Airdrops

Airdrops

Finance

Ethereum Rollup Optimism Launches DAO, Announces Long-Awaited Airdrop

Crypto Twitter has lit up with users excited to learn they will be eligible to claim Optimism’s OP tokens in an upcoming “season of airdrops.”

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Tech

Multiple Indian Official Twitter Accounts Hacked, NFT Content Posted

Accounts of a high-profile state chief minister, political parties and government institutions were compromised.

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Markets

APE Token Tied to Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Sinks 80% in Opening Hours

The ApeCoin token airdropped to Bored Ape NFT owners is off to a rough start, falling from $39.40 to as low as $6.48.

Artist's rendition of a Bored Ape NFT. (Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Ukraine Fundraisers Bring Out the Best, and Worst, in Crypto

If you tried to make money off Ukraine’s fundraising efforts, your soul is just as broken as your brain.

"A Saint Triumphant Over the Devil," by an unknown 18th century German artist. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Policy

Ukraine Government Cancels Airdrop Ahead of Scheduled Snapshot

The minister of digital transformation announced the cancellation on his Twitter account.

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Finance

Apparent Ukraine WORLD Airdrop Might Be Spoof

The peaceful world tokens that appeared to be sent by Ukraine's crypto addresses could have been spoofed, blockchain analysts said.

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Markets

No, the 'Peaceful World' Token Is Not Ukraine's Secret Airdrop

Data from Etherscan appeared to show Ukraine's official crypto donation wallet was testing airdrops and seeding a Uniswap liquidity pool. It was not the real thing.

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Markets

Ukraine's Airdrop Tease Spurs Influx of Microdonations

Thousands of small donations ranging from 0.0001 to 0.01 ETH are flooding the Ethereum blockchain ahead of an announced giveaway.

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Markets

Ucrania confirma un airdrop tras recibir $33 millones en donaciones mediante cripto

Los airdrops consisten en que proyectos cripto envíen tokens gratuitos en masa a sus comunidades para fomentar la adopción.

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