Collector's Edition: Here’s a list of the most valuable airdrops for 2024

Written by: Miles Deutscher

Compiled by: Luffy, Foresight News

The only thread needed for ambushing airdrops in 2024?

I can't imagine a more valuable activity than airdrops in the crypto space.

Old funds are now bearing fruit, and the combination of changing market conditions and innovations across multiple key verticals has created a perfect storm for the largest airdrop season in cryptocurrency history.

In today's post, I will list all the airdrops I am focusing on in 2024. Of course, more opportunities will arise over time.

Cosmos

Cosmos is a thriving ecosystem, and I am optimistic about its development in 2024 and beyond. Therefore, it is one of my key focuses for airdrop strategies this year.

I wrote a post last week detailing the complete Cosmos airdrop strategy.

Here, let’s briefly introduce some of the Cosmos ecosystem chains I prioritize.

Celestia

Despite the recent surge in TIA tokens, the Celestia ecosystem is still in its early stages. Several high-quality projects will be launched on Celestia in the future, so there will also be some enticing airdrops.

I am participating in TIA staking and actively interacting with the Celestia ecosystem.

CC2 Ventures has published a great article introducing the Celestia ecosystem airdrop strategy.

Injective

Like Celestia, Injective is one of the projects in the Cosmos ecosystem that I am most interested in.

In addition to staking INJ, I have interacted with DApps within the Injective ecosystem, such as Helix, Black Panther, and Talis Protocol.

Osmosis

OSMO is a great staking token because it allows you to receive ongoing airdrops (TIA and SEI are recent examples).

Aptos

There are many tokenless protocols launching on Aptos this year. In my view, this is an undiscovered treasure. Lower on-chain fees give Aptos an advantage over other chains.

Sui

Sui, like Aptos, is an L1 based on Move, and the Sui ecosystem still has significant room for growth.

You can interact with many DApps to receive some nice airdrops.

This post details the strategies to qualify for three of them.

Solana

The Solana ecosystem projects I am focusing on include: MarginFi, Drift, and Tensor.

(Did those who followed my previous Solana airdrop guide receive a JTO airdrop worth over $15,000?).

Wormhole

Wormhole is one of the most well-funded projects in the cryptocurrency space, having raised $225 million at a $2.5 billion valuation.

I have been ambushing this airdrop for a while, primarily accumulating cross-chain capital. If you haven't done so, I recommend you do the same.

LayerZero

LayerZero is another interoperability protocol I have been researching for over a year. It has been a while since my last post, but the strategy remains the same: focus on cross-chain trading volume in DApps supported by LayerZero.

zkSync

zkSync has raised a massive $458 million and has committed to allocating 2/3 of its token supply to the community.

Most of the content from my early guide is still valid, with just a few new DApps to interact with.

ZeroLend is one of them. It is the largest lending protocol on zkSync and will help you qualify for both the zkSync airdrop and its own airdrop.

To qualify for the airdrop:

Provide collateral

Lend assets

Linea

Linea has raised up to $725 million, which could be one of the largest airdrops this year.

Now that the Voyage event has ended, you can focus on interacting with mainnet DApps and accumulating on-chain trading volume.

Manta Network

Surprisingly, it is now the third-ranked L2 by TVL! Airdrops are on the way, but Manta's New Paradigm event still has a few days left.

Participants in the event have received some nice rewards over the past few weeks.

Starknet

The airdrop hype for Starknet has calmed down, but I am still interacting with top DApps in the ecosystem, such as JediSwap, zkLend, and Nostra.

Scroll

Scroll is another L2 giant that has raised $80 million at an $1.8 billion valuation.

Here is a great guide to help you ambush the airdrop.

Monad

Monad is a project I am looking forward to because it offers extremely high parallel performance for EVM (10,000 TPS).

The mainnet of Monad has not yet launched, but I recommend joining their Discord/Telegram to keep up with the latest updates.

Particle Network

Particle Network is an airdrop opportunity I recently discovered, but not many people know about it.

If you are reading this on the day of posting, you are just in time to participate in "The People's Alliance" inscription minting event.

Orderly Network

This project is on track, but I am steadily increasing the volume of interactions. Orderly supports many DEXs, so the best way to qualify for the airdrop is to use their front-end trading (like Woo and Ref).

They are also supported by LayerZero (killing two birds with one stone?).

EigenLayer

The EigenLayer airdrop may launch in Q2 or Q3, and it could become one of the hottest airdrops.

I have staked ETH to EigenLayer and am calmly waiting for the gifts to arrive.