Summary of Airdrops Conducted in January 2025

Overview

This article provides a brief overview of each project, its tasks, and corresponding chains! Use this information to ensure you don't miss out on February's airdrops!

Among the airdrops held in January 2025, Animecoin, GoPlus, FUEL, Sonic, SOSOValue, and VeniceAI seemed to have a large number of Japanese participants and turned out to be significant airdrops. It's safe to say that January was the month when the airdrop seeds sown last year finally sprouted. Large TGEs are also lined up for February 2025! Let's tackle everything we can, from simple tasks to challenging ones!

Quick Reference Table for 29 Airdrops

Project NameOverviewAirdrop/ TGE ProgressCorresponding Chain
AnimeCoin (ANIME)Community token from AzukiTGE on 1/23. Total supply of 10 billion, 50.5% distributed to the communityEthereum & Arbitrum
Artela Network (ART)L1 with EVM++. AI agent platform3 rounds of airdrops planned. 1st round: 21 million ARTProprietary L1
Avalon Labs (AVL) BTCFi platform. Issuer of USDa20% of AVL's total supply of 1 billion will be airdropped at TGEEthereum (estimated)
Bluefin (BLUE) Decentralized perpetual exchange in the Sui ecosystem17% of the total supply will be airdropped. Season 2 started on 1/11Sui
DuckChain (DUCK)Community-led blockchainSnapshot on 1/7. DUCK listed on 1/16BNB Chain (estimated)
Drift Protocol Solana-based perpetual DEX12% airdrop completed in May 2024. Season 2 in May 2025Solana
Fuel Network (FUEL) Ethereum rollup with up to 600 TPS10% of the total supply distributed in the Genesis airdropEthereum rollup (Ignition L2)
GoPlus Security (GPS) Web3 security platformTGE on 1/16. 10% of total supply airdropped over 4 seasonsEthereum (ERC-20)
Hemi Network (HEMI) Bitcoin and Ethereum integrated L2Airdrop for testnet participants ongoingEthereum L2 (HemiVM)
Jupiter Exchange (JUP)Solana's largest DEX aggregatorFirst airdrop on 1/22. 2 more plannedSolana
Kern Protocol (KERN)Privacy transaction layer for Solana45.5% (4.55 billion) genesis airdropSolana
Kinto (KTO) "L2 for finance"TGE in Q1 2025. Airdrop Season 2 – Onsen ongoingProprietary L2 (Ethereum-based Rollup)
Magic Eden ($ME) Multi-chain NFT marketplace125 million airdrop started on 12/10Solana (SPL)
Neptune Finance (NEPT)Lending protocol on Injective chainTotal airdrop allocation of 12%. Leaderboard rewards and validator rewardsInjective (Cosmos-based)
Nillion Network (NIL)Blind computing network7.5% of the total supply will be airdroppedProprietary network (Nillion Protocol)
NodePay (NP) AI distributed learning platformAirdrops conducted from Season 0 to 2Ethereum (estimated)
Obol Network (OBOL)Decentralized validator infrastructure90-day claim period started on 1/24Ethereum (ERC-20)
Orbiter Finance (OBT) L2 bridging protocolTGE on 1/20. 22% of the total supply of 10 billion airdroppedEthereum / Arbitrum / Base
Plume Network (PLUME)High-performance L1 supporting RWASeason 1 airdrop for test participants, etc.Proprietary L1
PowerLoom (POWER) Decentralized data infrastructureGlobal TGE on 1/10. Airdrop also plannedProprietary L1 (PowerLoom Chain)
Solana ID (SOLID) Solana's decentralized ID and reputation score platformAirdrop eligibility check site launchedSolana
SoSoValue (SOSO) AI-powered crypto asset analysis platformTGE on 1/25. 125 million SOSO airdroppedEthereum (ERC-20)
Sonic EVM-compatible L1 blockchain$S token distributed 1:1 to former Fantom (FTM) holdersSonic (formerly Fantom)
StakeHouse (Blockswap)Ethereum liquid staking platformApproximately 250 million BSN test participation rewardsEthereum
Taker Protocol (TAKER)Bitcoin liquidity layer"Lite Mining" airdrop started in January 2025Proprietary L1 (EVM compatible, BTC bridge)
TeaFi (TEA) DeFi aiming to provide cross-chain yieldTGE in mid-January. Airdrop campaign held on GalxeEthereum / BSC
Usual Protocol (USUAL)RWA yield platformAirdrop claimable from December to JanuaryEthereum
Venice AI (VVV) Privacy-focused AI platformTGE on 1/27. 50% airdroppedBase (Ethereum L2)
Xterio (XTER) AI-powered game studio and L2 ecosystemTGE on 1/8. 20 million (2%) immediately releasedEthereum (deployed on proprietary L2)

1. AnimeCoin (ANIME)

Community token from the famous NFT project Azuki. Building a fan participatory ecosystem as an "anime culture coin"

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
$ANIME token launched on 1/23. 50.5% of the total supply of 10 billion distributed to the community. 37.5% airdropped to Azuki, Elementals, and Beanz NFT holders (allocation based on Collector's Status). Other allocations for communities and partners. Claims started on 1/23 on Arbitrum and Ethereum. Simultaneously listed on exchanges like Binance on 1/23.

Corresponding Chains: Ethereum & Arbitrum

2. Artela Network (ART)

Scalable L1 with modular VM "EVM++". Aims to be an AI agent execution platform

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
3 rounds of community airdrops planned. The 1st round allocated 21 million ART to 150,000 addresses. Eligible participants include 2023 test participants, etc. Claim period from 1/17 to 1/24. Furthermore, airdrop claim pages for partner projects like Aspecta and GoPlus are also opened on Artela. Additional benefits for Capila NFT holding gamers.

Corresponding Chain: Proprietary L1

3. Avalon Labs (AVL)

Bitcoin Finance (BTCFi) platform. Issuer of the stablecoin USDa

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
20% of the total supply of AVL governance token (1 billion) will be airdropped. Airdrop registration started on 1/14. Registration only requires chain selection and wallet input. Specific distribution ratios will be announced on the TGE date. Airdrop eligibility details are yet to be announced, but USDa holders and app users are expected to be eligible.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum (estimated)

4. Bluefin (BLUE)

Decentralized perpetual exchange in the Sui ecosystem

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
17% of the total supply will be airdropped. Season 1 rewards distributed, Season 2 airdrop claims started on 1/11. Eligible participants include test participants and trading users. Claims can be made on the official website. Current price around 0.3 USDT.

Corresponding Chain: Sui

5. DuckChain (DUCK)

Community-led blockchain project. Developing mini-apps, etc.

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
A snapshot was taken on 1/7 to determine airdrop recipients. Eligible participants include DuckChain mini-app users and cross-chain bridge participants. DUCK token listed on 1/16, and airdrop distribution completed through exchanges like OKX. Total supply unknown, but a significant amount distributed to the community as Season 1.

Corresponding Chain: BNB Chain (estimated)

6. Drift Protocol (FUEL)

Solana-based perpetual DEX. Offers liquidity provision and futures trading

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
The first distribution of $FUEL tokens (12% of total supply = 120 million airdropped) completed in May 2024. "Season 2" airdrop planned for May 2025. Details for Season 2 are expected to be decided through community voting. Currently, eligible users are likely to be those who continue to use Drift trading volume and staking. Chain is Solana.

Corresponding Chain: Solana

7. Fuel Network (FUEL)

High-speed Ethereum rollup. L2 execution environment with up to 600 TPS

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Genesis airdrop (10% of total supply = 1 billion) underway. Phase 1: Claims for 200k wallets from 12/19/2024 to 1/19/2025. Phase 2: Started on 1/30 and claimable until 3/2 (150 million = 1.5% of total supply distributed). Phase 2 eligibility includes Phase 2 point program participants and testnet contributors.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum rollup (Ignition L2)

8. GoPlus Security (GPS)

Web3 security platform project. Provides wallet security diagnostics for users, etc.

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
TGE conducted on 1/16. 10% of the total supply allocated for community airdrop and distributed over 4 seasons. Season 1 (first round) is 3% of the total supply, with approximately 1.04 million addresses eligible, including Energy Block mini-game participants, Energy Card holders, paid service subscribers, extension users, and partners. Claim period started on 1/16 15:00 (Beijing time). Wave 2 (Season 2) is planned for the future.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum (GPS is ERC-20)

9. Hemi Network (HEMI)

Founded by Jeff Garzik. Developing L2 "HemiVM" that integrates Bitcoin and Ethereum

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Point-based airdrop for testnet participants ongoing. Two-pronged approach: on-chain transactions with test tokens (points awarded based on the number of transactions) and off-chain social media posts and community contributions (points awarded). Referral system available. Accumulated points will be exchanged for Hemi tokens at TGE. TGE/listing date unannounced (expected within 2025).

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum L2 (on proprietary HemiVM)

10. Jupiter Exchange (JUP)

Solana's largest DEX aggregator and futures DEX. Equivalent to Uniswap + GMX

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
First JUP token airdrop claim period started on 1/22. Jupiter DAO plans two additional large-scale airdrops in 2025 and 2026. The first round is expected to target millions of wallets (distributed based on trading volume and loyalty until 2024). Allocation confirmation and claims can be made on the JUP claim site (Phantom wallet required).

Corresponding Chain: Solana

11. Kern Protocol (KERN)

Privacy transaction layer for Solana. Enables stealth transactions

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
45.5% (4.55 billion) of the total supply of 10 billion distributed directly to existing Solana users through a genesis airdrop. Eligible participants include DeFi users (Jupiter, etc.), major meme coin holders (BONK, etc.), and members of specific NFT communities (DeGods, etc.). Snapshot completed, and automatic distribution to eligible wallets completed. An additional 1% of the total supply is offered to CryptoTwitter users (form registration required).

Corresponding Chain: Solana

12. Kinto (KTO)

Modular, proprietary rollup dubbed "L2 for finance". Handles stock tokens, etc.

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Token distribution scheduled for Q1 2025. Currently running "Airdrop Season 2 – Onsen" (until March), offering a 15% bonus on liquidity mining rewards and rewards based on futures trading volume on Hyperliquid (partner DEX). Season 1 participants will receive KTO tokens in a future airdrop. The chain is a proprietary rollup (Ethereum-based).

Corresponding Chain: Proprietary L2 (Ethereum-based Rollup)

13. Magic Eden ($ME)

Multi-chain NFT marketplace (mainly originating from Solana)

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
$ME token initial airdrop distribution started on 12/10 (12.5% of total supply of 1 billion = 125 million). Awarded based on trading volume, etc., and claimable through the Magic Eden app. As of the end of January, over 86% has been claimed, and the unclaimed 16.9 million will be redistributed to $ME staking participants in February. Issued as an SPL token on the Solana chain.

Corresponding Chain: Solana (SPL)

14. Neptune Finance (NEPT)

Lending protocol on the Injective chain. Asset management of BTC, etc. in DeFi

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Total airdrop allocation set at 12%. 8% as "leaderboard rewards" based on lending amount, and 4% as INJ delegation rewards to Neptune validators. Full 8% distributed when the lending amount reaches $15M. Weekly snapshots taken for delegation. Aggregated and distributed at TGE (timing undetermined), with any unreached amounts carried over to the next season. Currently operating on mainnet, and rewards can be earned.

Corresponding Chain: Injective (Cosmos-based)

15. Nillion Network (NIL)

"Blind computing" network. Distributed execution of secure computation

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Airdrop registration for the governance token NIL is open (deadline: 2/3). 7.5% (75 million) of the total supply allocated for community rewards. Eligible participants include ① Validator program participants (node operation for 1 week or more), ② Discord contributors (OG, POAP holders, etc.), and ③ Developers (GitHub contributions, hackathon participation, etc.). Bonus for Nill Pill program participants, etc. Distribution scheduled after mainnet launch.

Corresponding Chain: Proprietary network (Nillion Protocol)

16. NodePay (NP)

AI distributed learning platform. Supports the provision of computational resources and Dapps execution

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Airdrop campaigns from Season 0 to 2 conducted from 2022 to 2024. 11.5% of the total supply of 1 billion planned for community distribution. The final allocation confirmation page was released on 1/9. Participants can check their NP allocation based on the points earned in Seasons 0, 1, and 2. Initial token distribution conducted on 1/14. Initial circulating supply of 208 million.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum (estimated)

17. Obol Network (OBOL)

Decentralized validator (DVT) infrastructure. Supports the decentralization of ETH staking

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
The governance token OBOL was first unveiled in January and airdropped to the community in a locked state. Eligible participants include ① Obol contribution point holders, ② Testnet DV node operators, and ③ ETH solo stakers & RocketPool node operators (33.3% allocation each). Snapshot taken on 1/13. 90-day claim period started on 1/24. Claiming will grant an ERC-721 "locked OBOL" NFT, which can be used for governance voting. Unlocking planned after the initial fundraising.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum (ERC-20, initially locked)

18. Orbiter Finance (OBT)

L2 bridging protocol. Provides native ETH asset transfer between various rollups

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
OBT token TGE on 1/20. Total supply of 10 billion, with an initial circulating supply of 2.8B (28%). Community allocation 40%: 22% airdropped to initial users (additional 3% distributed every 6 months). Airdrop eligible users include Orbiter bridge users, "Pilot NFT" holders, etc. Claim events held on 1/20, 1/23, and 1/25 for each phase. Token deployed on Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum / Arbitrum / Base

19. Plume Network (PLUME)

High-performance L1 supporting RWA (Real World Assets). Achieves high throughput through parallel processing

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Season 1 airdrop conducted. Eligible participants include testnet participants (contributors of approximately 18 million wallets and 280 million transactions), pre-deposit investors, and Discord role holders. Registration period until 1/18. Allocation confirmation started on 1/21, claim period from 1/21. To promote early mainnet participation, an additional 33% reward is given for claiming now + using the mainnet, and an additional 66% reward for postponing the claim until the mainnet. Total airdrop amount unknown. Chain is proprietary L1 (mainnet will be launched in the future).

Corresponding Chain: Proprietary L1

20. PowerLoom (POWER)

Decentralized data infrastructure (data index chain). Provides data for DeFi and dApps

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
POWER token globally listed simultaneously on 1/10. $200,000 worth of exclusive airdrop for GT holders on Gate.io (1/8-1/10). Campaigns for new users also held on MEXC and OKX. Mainnet launched in January. Community airdrop for test participants planned for the future.

Corresponding Chain: Proprietary L1 (PowerLoom chain)

21. Solana ID (SOLID)

Decentralized ID and reputation score platform on Solana. Links achievements to wallets, enabling preferential treatment for reputable users

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
$SOLID token airdrop announced. XP task campaign conducted on Zealy (formerly Crew3) since autumn 2024, with a total of $200k distributed to top participants. Priority Pass NFT issued and airdrop eligibility check site launched in January. Airdrop eligibility based on points earned for usage of various dApps on Solana. Claimable after official launch.

Corresponding Chain: Solana

22. SoSoValue (SOSO)

AI-powered crypto asset analysis platform. Provides indices and real-time data

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
SOSO token TGE on 1/25. $15M raised in funding. 125 million SOSO allocated to airdrop (approximately 10% of total supply). Point (EXP) based airdrop: 10k EXP awarded for user registration, additional points earned through daily tasks, etc. Top participants can claim SOSO until 2/25. Also, in partnership with the 47T Foundation, an airdrop of MAG7 index tokens ($1M worth) started on 1/29.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum (SOSO is ERC-20)

23. Sonic (EVM-compatible L1 blockchain)

Sonic (formerly Fantom) is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain platform that provides developers with superior infrastructure and incentives, empowering them to build the next generation of decentralized applications (dApps).

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
$S token distributed 1:1 to former Fantom (FTM) holders + additional airdrop.

Corresponding Chain: Sonic (formerly Fantom)

24. StakeHouse (Blockswap)

Liquid staking platform for Ethereum (staking liquidity provided by the StakeHouse protocol)

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
(No TGE information for a standalone token as of January.) StakeHouse, provided by Blockswap Labs, is distributing BSN token rewards on the community net to ETH staking participants. Approximately 250 million BSN distributed as test participation rewards in 2024.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum

25. Taker Protocol (TAKER)

Bitcoin liquidity layer (NPOL consensus EVM-compatible L1). Provides yield on BTC derivatives

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
Token not yet issued (planned to be distributed through airdrop). Mainnet launched in January 2025, and "Lite Mining" airdrop started. 24k points earned for running a light miner node for 24 hours, requires daily restart. Additional points awarded for Twitter tasks and referrals (500 points + 8% of referral points). Earned points converted to $TAKER at TGE. No initial token sale; focus on community distribution.

Corresponding Chain: Proprietary L1 (EVM compatible, BTC bridge)

26. TeaFi (TEA)

DeFi platform. Aims to provide cross-chain yield with a beginner-friendly UI

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
TEA token TGE conducted in mid-January (listed on Uniswap, etc.). Airdrop campaigns (Airdrop #1/#2) held on Galxe, with tokens distributed to task participants. 8 million TEA reward pool prepared for beta testing, retroactively airdropped to early participants such as depositors and swappers. USDT and TEA rewards distributed to top participants in Galxe Airdrop #2.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum / BSC

27. Usual Protocol (USUAL)

RWA yield platform that tokenizes US Treasury Bills. Issues USDO as collateral assets

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
7.5% of the total supply allocated for airdrop, with "Pills" point earning campaign held from August to November 2024. Users accumulated Pills by minting USDO and providing liquidity on Curve, and claimed corresponding USUAL tokens from December to January. Airdrop claims can be made on the official website and are accepted until 3/18. Listing anniversary airdrops also held on Gate.io and MEXC in January.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum

28. Venice AI (VVV)

Privacy-focused AI platform (ChatGPT alternative). Provides generative AI API

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
VVV token TGE on 1/27. Total supply unknown, but 50% airdropped to the community (25% to AI agent accounts, 25% to 100,000 human users). Eligible users include free users who registered an account and have 30 or more points by October 2024, and Pro users. Claim period started on 1/21 and requires claiming by 3/13. Free users need to subscribe to a paid plan temporarily.

Corresponding Chain: Base (Ethereum L2)

29. Xterio (XTER)

AI-powered game studio and Layer 2 ecosystem. Plans to develop 5 in-house games

Airdrop/ TGE Progress:
TGE conducted on 1/8. Total supply of 1 billion, with 28% allocated to the community (20 million = 2% immediately released at TGE). Listed on Bybit Launchpad and various exchanges on the same day. As for airdrops, it seems there was an initial distribution to community NFT holders (details undisclosed). The remaining community allocation will be used for future in-game rewards and events.

Corresponding Chain: Ethereum (deployed on proprietary L2)

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