As point PUA gradually falls out of favor, what other airdrops are worth paying continuous attention to?
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As point PUA gradually falls out of favor, what other airdrops are worth paying continuous attention to?
Having high confidence in a single airdrop actually means you're placing all your trust in one project or founder.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: CC2 (Revanchist Arc)
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Below is an updated list of most airdrops I'm still actively pursuing.
L2 Scroll
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Trade weekly across different dApps, aiming to use at least 20 distinct dApps and achieve over $100K in volume until the airdrop drops. The team actively listens to feedback, and Vitalik has shown optimism about this project. Despite being highly popular and "overfarmed," I feel good about it.
Liquidswap/Pontem/Lumio
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Bridge ETH to Lumio and earned 4 badges. Main focus now is swapping 2-3 times per week on Liquidswap and providing some liquidity. While the team listens to community feedback, Aptos also enjoys high visibility.
Orderly (+ LogX)
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Pushing at least $300K in volume weekly. Not recommended for players with only small capital. I’m doing it because I see the endgame approaching, and farming opportunities on perpetual DEXs are appealing.
Zora
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Mint 2-3 times per month. It's important to also create your own collection and have others mint from it. $ENJOY airdrop profits have already covered all costs tenfold.
zkSync
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Primarily using ZyFi on zkSync, occasionally Syncswap and Bebop. Just staying active, and fees are very low.
Linea
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TX farming seems over. I only spent a few hundred dollars buying Linea Surge. Sunk cost fallacy—might as well keep going.
Cross-chain Interoperability
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Hyperlane currently my top confidence pick in interoperability. But LayerZero once was too, so take that with a grain of salt. I like their modular approach and customizable security. Currently able to connect to any EVM or Cosmos chain, with lower fees/faster speeds giving them an edge over better-funded competitors. Technically, interoperability projects are the "last mile" for all L1/L2/L3s, but the market doesn’t seem to value them (yet). Most importantly, use their flagship bridge: https://usenexus.org.
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Jumper touch 10 chains monthly, and try to use it when swapping tokens. Strong product-market fit, well-funded, great dApp. However, over 1 million wallets already, meaning “overfarmed.”
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Bungee (+Zapper) similar to Jumper, but slightly less coverage. They’re building aggressively (not joking—check Socket Twitter). Zapper hinted at token issuance today; I’m still using it since it’s also powered by Socket.
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Mayan Wormhole still holds potential for a second airdrop. Mayan is an excellent EVM<>Solana bridge—no need to overcomplicate it.
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Squidrouter raised significant funds and remains somewhat low-key. I like using it to bridge into/from Scroll and Base, though usage is lighter compared to other interoperability projects.
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deBridge when you farm on deBridge, you're essentially farming an ICO. Burning for airdrop hasn't disappointed yet, so I might participate moderately (no need to go all-in).
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Orbiter consistently exploited over years. Frankly, Orbiter has strong product-market fit (PMF) thanks to its smooth UI/UX. When I’m lazy, I use Orbiter—it’s simple, reliable, and fast. Still cautious about their airdrop, though outcomes remain unpredictable.
Cross-chain Interoperability – Lower Tier
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ZetaChain #2 ranked lower due to prior airdrop. Weekly XP is cheap and fun—why not?
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Magpie “April TGE” failed to materialize, hence bearish. Still pushing some volume because it qualifies me for Wormhole. Even though Jump participated in 500 projects, I chose to join.
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Rango “Profile” tab isn’t working properly—bearish. Unclear if they track activity. My usage is very light. Upside: available across many chains, adds unique dApp count (e.g., useful for Scroll).
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Zerion raised $22M. I bought the cheapest NFT and now only swap and bridge once per month. They charge 0.725% fees—too expensive. If seriously chasing eligibility, you should also use their wallet and other products. Might copy MM, but likely never issue a token.
Solana
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Tensor Szn #4 Airdrop results since early 2023 have been incredible. Could succeed again, but NFT trading is highly PVP. Not recommended for those unfamiliar with the space (easy to lose all funds).
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PhoenixTrade place a limit order every other day on one wallet. Doing the same with Drift—returns were massive. Solana airdrops = good.
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Backpack Exchange do 2-3 trades daily, only meme coin swaps. Backpack has deep connections—you always get your fees back via ecosystem airdrops (Wormhole, Pyth, Tensor, etc.).
Liquidity-based
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Sanctum + Meteora solid 2+1 combo. No Jito clone, but if you have sufficient scale, it's a comfortable farm with Solana price exposure. Meteora has overlap with Jupiter team members.
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Elixir bullish on perpetual farming opportunities. Pools offer solid yields (15–20%) with BTC/ETH exposure.
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Ambient (mainly on Scroll) frequent development activity (not just memes). Feels comfortable because it's on Scroll, maybe even some Berachain angle.
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Zircuit initially very bullish as an L2, then realized everyone is building L2s now. Still worth farming: Zircuit, Eigen #2, LRT of choice, ETH exposure + yield.
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MarginFi took way too long to launch their token, so the market won’t be generous. Still holding because I’m too lazy to repay loans and withdraw. Much more likely to be copied by Kamino than by Jito. *Deposit INF to qualify for 3 airdrops.
Main Focus
Scroll, Hyperlane, Jumper, Liquidswap, Tensor, Elixir, Sanctum + Meteora, Zircuit combined into a four-in-one play, perhaps Bungee too. I’d add Ambient, though it may disappoint most people since it’s linear.
Many of the airdrop projects I'm working on will inevitably:
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Become worthless due to poor execution or lack of product-market fit
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Take too long to airdrop, also known as a "time scam"
But some of them will also:
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Deliver returns far exceeding expectations (like Jito, Wormhole, Manta Galxe)
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Provide indirect eligibility for other airdrops (results include: Avail, zkFair, Celestia)
Having high conviction in a single airdrop actually means placing all trust in one project/founder, relying on their correct execution and numerous additional variables (hoping for their favor). That’s why the “spray and pray” strategy—participating broadly across multiple projects hoping for a few big wins—works best for me. Consistently earning a few thousand here and there, until it accumulates into a substantial sum reaching critical mass.
As a result, you can later focus more intently on a few select projects (via increased trading or liquidity), while still maintaining activity across your broader “spray and pray” portfolio.
Look up the term “airdrop snowball”—it’s the crypto equivalent of “compound interest” in traditional finance. While memes vastly outperform airdrops in terms of returns, for someone starting with just a few hundred dollars, airdrops remain the best method of capital accumulation, especially on a risk-adjusted basis.
The right approach is:
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Start participating in airdrops immediately after realizing this space is still inefficient—right after Arbitrum.
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Aim to secure hundreds of thousands in airdrop value.
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Keep farming airdrops while allocating part of your capital into memes as “long-term investments.”
This doesn’t mean you’re locked out of airdrops if you haven’t been capitalized yet. It only means the market has become extremely saturated and competitive, filled with many failures resulting in “dust drops,” while teams exploit the airdrop frenzy.
Markets have become more efficient, eroding the edge in this niche and leading to lower returns on investment.
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