In a bull market, it seems there are countless ways to make money. Some people chase angles with MEME coins, others stay up all night trading contracts, and some work hard to collect airdrops. Aside from these methods, is there any way to profit without grinding, gambling, or heart-racing? Some smart money has targeted platforms like Binance's Launchpool or Megadrop events to achieve compound interest goals. In this article, PANews will review the various activities on Binance over the past year and simulate how much profit could be made by holding 10 BNB until the end of the year.
Participate in 28 token airdrops throughout the year
Overall, the returns from BNB can be divided into three main parts: First, the value increase brought by the appreciation of BNB itself. Second, the reward income from participating in Launchpool activities. Third, returns from Megadrop, Hodler Airdrop, or other staking rewards.
We use January 1, 2024, as the starting date for our calculation. On January 1, the closing price of BNB was $313.5. At that time, buying 10 BNB would require a capital of approximately $3135. By December 31, the price of BNB was about $702.3, which represents an increase of about 124% since the beginning of the year. Based on this calculation, the returns from holding BNB would be approximately $3880.
In addition to the growth returns of BNB, Binance's Launchpool is another activity type with the highest user participation. The projects participating in the activities will distribute some token rewards to users who stake BNB or other stablecoins. As of December 31, the total locked amount on Binance Launchpool was about $1.53 billion, with over 6.1 million unique participants throughout history. In 2024, Binance launched a total of 21 Launchpool activities.

According to PANews statistics, if users participated in these Launchpool activities from the beginning of the year, they could average about 1.6% token amount returns per participation. If we look at the highest price of the rewarded tokens, the average income per participation could be around $70. The total returns in this section could reach up to $1481. The overall return rate from participating in 21 events is about 47.2%. Among them, Altlayer had the highest activity return, approximately 5.93%, with a return amount of $173.3. PIXEL came second, with a return rate of about 4.45%, amounting to around $156.
In addition to Launchpool, Binance also launched 2 Megadrop and 5 Hodler Airdrop activities this year. If one participated in all 7 activities, the total income would be approximately $557, with a return rate of about 17.7%.
In summary, the highest combined return from participating in Binance's Launchpool, Megadrop, and Hodler Airdrop is 65%. Combined with a 124% increase in coin price, the total return could reach 187%. Overall, participating in these activities could increase the initial investment of $3135 to $9087.
The practical operation of compound interest yields even higher returns.
Of course, the methods mentioned above may not be the optimal solutions for maximizing returns. Many believe that if we introduce a compound interest mindset and sell the rewards or tokens obtained from participation to buy more BNB, we could increase the amount of BNB held, thus having more capital to participate in activities, and the overall returns should become larger.
Firstly, this operational method may have certain flaws, and we cannot calculate returns based on the highest prices anymore. In principle, when using this method, one needs to sell the tokens immediately after receiving them to avoid missing the next activity. Therefore, the calculations would be based on the closing price on the first day after the tokens are listed.
Using this compound interest method for calculation, after participating in 21 Launchpool activities, the 10 BNB held could ultimately increase to 12.39 BNB. The increase of BNB tokens is 2.39, and based on the price of $702.3, this part of the return would be about $1678. Adding the profits from Megadrop and Hodler Airdrop activities, about 0.62 BNB, the final number of BNB could reach 13. If one follows this operation method of selling the activity tokens and buying BNB each time, the final amount would be approximately $9136.

This return result is higher than simply participating in activities and selling at the highest point, and the biggest advantage of this operation method is that it is closer to practical operation; after all, no one can sell at the highest point every time. Compared to normal participation, where the reward tokens are sold directly without being converted to BNB, the final total actual asset amount would be about $8490. In contrast, the compound interest method still has advantages.
Value increased 2.7 times in a year, with over 70% of tokens performing well.
Of course, regardless of the operational method, the final amount that can be obtained from using 10 BNB as a capital of $3315 after a year of practical operations falls within a range of $8490 to $9136. The overall wealth change is about 2.56 to 2.75 times. Of course, the largest source of revenue remains the appreciation of BNB, followed by the Launchpool activities.
Comparing the maximum price fluctuations of 182 spot and contract trading pairs listed on Binance this year, this yield exceeds the performance of 73.6% of the tokens in the sample. On the surface, such a return rate may seem insignificant in the face of thousands of times returns in the crypto world. However, for users with larger capital seeking relatively stable returns or those keen on profit-taking but unable to participate, this type of operational method seems to yield considerable results. First, from the perspective of investment return ratio, whether it is chasing airdrops or trading MEME coins, the time and costs spent on-chain are always substantial, while participating in such activities is relatively easier. Secondly, the high volatility of MEME coins and the uncertainty of chasing airdrops significantly reduce investment success rates, and markets with lower volatility tend to have relatively stable returns. Thus, these types of profit-taking activities seem to have a cumulative effect.
However, any investment strategy should undergo extensive data analysis and fundamental judgment before practical application. The above content is for reference only and is not investment advice.

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