Overview of Potential Airdrop Opportunities in 2024

2023 is a fruitful year for the crypto market. As the overall market rebounds, multiple projects are issuing airdrop rewards to supporters. From the Ethereum L2 Arbitrum, the modular public chain Celestia, Jito of the Solana ecosystem, the gaming L3 XAI, to the airdrop of the chain game Big Time, we can see that various sectors contain opportunities to receive airdrops.

According to charts created by industry insiders, the number of projects confirmed to conduct Airdrops in 2024 is considerable. This is just the confirmed portion, and as the market continues to recover, it is expected that more projects will join the Airdrop lineup in 2024.

To this end, we have compiled some sectors worth paying attention to and their key projects, hoping to help readers seize the next major Airdrop opportunity.

1. Solana Ecosystem

The Solana ecosystem is undoubtedly one of the most watched airdrop opportunities. Here are some updates on certain projects:

1. Marginfi: Launched a points system last July, possibly the earliest project in this batch to conduct an Airdrop.

2. Kamino: The first season points event has started, retroactively awarding points from previous rounds, and the airdrop plan has been updated, with the genesis airdrop expected to take place in April.

3. Drift: The first season's points will end on February 2nd. The official announcement states that the points activity will last for a maximum of three months, and an airdrop is likely to occur in April.

4. Parcl: The second season points activity is ongoing, expected to end in the first half of the year and launch an Airdrop.

5. Zeta Market: The second season points event starts on January 10, and trading $JUP will earn triple points multiplier.

6. Magic Eden: Launched a multi-chain wallet, in February users can mint some NFTs for free within the wallet and enjoy additional points and Airdrop opportunities on other platforms.

2. Cosmos Ecosystem

In the Cosmos ecosystem, Celestia is undoubtedly the most notable project this year. $TIA stakers not only receive airdrops like $DYM and $ALT, but also enjoy generous staking rewards.

Recommended staking tokens:

1. $ATOM: The governance token of Cosmos Hub, usually the preferred choice for Cosmos Airdrops.

2. $TIA: Celestia, as a highly regarded modular blockchain, provides DA services for multiple public chains.

3. $OSMO: Osmosis is the DeFi hub of Cosmos and has received $TAI and $SEI Airdrop.

4. $INJ: The Injective ecosystem has just started, and some projects have already confirmed an Airdrop in Q1 and Q2 of this year.

Staking Strategy:

1. Use Keplr wallet.

2. Select the chain you want to stake through the Keplr staking dashboard.

3. Choose validators outside of the top 20 rankings, and avoid selecting validators from centralized exchanges.

4. It is recommended to stake an amount of at least 100U to avoid being filtered out by certain protocols.

3. Bitcoin Ecosystem

With the explosion of inscriptions, the Bitcoin ecosystem has once again come into focus, highlighting the importance of Bitcoin L2.

1. B² Network: BTC Rollup using zero-knowledge proof technology, currently has the testnet Odyssey and the Buzz deposit points activity.

2. Merlin Chain: An L2 built on the native assets of the Bitcoin chain, expected to launch its mainnet and introduce incentive activities in February.

3. BounceBit: A dual-token PoS mechanism BTC staking chain created by Bounce Finance, currently adopting a model where assets are deposited to earn points.

Summary

This article outlines potential airdrop opportunities in several major ecosystems in 2024. Investors should allocate their time and assets reasonably based on their own circumstances, without the need to pursue comprehensive participation. In the future, we will continue to focus on airdrop opportunities in areas such as the Sui ecosystem, Sei ecosystem, unlaunched public chains, and re-staking.