#3rdquestionanswer Real-life examples of successful airdrops;
Several airdrops have gained significant attention and been considered successful in the cryptocurrency space. Here are a few notable examples:
1. **Uniswap (UNI) Airdrop**:
- **Date**: September 2020
- **Details**: Uniswap, a decentralized exchange (DEX), airdropped 400 UNI tokens to every Ethereum address that had interacted with the Uniswap protocol before a certain date.
- **Impact**: This airdrop not only rewarded early users but also significantly boosted the adoption and value of the UNI token. Many recipients found the value of their airdropped tokens to be substantial, in some cases worth several thousand dollars.
2. **Stellar (XLM) Airdrop**:
- **Date**: 2018 and various other instances
- **Details**: Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has conducted multiple airdrops, including a major one where they distributed 2 billion XLM tokens via Blockchain Wallet users and another through Keybase.
- **Impact**: These airdrops helped increase the distribution and usage of XLM, significantly growing its user base and integrating it into various platforms.
3. **Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Airdrop**:
- **Date**: August 2017
- **Details**: Bitcoin Cash was created through a hard fork of Bitcoin. Holders of Bitcoin at the time of the fork received an equal amount of BCH.
- **Impact**: This airdrop created a new and widely recognized cryptocurrency. BCH gained immediate value and trading volume due to its distribution to existing Bitcoin holders.
4. **Decred (DCR) Airdrop**:
- **Date**: Early 2016
- **Details**: Decred distributed 258,000 DCR tokens to early adopters who signed up for the airdrop.
- **Impact**: The airdrop helped establish a strong community around Decred and ensured that the tokens were widely distributed, which contributed to its long-term growth and stability.
5. **Oyster (PRL) Airdrop**:
- **Date**: October 2017
- **Details**: Oyster Protocl distributed PRL tokens to IOTA holders to promote their project and incentivize adoptin.
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