Airdrop FAQ — everything, no fluff

A token distribution rewarding users for behavior that already happened — trading, bridging, providing liquidity or participating in governance — rather than promising future purchases.

Only network gas. Legitimate protocols never ask you to deposit money to “unlock” an allocation; any such request is a red flag.

Distributions use weighted formulas (volume, duration, diversity) and often trim clusters detected as coordinated. Also note many drops vest linearly instead of paying everything at once.

Minutes after listing are the most expensive window. Waiting 48–72 hours typically cuts fees dramatically; there's rarely urgency unless the claim has a deadline.

Commonly yes, at the moment of receipt valued at market price, with capital gains on disposal. Treatment differs sharply between countries — keep records (our CSV exports help) and ask a local advisor.

Terms of some distributions allow clawbacks for exploits or proven abuse. Ordinary users who never touched exploit scripts have little to fear.

They cluster wallets by funding graphs and identical transaction patterns. Independent humans passing through the same protocol usually survive; mirrored automation often doesn't.

Points are pre-token loyalty units a team may later convert into tokens. Nothing guarantees conversion — read our points radar for the odds we estimate.

Wallet connection only shares your public address. We request signatures solely for optional alert subscriptions — and never for token approvals.

Check four things: exact domain spelling, contract address against official docs, approval amounts being requested, and whether the site appears in verified link lists like ours.

Many formulas weight account age — older wallets signal humans, not bots spun up last week. Keep your main farming address alive even during quiet months.

Run your addresses through the checker, then pick one guide from farming playbooks and commit for a season.