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Understanding Different Types of Crypto Airdrops đ
Crypto airdrops distribute new tokens or coins, often for free, to generate buzz, distribute tokens widely, and engage a growing community. Hereâs a simplified explanation of each type with real-world examples:
1. Standard Airdrops đ
What it is:
Free tokens are sent to your wallet, often with no action needed besides having a compatible wallet.
-Example: Decred (DCR) airdropped tokens to those who signed up and provided a DCR address before its launch, providing an initial distribution to interested community members.
2. Bounty Airdrops đŻ
What it is:
Tokens are given as rewards for completing tasks such as social media posts, joining groups, or content creation.
-Example: Polkadot (DOT) required participants to engage in activities like translating documents or creating promotional content to earn DOT tokens.
3. Holder Airdrops đŒ
What it is:
Tokens are airdropped to the wallets of users who already hold certain cryptocurrencies.
-Example: OmiseGo (OMG) airdropped 5% of all OMG tokens to Ethereum holders who had more than 0.1 ETH in their wallets, leveraging Ethereum's existing user base to boost initial distribution.
4. Exclusive Airdrops đ
What it is:
These airdrops target a specific group of people, such as early adopters or project contributors, often as a reward for early support.
-Example: Byteball (GBYTE) used a novel approach of distributing tokens to Bitcoin holders based on the amount of BTC they held at certain snapshot times, rewarding early crypto adopters.
5. Fork Airdrops đŽ
What it is:
When a blockchain forks, the new chain may airdrop its tokens to holders of the original chain's tokens at the time of the fork.
-Example: When Bitcoin Cash (BCH) forked from Bitcoin, every Bitcoin holder received an equivalent amount of Bitcoin Cash, effectively duplicating their holdings onto the new blockchain.
