Since 2020, I've received over 100 airdrops. Hyperliquid was definitely the largest, followed by Zksync, Ion (Cosmos Hub), Arbitrum (with the most addresses), Celestia, Starknet, Wormhole, Paraswap, Dymension, EVMos and Forth. All airdrops exceeded 8k. Then there were countless airdrops from 1k to 5k. I recently used the Otomato site, which tells me I've received 43 airdrops; in reality, there are many more (I'm guessing there are at least 50 that I've received that aren't tracked by this site).

Check yours if you want (just paste the address, without connecting your wallet): Otomato (check the airdrops you received)

In this article, I'd like to list the airdrops I've been following and the protocols I've been interacting with for months/years that will release in the future. Maybe not all of them will release, but most of them will. 2025 and 2026 weren't a good year for airdrops, but as soon as a major airdrop is released, I believe the trend will restart (one airdrop after another). It will be too late to interact by then, so if you're a farmer, you should interact now and choose what to farm. Remember, it's never too late: building a "footprint" for your DeFi address is essential.

HOW TO FARM AIRDROPS
Essentially, once you've established on-chain liquidity (Metamask or Phantom), you need to interact with these protocols. If you use a chain, you need to carry out transactions (a few per month); if you use a dex, you need to perform swaps; if you use an NFT/RWA market, you need to buy/sell NFT; if you use a perp exchange, you need to generate volume; and finally, if you use a prediction market, you need to make predictions. Typically, tokenless protocols tend to reward users who use their services when they release the token (airdrop). A parameter that indicates the possible release of the token is "funding" (if a protocol receives this from a VC, it is very likely that it will release a token in the future). This is what I am using.

CHAINS (MAKE VOLUME, TRANSACTIONS, ACTIVITY)
-Base.
-Ink.
-Soneium (quests) + the Startale dapp (deposit).
-Abstract (badge/XP).
-HyperEVM (perhaps useful for a possible Hyperliquid airdrop Season2. Here I use ProjectX which is a dex and UseFelix.xyz)

BRIDGE BETWEEN EVM CHAINS AND SOL-EVM (MAKE VOLUME/TRANSACTIONS)
-Relay Link.
-Bungee Exchange.
-Jumper.xyz.
-Layerswap.
-PortalBridge (with Mayanswap/Mayanswift route).
-Swap Defillama (ok, it's unlikely they'll release the token, but you never know).
-Oku Trade.

NFT/RWA MARKET (BUY/SELL)
-Opensea.
-DYLI (Free Spins with Diamonds and Ticket for Giveaways). For more info: Trade RWA On DYLI Market: Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece, Magic Cards
-Courtyard (Free Daily Login).

SOCIAL
-DeBank.
-Farcaster.
-Ethos.

YIELD BEARING STABLE (MINT YIELD STABLECOIN)
-MidasRWA.
-Cap Money.

RESTAKING (PROTOCOLS HAVE BEEN IN ACTIVE FOR YEARS, I DO NOT RECOMMEND STARTING NOW)
-Symbiotic.
-Mellow Finance.

STAKING/QUESTS
-Nansen (here you have to stake altcoins: I use it with $Hype and $Sol. There are also quests and points for those who subscribe for at least 1 month for analysis/tracking Nansen service).

WALLET
-Phantom (if you use the Solana chain, I occasionally swap in the wallet and then hold some of their liquid staking token $Psol, which is pegged to $Sol).

STOCKS
-xStocks (holding stocks in the wallet and/or depositing them in DeFi on Solana). For more info: Wall Street on DeFi? The Complete Guide to xStocks and How to Farm Points (No KYC)

PREDICTION MARKET (MAKE PREDICTIONS)
-Polymarket.
-Predict Fun.

PERPS EXCHANGE (MAKE VOLUME)
-Hyperliquid (for possible Season2 airdrop).
-Trade.xyz (uses Hyperliquid interface, interactions apply to both Trade.xyz and Hyperliquid).
-Variational.
-StandX.
-Hibachi.
-Extended.
-Phoenix Trade (on Solana).
-Ostium.
-Nado (double interactions also for Ink Chain).
-Lighter (possible Airdrop Season2 but not guaranteed).
-01 Exchange (on Solana).
-Pacifica (on Solana).

Essentially, you go "long" (if you believe an asset will rise) or "short" (if you believe it will fall). You can open equal and opposite positions on two exchanges to avoid exposure to volatility: for example, 1 ETH "long" on Hyperliquid and 1 ETH "short" on Hibachi. If you have to choose just a few of these, I recommend: Hyperliquid, StandX, Hibachi, 01 Exchange, Pacifica. For more info: Best Predictions Market and Perps Exchange to Farm: A Complete Guide (2026)

These are the protocols I use but always DYOR. If you have any questions about a protocol, how much liquidity you need, or advice, or aren't sure where to start, let us know in the comments.

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