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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Planet Jupiter and its great red spot
Jupiter Targets JUP Airdrop for End of January
The Solana-based trading aggregator will test the longevity of the Solana frenzy.
Planet Jupiter and its great red spot

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The Protocol: Crypto Spring Is Airdrop Season With Tokens From Starknet, LayerZero
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're covering Worldcoin's latest update, airdrop season, the new Bitcoin wallet from Jack Dorsey's company and the "data avai...
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cartoon of Marinade Finance's logo
Jito's Token Launch Pushed Competitor Marinade's MNDE to All-Time Highs
Marinade's market cap is dwarfed by Jito, though, despite being a bigger crypto ecosystem.
cartoon of Marinade Finance's logo

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)

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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.
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Urbit Foundation's Josh Lehman 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.
Urbit Foundation's Josh Lehman gives a farewell address at Urbit's Assembly conference in Miami, FL in September 2022. (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)