Airdrop Campaign Preparation

Based on past trends, here's a guide to preparing for and navigating airdrop campaigns!

Preparing a Multi-Purpose Wallet

• Prepare a wallet compatible with various chains such as Ethereum, Solana, LayerZero, and TON.
• Utilize multiple wallets as needed to increase snapshot and activity eligibility.
• Maintain an adequate balance of native tokens (ETH, SOL, etc.) for gas fees and transactions.
• Diversify your assets.

Prepare to deploy or move assets across multiple chains and protocols, even in small amounts, to meet the activity requirements of each project.

Gathering Official Information

• Follow the project's official website, GitHub, Discord, Twitter, etc.
• Manage snapshot dates, eligibility periods, and claim periods using a calendar.
• Understand the project type.

Understanding the purpose and direction of each project, whether it's DeFi, NFT, gaming, or infrastructure (bridges or staking), makes it easier to predict the actions required to qualify for an airdrop. Pay attention to existing protocols (e.g., EigenLayer, Fuel, ZKsync) and emerging projects on the network.

Continuous Transactions

• Increase activity on testnets and mainnets. Examples: Bridging, trading, staking, node operation.
• Community participation
• Be active in the project's Discord or Telegram to establish a presence as a contributor.
• Actively participate in community tasks (posting, role acquisition, bug reporting).
• Utilizing NFTs and point programs
• Try purchasing NFTs or earning points in the early stages. Holding specific NFTs tends to be an airdrop requirement, so purchase affordable ones.

By identifying what works best for you in terms of transactions and social activities, you can reduce the daily burden of airdrop activities and participate in more projects.

Maximizing Bonuses

• Utilize dynamic airdrops and vesting periods to maximize rewards. Long-term contributions or delaying distribution often results in additional bonuses.

If a project implements airdrops in stages (e.g., Catizen, Sanctum), maintain continuous activity.

Utilizing Technical Skills

• Contribute code or bug reports to the protocol (e.g., Fuel or ZKsync repositories).
• Submit feedback on testnets.
• Participate in hackathons and development events.

Actively participate in project-sponsored events and aim for special rewards.

Optimal Activity

• Avoid bots and unnatural transactions; fulfill the requirements through legitimate methods.
• Comply with the project's rules to avoid being blacklisted.
• Enhanced security awareness
• Avoid claiming airdrops from websites or links other than official ones.

While some airdrops allow for multiple accounts, there's a risk of being flagged as a sybil (disqualified from the airdrop). Start with the mindset of earning and securing even small amounts.

Early Participation in Emerging Projects

• Since activity in testnets or early phases is often a requirement, participate in new projects early on.
• Strengthen information gathering on Twitter and cryptocurrency news.
• Emphasis on on-chain activity.

Explore new projects and projects with ongoing airdrops within ecosystems like ZKsync and Starknet.

Analyzing Airdrop Strategies

• Reflect on past successes and approaches that maximized rewards, and apply them to future participation.
• Gather information from the community and experts.

Learn from the successes and failures of other airdrop participants and build actionable strategies.

• Concrete practical examples
• Monthly checklists
• Check snapshot dates and complete necessary activities.
• Check the project's official announcements and guidelines.
• Conduct regular transactions and staking.
• Dedicated airdrop wallet

Many projects conduct airdrops, but the actual activities required are often similar. By optimizing information gathering and airdrop activities, you can participate in campaigns for more projects and increase your chances of earning airdrops.