Airdrop farming guide

1. Wallet setup

• Use a separate farming wallet, not the one holding your savings. A hardware wallet for long-term funds, a hot wallet for farming.
• Keep only what each task needs in the hot wallet. Revoke old token approvals regularly (e.g. revoke.cash).
• Write your seed phrase on paper. Nobody legitimate will ever ask for it — not support, not a "claim" page, not a Discord mod.

2. Avoiding scams

• Fake claim sites are the #1 airdrop risk. Only use links from the official website or X account; bookmark them.
• Ignore DMs, "you are eligible" emails and replies under official posts — they are almost always drainers.
• Read what you sign. "Permit", "setApprovalForAll" or unlimited approvals on an unknown site = stop.
• Paying a fee to "unlock" an airdrop is a scam.

3. Sybil rules

Projects filter out farms of wallets controlled by one person. Many airdrops now exclude wallets that:

• were funded from the same source and interact in the same order at similar times;
• only do the minimum (one bridge, one swap) and never return;
• move funds between each other just before a snapshot.

Using several wallets may break a project's terms and can get all of them excluded. Real, varied usage over months scores best.

4. Budgeting gas and time

Each airdrop on this site lists out-of-pocket cost (gas, fees, mint prices — money you will not get back), suggested capital (deposits you can withdraw later, with smart-contract risk) and total time. Pick a monthly budget and stick to it; most farms pay nothing.

5. Choosing airdrops

• Confirmed programs (official points or token announcement) are safer bets than speculation.
• Strong funding and real usage (TVL, volume) tend to mean bigger drops, but also more competition.
• Cheap-to-farm L2s and testnets are good for beginners; high-capital DeFi points programs reward size.
• Use our compare tool and the score as a starting point, then read the risks.

6. Taxes

In many countries airdropped tokens are taxable income at their value when received, and again on sale. Keep records of claims; check your local rules.