Ethena
Ethena, a $1.3B Yield-Earning Protocol, to Debut Governance Token Next Week
The DeFi protocol, which generates yield from ether derivative funding rates, is set to airdrop 750 million ENA tokens, 5% of the total supply.
Ethena's governance token ENA (Ethena Labs)
By Krisztian Sandor
Mar 27, 2024 at 8:53 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2024
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Clint Eastwood as Blondie in "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." (Wikimedia Commons)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Airdrop 'Points'
Projects are running wild with false advertising, promoting black boxes in a world where transparency should be paramount. The issue isn't with rewarding users in itself, but...
Clint Eastwood as Blondie in "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." (Wikimedia Commons)
By 0x rooter
Mar 26, 2024 at 9:42 p.m. UTC
Mar 26, 2024
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(engin akyurt/Unsplash)
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Layer-2 Project BVM Gains Traction With Promise of 'Juicy' Airdrops
The platform lets users start their own networks on Bitcoin and is offering developers millions of dollars as grant rewards.
(engin akyurt/Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Mar 15, 2024 at 8:41 a.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2024
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Solana banner in Austin, Texas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Finance
Analysis
Solana DeFi's KMNO Airdrop Sparked Outrage. Kamino Responded With Changes
The Solana DeFi protocol will give extra KMNO to its "longest" users.
Solana banner in Austin, Texas (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Danny Nelson
Mar 11, 2024 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2024
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Farming (James Baltz/Unsplash)
Finance
Airdrops
Seeking Yield on $37M Ether Treasury, JPEG'd DAO Mulls Airdrop Farming
"There are possibilities to solidify the treasury at low risk," pseudonymous JPEG'd contributor 0xTutti told CoinDesk.
Farming (James Baltz/Unsplash)
By Danny Nelson
Feb 26, 2024 at 9:08 p.m. UTC
Feb 26, 2024
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