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Airdrop is here again! The threshold isn't high this time—just 245 points to participate. A total of 20,000 shares are waiting, with an estimated pre-market valuation of around 50U, and the actual amount received is about 40U.
But there's a very important point that must be clarified—tokens are issued on the Base chain, so never use a market order to buy directly. When transaction volume suddenly spikes on the Base chain, it can easily get congested, leading to a high failure rate for transactions and the risk of being "sandwiched" out of a few U due to slippage. I've experienced this myself.
A smarter approach is to place limit orders. Set your desired price and patiently wait for the transaction to go through. The obvious benefit is—completely avoiding unnecessary slippage losses, as the transaction price is up to you, and you can always control when to cash out. This method is especially effective on chains like Base that have congestion risks.
The congestion on the Base chain is really something to watch out for. Last time, I got stuck with 5 U directly—what a painful lesson.
Limit orders are brilliant, saving trouble and protecting the principal. Much more reliable than market orders.
I've been burned by the Base chain before—market orders directly give away money due to slippage, while limit orders are definitely safer.
Waiting again, watching the market again—forget it, I'll just goof off.
Once again, the hassle of placing orders on the Base chain—forget it, I'm too lazy to bother.
Limit orders are indeed stable, but I'm just afraid I won't see the transaction happen in time.
By the way, has anyone really made money from these airdrops?