Airdrops


Markets

XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds

The December airdrop of 45 billion spark tokens may be fueling XRP's rapid climb to two-year highs, say analysts.

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Markets

Uniswap Users Have Claimed $560M Worth of UNI Tokens in a Week

Dune Analytics data shows nearly 80% of the current UNI token supply has so far been snapped up by eligible Uniswap wallet addresses.

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Policy

Venezuela's Maduro Says He Will Airdrop Half a Petro Each to Public Employees, Retirees

Venezuelans including public sector workers, retirees and the military are set to receive a petro token handout this Christmas, so long as they register for the state's crypto payments platform.

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Finance

Stellar Tried to Give Away 2B XLM Tokens on Keybase. Then the Spammers Came

What was advertised to be a $120 million giveaway will now be much less. Here's why.

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Markets

Lock Up Ether, Get Free Crypto: Twist on Airdrops Attracts Top VCs

Governance startup Commonwealth, which offers a new twist on token airdrops, has raised $2 million from a group of notable investors.

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Markets

What to Know About Tron's BitTorrent Token Airdrop This Week

Starting Monday, Tron embarks on one of the longest airdrop experiments in history, with BTT token giveaways happening monthly into 2025.

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Markets

Numerai to Cut Token Supply by 10 Million to Become 'Decentralized as F*ck'

Numerai, a next-gen hedge fund, plans to decentralize its platform by destroying the keys to the smart contract controlling its token supply.

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Markets

Airdrops Are a Marketing Ploy (And That's OK)

A currency is nothing if not widely used, and that can't be achieved unless people make some cost-incurring effort to encourage widespread usage.

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Markets

Crypto Wallet Firm Blockchain to Airdrop $125 Million in Stellar

Crypto wallet provider Blockchain says it will distribute $125 million in Stellar XLM to users, with some receiving tokens within the week.

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Markets

China's Central Bank Moves to Restrict Free Crypto Giveaways

The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, is looking to clamp down on airdrops – free distributions of crypto tokens.

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