Forward the Original Title: Airdrops when the market is not good: 8 key strategies to help you capture airdrop opportunities in 25 years

I made a seven-figure income through airdrop mining in 2024 and successfully participated in more than 100 airdrop projects.

Now, I’m going to share 8 practical tips to help you dramatically increase your profits in this area and achieve your goals in 2025.

1: Focus on PVP skill-based airdrops

If you want to be a winner in this game and gain far more than others, you have to seize those rare opportunities that give you an edge over the competition.

For example: Tensor, Hyperliquid, Magic Eden, Meteora.

Think of it as a challenging video game, work hard every day to hone your skills, optimize your strategies, and work your way to the top of the leaderboards.

During these opportunities, you may receive life-changing benefits.

2: Don’t Ignore Season 2

Many airdrop miners stop acting after a TGE (Token Generation Event), which is actually a serious mistake.

Many projects will only release a small amount of tokens initially, with the bulk of the token supply allocated to the community often being released later.

In fact, Season 2 airdrops tend to have a better ROI than Season 1 because the rewards are reduced and the competition becomes smaller.

3: 8 Wallet Strategy

Good airdrop miners use multiple wallets, and in my experience, 8 is an ideal number.

This number is sufficient to scale, avoid being flagged for manipulating multiple accounts (i.e. Sybil attacks), and is not overly complex to manage.

I usually divide wallets into two groups:4 main wallets and 4 secondary wallets.

The main wallet is mainly used for high-quality opportunities that require active management, but the management intensity varies.

For example, in a points airdrop, I would aim for 10 million points in the first main wallet, 5 million points in the second wallet, and 3 million points in the other two wallets.

Auxiliary wallets are used for airdrops that require less management and perform the same operations in each of the auxiliary wallets.

This strategy allows you to maximize returns in both linear and tiered reward systems.

4: Reduce time and liquidity investment intensity

This point is mainly aimed at non-skilled PVP airdrop projects.

Airdrop rewards are usually skewed towards early OGs (early users), soYou need to be fully committed in the early stages of the project, but you also need to know how to exit at the right time.

Take Hyperliquid as an example, this is a very successful project and I expect more projects to copy their model in the future. For reference, they hand out the same number of points every week. However, in the first few weeks, you can earn 1000x more points for the same activities than in the final weeks.

But I see a lot of people increasing their investment because of Crypto Twitter’s recognition. Don’t be like them.

Your time and liquidity are limited, so allocate resources wisely. You can invest on a large scale in the early stage, but when the returns begin to diminish, you should shift your goals in time. If you’ve done enough early on, you don’t need to stick around until the TGE (Token Generation Event).

Only in this way can you become the “harvester” instead of the “harvested” object. Because many projects will use various methods to extract more value from users as TGE approaches.

5: Become a DM expert

In the crypto world, true alpha is often shared via private messages rather than public channels like Twitter or group chats. This is especially important in skill-based PVP airdrops. You need to communicate with the right people via private messages as much as possible.

When you find good players in your field, take the initiative to send them private messages and try to build friendships and help each other. Exchanging referral links is also a great way to foster teamwork and align interests.

At the same time, you can also try private messaging the project team members you are participating in. The information they reveal in private messages is often more valuable than in public.

In crypto, a critical piece of inside information can completely change your bottom line, so don’t underestimate the value of this part of the work.

6: Optimize your exit strategy

Getting a good token allocation is only part of the equation, the ultimate goal is to sell those tokens at the best price.

However, I see too many people asking others what to do on the day of TGE. They don’t have a plan or strategy ahead of time and end up wasting months of effort due to bad decisions. Don’t be like them.

Before each TGE, independently develop your exit strategy and goals.Don’t trust advice on social media as those price targets are often highly subjective and biased.

To reduce volatility, it is recommended to exit gradually. Don’t sell all your tokens at once, and don’t hold on to them completely. This is an unwise strategy. You are not a professional trader, so don’t try to accurately time the market.

Exit gradually, such as selling 20%-50% at TGE, depending on your goals, and then be flexible based on market conditions.

Remember, airdrops are not free money. Whether you obtained these tokens via airdrop or purchased them outright, there is essentially no difference and you should treat your airdropped tokens like any other asset.

7: Become an organic participant in the ecosystem

Airdrop mining isn’t just about trying out projects and technologies ahead of a TGE (Token Generation Event). You can also earn huge rewards by leaving a good on-chain record in the right ecosystem.

For example, just by using Solana or Sui and holding some NFTs (non-fungible tokens) over the past year, you probably made more than actively participating in mining activities on other L2 (layer two networks). The wallets of early ETH (Ethereum) users also performed well in airdrops on many EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) compatible networks, sometimes even exceeding the returns of ordinary users.

As airdrop mining becomes more and more popular, I believe that excellent projects will be more inclined to reward thoseUsers who naturally participate in the ecosystem, rather than mere airdrop miners. You can also become an important member of the ecosystem in this way.

This year, some completely new ecosystems will emerge, such as Berachain, Monad, and Eclipse. These emerging networks offer great opportunities for early adopters. Your efforts today will determine whether you can become an OG (Original Gangster, meaning early user or veteran player) in the future. If you are optimistic about an emerging ecosystem, then plunge into it and enjoy the process of exploration!

Who knows what opportunities this may bring for you?

8: Seize the opportunity of the moment

If you made it this far, I want to end this article with the most important advice you deserve.

Currently, dozens of projects are airdropping billions of tokens every month. Do you really think opportunities like this will last forever?

Believe me, no. If you don’t take advantage of this opportunity today, you may deeply regret it in the future.

Your current efforts are not enough. Sacrifice some hobbies and free time, go all out and push your limits. Set goals high and don’t settle for small accomplishments.

The road won’t be easy, it may be painful, and even draining, but you need to love the challenge.

You are in the right time and place with a unique opportunity that can change your life—and maybe the lives of those you love.

Don’t let this opportunity slip away.

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