According to ChainCatcher news reported by News.bitcoin, based on on-chain analysis from the crypto aggregator Dropstab, in 2024, various projects distributed $14.91 billion to crypto users through a series of airdrop activities. Topping the airdrop distribution list is Hyperliquid, where over 90,000 users received $1.34 billion in airdrops. Following closely is Starknet, with 1.3 million addresses receiving airdrops of 700 million tokens worth $1.33 billion. The airdrops of $1.15 billion from Pengu, $896 million from Wormhole, and $891 million from Jupiter became the top five highest-grossing airdrop projects of 2024.Of the $14.91 billion distributed through airdrops, the L2 sector accounted for $4.22 billion (28.3%), the DeFi sector accounted for $3.31 billion (22.2%), and the L1 sector accounted for $2.63 billion (17.6%). Gaming and meme, liquid staking, and artificial intelligence (AI) projects distributed tokens worth $2.28 billion, $1.27 billion, and $373 million, respectively.

ChainCatcher message, Binance announced a $5 million airdrop carnival due to the redesign of the Binance wallet, allowing users to experience the improved Binance wallet and upgraded airdrop area.This week, Binance will launch token airdrop events for the Bitlayer, Orderly, and Prosper projects, with the Bitlayer airdrop already live in the Binance wallet. Other projects will be announced in the coming weeks.

ChainCatcher message, the official Meme project DOGS stated: "We have identified some accounts using bot farms to participate in the airdrop activities. These accounts have been removed from the list, and their airdrop rewards have been frozen on the trading platform.Although the number is relatively small, we still take this very seriously to ensure that only genuine DOGS community members can receive rewards."

ChainCatcher news, the AI project GM.ai announced the launch of the GM Foundation, stating that the foundation's sole mission is to reliably develop, integrate, and scale gmAI models in consumer applications. With the launch of the GM token, the official team looks forward to being the first to build Solana-native AI applications and empower the community with ownership and governance.The future goals of the foundation include more gmAI-based applications, multi-chain expansion, GM Airdrop Season 3, and accelerating gmINFRA. The official team stated that the next round of airdrop activities will embody the spirit of Label to Earn, providing users with new opportunities to interact with the platform and earn rewards.

ChainCatcher news, the leading Web3 creator community MUA DAO has partnered with the Mantle ecosystem to launch the MUA7648 BigFun NFT-Fi joint airdrop event on May 31. So far, the event has attracted over 800,000 independent users to the Mantle ecosystem, with nearly 1.6 million transactions and 7648 assets generating 780,000. The MUA decentralized identity card Boarding Pass has over 450,000 independent users, an increase of 430%.The MUA7648 series prize pool contains over $500,000 worth of $MUA and $MNT. Users can win airdrops by participating in Cantina market interactions, holding MUA and participating assets, and inviting friends.It is reported that MUA DAO recently announced its status as the first node of the decentralized AI project GaiaNet, joining the ecosystem grants, and will launch AI Agent-related airdrop activities in the future.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized derivatives protocol MYX announced the launch of the airdrop incentive program "Origin," which will allocate 20% of its total token supply for the airdrop activities.It is reported that the program will be conducted in multiple phases, with the first airdrop event officially starting on March 4 and lasting for 28 days, distributing 20 million MYX tokens. Community members can earn token rewards by participating in related activities.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized derivatives trading platform Rollup.Finance has announced that the first round of retroactive airdrops will open on December 20th, Beijing time. The airdrop blind box claim process page will be valid until January 19, 2024. Community members who have contributed to the Rollup.Finance project, CherrySwap community members, Chainlink BUILD community members, active users on the zkSync chain, and OKX Web3 wallet users are all eligible to participate in this airdrop program and can check their airdrop eligibility on the official designated page. It is understood that Rollup.Finance is a decentralized derivatives exchange launched on zkSync, providing a solution for perpetual contract trading on Layer 2 chains, creating a new model for on-chain contract trading, and sustainably bringing real profits to users.

According to ChainCatcher news and the official announcement, Huobi HTX is expected to prioritize the resumption of TRON, BTC, and ETH chain deposit services starting from 16:00 on November 24, 2023, and will gradually open withdrawal services in sequence.In addition, Huobi HTX will conduct a site-wide token airdrop event. The airdrop will be based on users' "rocket" value snapshots on Huobi HTX, and users holding assets such as BTC, ETH, TRX, and HT will enjoy asset doubling calculation rights. The specific airdrop plan will be released in early December.Huobi HTX stated that the platform has always adhered to a 100% reserve policy to ensure it can meet all users' withdrawal needs.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cetus, insiders from the SUI internal team revealed that they will soon promote the IDO process for some high-value ecological projects on the chain. It is reported that some of these projects have reached deep strategic cooperation with Cetus, and in the future, they may all use Cetus as the designated liquidity provision platform for the projects.To promote the development of these high-quality ecological projects on SUI, Cetus has established a dedicated development fund to support the growth of these projects, planning to provide benefits to users who support these projects through airdrops. The fund distribution rules are currently under discussion, and it is expected that the airdrop rules will be related to addresses holding Cetus on the SUI mainnet.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Layer 2 solution Scroll stated that there has been an increase in accounts impersonating Scroll on Twitter, Discord, and Telegram recently. We want to reiterate that there is no Scroll token, and Scroll is not running any form of airdrop activity. Please remain vigilant.

ChainCatcher message, LeetSwap stated on its official Twitter that it is currently not conducting any airdrop activities, and someone is trying to impersonate them to announce false news about airdrops. Please only trust their official channels and website. Meanwhile, LeetSwap is reviewing requests from attacked trading pairs to reclaim liquidity funds and calculating the funds that these affected liquidity pools can receive.

ChainCatcher news, the official Chinese Twitter account of SyncSwap stated that the airdrop activity will not check user IPs, and the transition from testing to mainnet operation has lasted over a year. In addition, the project has held meetings with the chief engineer of zkSync and the Argent project team (specific meeting content has not been disclosed), and stated that the project has not raised funds, and the price will be determined by the community rather than the team, with caution advised for participation in the IDO.It is reported that there are community rumors claiming that SyncSwap and the previous Aptos ecosystem DEX project Mojito Markets are from the same development team. As the first project to launch an IDO in the Aptos ecosystem, Mojito announced in November 2022 during the "FTX collapse incident" that all funds of the project team were held in FTX and could not be withdrawn, thus suspending project development. This clarification did not respond to related doubts about the team.Previous news, based on zkSync, DEX SyncSwap tweeted that it plans to launch the token SYNC in the future, and the token has not yet been created, so users should be wary of scam information. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Bitget's Arbitrum (ARB) deposit trading event is about to launch. The event runs from March 22, 2023, 11:00 to March 29, 2023, 18:00, and includes various participation methods such as deposits, trading, and staking, with a total prize pool of 250,000 ARB. Leveraged trading, copy trading, grid trading, and contract services will also be launched simultaneously with the opening of spot trading.Additionally, Bitget has introduced new ETF spot products, launching the ARBETF spot event in its first phase. The event runs from March 21, 2023, 22:00 to March 27, 2023, 22:00, with a total prize pool of 6,000 USDT.ARBETF is composed of a basket of representative cryptocurrencies in the Arbitrum ecosystem selected by the Bitget platform. The ARB ETF currently consists of four cryptocurrencies: GMX (40%), MAGIC (30%), GNS (25%), and RDNT (5%), with different percentages. In the future, the ARB ETF will adjust the constituent projects and percentages in real-time based on the development of the Arbitrum ecosystem. (Source link)