airdrop season It’s in full swingApps, protocols, and other projects are picking up on the signs of an impending bear market and finally abandoning their tokens, potentially rewarding millions of cryptocurrency users in the process.
What exactly is it? airdrop, but? For cryptocurrency tokens, airdrops are typically a way for a project to reward early users and contributors by giving them a portion of newly released tokens, while also disseminating the tokens widely for decentralized governance.
There are going to be some pretty attractive airdrops in the coming months involving blockchain networks and tokens geared specifically for gaming. Here’s what’s next for gamers: There may still be time to participate and earn tokens.
Shai
Shai is “Layer-3” gaming network base decisionitself layer-2 Ethereum We expanded our network and launched our first airdrop on January 9th. The drop is as follows: originally planned It was December 27th, but at that time delay Until early January.
Created in collaboration with Arbitrum developer Offchain Labs, the Ultimately, approximately $70 million worth of tokens were distributed in this initial wave, with the total value soaring to $151 million in the following weeks as XAI buzz grew. middleOre rewards are expected in a future “Season 2” airdrop. Eligible users can claim XAI now.
pixel
Pixels, currently the most popular game on Axie Infinity’s Ronin for Ethereum sidechain, has officially revealed its airdrop plans. The retro-style online role-playing game uses a “play-airdrop” approach, with founder Luke Barwikowski writing that the game will benefit players completing “challenging tasks” or “contributing to the growth of the ecosystem” . Method not yet specified.
The top 7,000 players on the leaderboard as of 3 PM ET on January 19th will be eligible to receive tokens, following maintenance to remove bots that may have manipulated the airdrop. Another 1,000 random players who met a certain point threshold. Another 20,000 players from previous Play-Airdrop waves are also eligible. Barikowski said in a live stream on January 17 that the PIXEL token launch is “very imminent” and that there will not be another play-airdrop season before then.
door
Portal is undoubtedly one of the following: The busiest airdrop on the horizon, although this is controversial. Multichain gaming tokens are designed to bridge the gap between them. web3 The game, spanning multiple blockchains, encouraged cryptocurrency users to earn credits for airdrops by creating, sharing, and interacting with Twitter content in bulk.
As unpleasant as it may be, there’s still a lot of hype about what Portal is building. Most of the team comes from: overload and Creeps NFT The SuperDuper team Rockstar Games Hires Co-Founder and other advisors, as well as allies such as major entertainment agency WME and NFT marketplace Magic Eden.
According to the portal, the airdrops are as follows: Scheduled for January 2024 Following the recent pre-sale period and release of the latest version, Crystal Dash Airdrop Farming experience.
saga protocol
Saga is A new blockchain network It’s primarily designed for gaming, so it makes sense to play games as a way to potentially get a share of the upcoming airdrops. December, Saga launched “Play-Airdrop” Campaign Top leaderboard finishers across multiple games running on testnet will earn a portion of SAGA tokens.
In fact, Saga CEO Rebecca Liao said: decryption‘s GG said that some players could ultimately get a “double airdrop” because the game could release its own tokens to reward early users. The Saga mainnet is scheduled to launch in spring 2024, with more competitions scheduled to take place in the coming months.
Saga also revealed that some users from Polygon, Avalanche, Cosmos, and Celestia will also be able to claim tokens from the airdrop. Saga is also launching a “Three Kingdoms” play-airdrop campaign across games from Solana, Polygon, and Avalanche, including powerhouses like Parallel, Shrapnel, and Gas Hero.
wonderful island
Open beta released on January 17th wonderful island is a new sandbox-style game that blends the feel of Animal Crossing, Roblox, and Fortnite’s Creative Mode, allowing you to customize your own island and play with other users. And it offers a Play-Airdrop campaign with a variety of ways to potentially earn ISLAND tokens.
According to tweet thread, Nifty Island awards users points based on factors such as number of plays, number of players they refer to a game, and other NFT assets they own in their linked wallet. It’s unclear when the token drop will occur, but people are flocking ahead to secure a potential stake for ISLAND’s launch.
1/ Nifty Island Open Beta is up and running and Play-to-Airdrop is underway! 🪂
Here’s more on P2A, collector layers, and more! pic.twitter.com/P9u3wghn7f
— Nifty Island 🏝 (@Nifty_Island) January 18, 2024
Nyan Heroes
Nyan Heroes, the Solana hero shooter featuring a cat piloting a giant mechanical suit, will launch an early access version in February and feature a play-airdrop campaign to accompany it. Details are yet to be revealed, but the Overwatch-like shooting game listed on the Epic Games Store will award NYN tokens to early players. Nyan Heroes NFT owners can receive more token rewards.
Apayron
There is another game running on the Ronin chain from Axie Infinity that is running an airdrop campaign with Pixels. Apeiron is a great mix of classic god games (such as Populous) and a card combat “roguelite” experience, creating an experience that requires careful strategy.
Last January, Apeiron unveiled a play-airdrop campaign that offered Epic Games Store battle demo players incentives for completing different tasks or owning certain NFTs, along with points toward future ANIMA token drops. Click here for more information.
mix mob
Solana gaming platform Mixmob plans to launch an airdrop for MXM tokens following the release of Racer 1, a card-based mobile racing game for iOS and Android. Simon Vieira, MixMob CEO, said: decryption We will be airdropping tokens to active community members and players who take advantage of the game’s racing, referrals, staking, and betting features. MixBot NFT owners are also included.
As of this writing, no timeline has been set for the airdrop, but Mixmob also plans to offer exclusive airdrops to owners of Solana Saga phones, including exclusive tournaments and other perks.
Notcoin
Potential airdrops that are not yet 100% confirmed include: Notcoin is a gaming project running on messaging app Telegram, which claims to have amassed over 5 million users in just one week. These users have been frantically pressing buttons to collectively “mine” over 1 trillion Notcoins as of this writing.
well, sort of. Here’s the problem: Notcoin is not a real cryptocurrency yet. However, the TON Foundation, which oversees the network Notcoin is building, says the team is planning to launch the token. This is a very good sign that some kind of airdrop for early users is on the way. However, at the time of this writing, no formal standards have been set.
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on December 27, 2023, and was last updated with new information on January 19.
