Airdrop

Gate Research Daily Report: Affected by factors including Trump’s proposed 15% global tariffs, Bitcoin lacks strong upward momentum. Ethereum continues to consolidate near its 20-day low, with multiple momentum indicators still pointing to a weak market structure. PIPPIN rose 16.62%, mainly driven by strong speculative buying and community momentum. POWER gained 12.05%, largely fueled by leveraged trading activity. Anthropic’s announcement on automating COBOL system modernization triggered an 11% drop in IBM’s share price. ZachXBT is set to release a major investigation, with prediction markets and Trump-related projects expected to face scrutiny. Vitalik sold 10,700 ETH this month at an average price of $2,027, drawing market attention.

Gate Research Daily Report: On January 28, the crypto market saw a brief relief rebound, with broad-based gains and capital rotating back into core assets and large-cap majors. On the thematic side, mid- and small-cap tokens such as PIPPIN, BNKR, and XRD rallied strongly on agent narratives and expectations around product/tooling updates, with flows clearly concentrating into higher-beta names. Meanwhile, Tether launched its USAT dollar stablecoin as part of a two-track approach combining regulatory segmentation and distribution expansion; Kite released a mainnet roadmap centered on agent-native trust and pay-per-call payments; and Polygon continued to lead x402 agentic payment transactions, while Base activity has weakened for eight consecutive days.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin fell further below $84,000 on Tuesday, and dragged by BTC’s correction, Ethereum dropped below $2,800 over the past 24 hours, approaching its key $2,600 support again. Ancient8 announced a partnership with the gaming identity layer Dæmons, driving A8 up 89% in the past 24 hours; PRIME’s recent gains were mainly fueled by exchange listings and trading incentives, rising 45% over the same period. Kalshi announced it will tokenize thousands of its existing prediction market contracts on Solana, a move likely to attract more institutional and retail participation; meanwhile, Strategy established a $1.44 billion dividend reserve fund to support payouts, signaling robust cash flow and liquidity management to investors.

In 2025, the crypto airdrop marketplace is set to heat up even further, with more blockchain projects incentivizing user participation in ecosystem development through airdrops. From DeFi, Layer2, AI, NFT, to cross-chain infrastructure, airdrops have become a pivotal growth driver for Web3 projects to attract early users and amplify community influence. The Top 20 crypto airdrop projects to watch in 2025 include Pump.fun, Phantom, Eclipse, Berachain, Monad, Story Protocol, among others. When evaluating the most promising airdrop opportunities, key factors include each project’s fundraising background, primary sector, potential airdrop mechanisms, and participation requirements. For investors seeking early returns and aiming to position themselves in high-value Web3 projects, early involvement in testnets, cross-chain activities, staking, and community engagement remains a crucial strategy for securing valuable airdrops.

This piece examines the history and evolution of airdrops, from the ubiquitous airdrops by Uniswap to the selective ones implemented by platforms like Arbitrum. Through an analysis of anti-Sybil strategies, it is highlighted that during the initial phases of airdrops, the airdrop field resembled a form of gambling with good odds. Yet, as the trend of airdrops became more introspective and intensified, anticipated gains steadily diminished.

This article mainly introduces airdrops and the essence of airdrops, and explains the development of airdrops based on its history.

Recently, Starkware initiated their much-awaited airdrop. Like, most airdrops it resulted in a ton of controversy. Which in a tragic way, doesn't really surprise anyone anymore.

Speculation is the lifeblood of cryptocurrency markets, so it’s no surprise that savvy and opportunistic individuals find new ways to facilitate betting on assets.

The article discusses the upcoming airdrop season in the Sui ecosystem and analyzes the projects that may participate in airdrops and how to participate.The Sui Basecamp conference could be the starting point for airdrop campaigns. The article mentions hints of Mysten Labs co-creator Adeniyi, as well as airdrop leads for Suilend, a lending program on Sui, SuiNS, an address domain service, and Navi, a lending protocol. Details are provided on how to improve your chances of getting an airdrop by holding specific NFTs, participating in deposits and lending. The article also provides specific guidelines and some tips for participating in airdrops.

The article introduces Karak Network, a rising Restaking network that incentivizes users to restake for multiple rewards through a scoring mechanism. Karak has garnered high valuations in a short period and launched an early access program allowing users to earn points through restaking, which may later be converted into tokens for airdrops. Technical features of Karak include multi-asset restaking, restaking from anywhere, and a plug-and-play development environment supporting various assets and blockchain ecosystems. Compared to Eigenlayer, Karak offers broader asset support and unique technical advantages, potentially challenging Eigenlayer's dominance in the restaking field. The article also provides a guide on becoming an early participant in Karak and highlights related risks.

If you want to learn how to find airdrops correctly in 2025, this guide will cover a variety of topics including how airdrops work, different airdrop strategies, and most importantly, the best websites to find legitimate cryptocurrency airdrops. We'll explore the latest trends in crypto airdrops, emerging platforms like DropScan.io and ChainDrop, evolved distribution strategies, smart contract innovations, and enhanced security measures. You'll also learn about optimizing airdrop value, navigating new regulatory considerations, and leveraging cutting-edge features like simulation modes and blockchain-based reputation systems to maximize your airdrop hunting success in 2025's advanced crypto ecosystem.

This article explores seven main categories of airdrops: hard forks, holder and staking airdrops, standard airdrops, exclusive airdrops, lotteries, bounty/on-chain activities, and retroactive airdrops. Each type has its unique distribution method and reward mechanism.

Catizen is a cat game built on the TON ecosystem. It combines Metaverse, GameFi and AI technologies to launch an innovative play-to-airdrop mode, allowing players to earn future airdrops in the game. Catizen is the leading project in the Gamefi Bot track in the TON ecosystem and has attracted 5.66 million game players and 193,000 on-chain users. The project has received support from well-known investment institutions such as TON and Web3 Ventures, and plans to transform Catizen into a Telegram gaming platform and launch more games. The total amount of Catizen Tokens is 1 billion, of which 35% is used for ecology and airdrops. Currently, players can participate in the airdrop expectations through krypton gold.

Spectral is an on-chain agent machine intelligent network that combines AI and Web3, aiming to simplify the writing and deployment of smart contracts and enable non-technical users to participate in Web3 innovation. Through its product Syntax, Spectral lowers the barrier to innovation and provides decentralized AI services through the Nova inference network. The project has received approximately US$30 million in financing and is supported by giants in the Web2 and Web3 fields. Spectral’s ecological layout is extensive, including DeFi, DAO, security and other fields, demonstrating its leadership and development potential in the AI+Web3 field.

This article discusses Morph's new L2 ecosystem development strategy, which aims to address the issues of "ghost chain effect" and "fake TVL prosperity" on public chains by combining incentive airdrops and developer-centric ecosystem development. The article analyzes both the airdrop strategy of Blast and Morph's comprehensive approach, which includes incentives for testnet airdrops, a developer-centric ecosystem development fund, and strategies for attracting user and developer participation. Morph encourages AI, GameFi and other projects to build on Morph through a series of actions, such as the Sparkloom Builder Program and incubator programs, while providing financial support and airdrop incentives for participants..