Method Description Example Airdrops Free tokens distributed for holding or signing up.

New blockchain projects. Faucets Small crypto for completing tasks (e.g., captchas). Bitcoin/Ethereum faucets.

Staking Rewards Earn by locking crypto to support a network. Staking Solana, Cardano.

Referral Programs Rewards for referring others to platforms. Binance, Coinbase referrals.

Play-to-Earn Games Earn crypto or NFTs by playing games. Axie Infinity, Decentraland. Learning Platforms Rewards for completing crypto-related courses/quizzes. Coinbase Learn, Binance.

Mining Small rewards via shared pools or apps. Pi Network (speculative).

Cashback/Rewards Crypto rewards via spending on specific cards. Crypto.com Visa card.

Brave Browser Rewards Earn Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) for viewing ads. Brave Browser. Publish0x Get tipped in crypto for reading or writing articles. Publish0x platform.