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As crypto markets remain broadly bullish in the run-up to the year-end holidays, several airdrops provide exciting opportunities to earn tokens without any initial capital.

Airdrop farmers looking for top campaigns with tier-one investor backing have a long list to select from.

Lisk

Lisk has launched an airdrop campaign, announced on December 14, with a prize pool of approximately $15 million in Lisk tokens. The project boasts over 200,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter), including notable figures like Circle founder Jeremy Allaire and crypto czar David Sacks.

Participants earn points by completing tasks, which are later converted into LSK tokens. Accessing the campaign requires joining the Guild and completing a proof of humanity. Currently, only 15,000 participants have joined. Additionally, rewards can be enhanced by completing super tasks, such as collaborating with more of the project’s partners.

Polyhedra Network

This is a potential airdrop, coming after Polychain Capital and Binance Labs co-led a fundraiser that raised $45.04 million. Other participants include HashKey Capital, Animoca Brands, and OKX Ventures.

The project also launched a new network called EXPchain. Airdrop participants who test this new can qualify for another potential Airdrop from the project. Based on the project’s tokenomics, Polyhedra has another 7% of tokens allocated to Community, Airdrop, and Marketing.

Although the rewards for the EXPchain activity are unlikely, it may be reasonable to test the network. Polyhedra Network is also rewarding ZKJ stakers by airdropping Solana-based meme coins.  

“We are kicking off a Community Joint Proposal to reward ZKJ stakers. We will be airdropping Solana memes to our community members with all rewards airdropped paid for by our Foundation,” said Polyhedra.

Mind Network

ind Network, an FHE-based voting infrastructure securing $15 billion in assets, plays a key role in enabling secure network consensus. Following a $12.50 million fundraiser with backing from Binance Labs, HashKey Capital, and Animoca Brands, Mind Network has announced its airdrop.

The project also launched the Citizen Z campaign, allowing participants to claim periodic encrypted rewards in vFHE. Users can delegate for maximum benefits in MindV tokens. Notably, those who previously participated in the Mind Network testnet may be eligible for a portion of vFHE rewards. For others, vFHE can be earned by completing tasks on Galxe.

“If you actively participated in our testnet before June (including past Testnet campaigns) — you’re eligible for a certain amount of vFHE reward,” Mind Network said.

Rivalz Network

This blockchain infrastructure project raised $26.96 million through multiple tiers fundraisers. The fundraisers were co-led by Delphi Ventures, Magnus Capital, D1 Ventures, and Gate.io. According to the project, if you used NodeOps while participating in the incentivized testnet from Rivalz Network, you qualify for airdrop from this project.

“To be eligible for the Wave One NODE Claim, you must be an existing NodeOps user. Tokens will be non-transferable until the Mainnet launch. If you missed out on Wave One, no reason to worry. Wave Two will introduce a new points system and exciting Testnet opportunities, powered by Atlas Network,” NodeOps shared.

Further, Rivalz Network also announced the launch of 3 epochs of rewarding testnet, which will total 5. Its token generation event (TGE) is expected in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024. The activities remain the same, so participants can use the initial guide. Additionally, the project resets points and converts them to RIZ tokens after the end of each epoch. 

Superform

Superform is a decentralized finance (DeFi) project that raised $9.5 million from Polychain Capital, Circle, and VanEck, among others. Angel investors include BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and LayerZero Labs co-founder and CEO Bryan Pellegrino.

It is also worth mentioning that Season 2 of the Superform Safari campaign has started, with interested participants asked to deposit to one of the vaults on Superform to earn CREDs (points).

“More deposit amount – more points. The campaign will run until April 20 [2025],” the announcement read.

Depending on how much CRED a participant accumulates by the end of the Season, they may qualify for a SuperFren NFT.

Gasp

Gasp raised $10.60 million in a fundraiser led by Polychain Capital, among others. As of the last round, the project’s valuation was $80 million. The status of the airdrop is confirmed, and with it, Gasp.xyz announced Gasp V3, the final testnet iteration of its decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol.

“V3 consolidates critical enhancements to deliver fast, gas-free, and secure cross-chain swaps across Ethereum and Arbitrum,” the project stated.

Additionally, Gasp announced its TGE on December 16. Before TGE, they launched another campaign on Galxe, in which participants completed tasks to earn NFT. This is the last activity before the airdrop.

Sahara AI

Blockchain infrastructure project Sahara AI is also among the top crypto airdrops to hunt this week after announcing a new product launch due on December 18. Against this backdrop, they have released another form that we can fill out to get on the whitelist.

“Something big is happening on December 18th,” Sahara AI said.

The Waitlist form is just one of the first activities of the Sahara project. In the future, the project will launch a testnet, with the waitlist form potentially a pass to the early stage of the testnet. The project boasts up to $43 million in funds raised from players such as Polychain Capital, Pantera Capital, Binance Labs, and Sequoia Capital, among others.

Xterio

GameFi project Xterio is also a key airdrop to watch for the third week of December after launching a new campaign named The BeFriend AI web. The airdrop offers participants a chance to earn XTER tokens, with participation involving inviting friends, interacting with AI, and completing tasks for points.

“The points will be converted into XTER tokens. The campaign will run until December 27,” the project noted.

These developments come after Xterio raised $55 million in a fundraiser in which Binance Labs, HashKey Capital, and Animoca Brands participated.