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Airdrops, within the world of cryptocurrencies, refer to the distribution of free tokens or coins to individuals who hold a specific cryptocurrency or participate in a particular blockchain network. This practice is often employed by companies, protocols, and crypto exchanges to promote their projects, attract new users, and foster community engagement.

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BNB price on Feb. 22 (CoinDesk)
Markets
Bnb
BNB Price Climbs to Highest Since FTX Crash Amid Airdrop Frenzy, Easing Binance Worries
BNB holders transferred over $400 million worth of BNB tokens in 24 hours to benefit from cross-chain gaming project Portal's upcoming airdrop, Arkham Intelligence noted.
BNB price on Feb. 22 (CoinDesk)
By Krisztian Sandor
Feb 22, 2024 at 8:17 p.m. UTC
Feb 22, 2024
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FTX bankruptcy estate consolidates ARB airdrop (Christine Roy/Unplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Are Airdrops Effective Marketing?
Everyone likes getting something for nothing, but distributing tokens is only worthwhile if it also attracts longterm builders and users rather than just momentary buzz.
FTX bankruptcy estate consolidates ARB airdrop (Christine Roy/Unplash)
By Tim Haldorsson
Feb 7, 2024 at 5:39 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2024
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Staking (Shutterstock)
Finance
Filecoin
Filecoin's Liquid Staker Glif Raises $4.5M, Hints at Token Airdrop
Glif's "liquid leasing" gives FIL holders a way to earn yield on their assets.
Staking (Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Feb 6, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. UTC
Feb 6, 2024
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Blast From the Future: Can You Plagiarize Something Meant to Be Copied?
Devs for the Blast L2 are accused of stealing open-source code that’s available to all. Is that cheating, or a sincere form of flattery?
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By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 1, 2024 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2024
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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Warn on 'Diversity Problem'
In this week's issue, a focus on Ethereum's "diversity problem," the week's biggest blockchain project upgrades and highlights from Electric Capital's annual report on develop...
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By Bradley Keoun
Jan 24, 2024 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2024
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Planet Jupiter and its great red spot
Finance
Jupiter
Jupiter Targets JUP Airdrop for End of January
The Solana-based trading aggregator will test the longevity of the Solana frenzy.
Planet Jupiter and its great red spot
By Danny Nelson
Jan 2, 2024 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Jan 2, 2024
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Technology
The protocol
The Protocol: Crypto Spring Is Airdrop Season With Tokens From Starknet, LayerZero
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're covering Worldcoin's latest update, airdrop season, the new Bitcoin wallet from Jack Dorsey's company and the "data avai...
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By Bradley Keoun
Dec 13, 2023 at 7:39 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2023
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cartoon of Marinade Finance's logo
Markets
Liquid staking
Jito's Token Launch Pushed Competitor Marinade's MNDE to All-Time Highs
Marinade's market cap is dwarfed by Jito, though, despite being a bigger crypto ecosystem.
cartoon of Marinade Finance's logo
By Danny Nelson
Dec 8, 2023 at 8:32 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2023
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Airdrop eligibility can be done retroactively (e.g. Arbitrum), proactively (e.g. Blur) or through some combination (e.g. Optimism). (ian dooley/Unsplash)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
5 Strategies for Acquiring Users On-Chain
From airdrops to advertising, CoinList's Alex Topchishvili examines the effective ways crypto projects entice crypto traders to become longterm customers.
Airdrop eligibility can be done retroactively (e.g. Arbitrum), proactively (e.g. Blur) or through some combination (e.g. Optimism). (ian dooley/Unsplash)
By Alex Topchishvili
Nov 6, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2023
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Optimism issues third community airdrop (Pexel/Pixabay)
Markets
Optimism
Optimism Quietly Rolls Out Third Community Airdrop
A further 570 million OP tokens have been allocated to future airdrops.
Optimism issues third community airdrop (Pexel/Pixabay)
By Oliver Knight
Sep 19, 2023 at 12:41 p.m. UTC
Sep 19, 2023
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