Are Airdrops Still Worth It in 2025? My Honest Thoughts!!!

[Glow]

Airdrops used to be easy money back in 2021,u just needed to follow a few socials, drop your wallet, and boom, tokens. But in 2025, things are a bit different. I've been hunting airdrops again over the past few weeks, and I have noticed that it is still kind of free money even though uour time and data subscription is still invested it has its upside and down side, the upside being Some projects actually pay well—especially if you catch them early or complete all the tasks.
Loyalty Rewards Are Back: Ecosystems like zkSync and LayerZero are rewarding long-term users more, not just social taskers.
Airdrop Communities Are Stronger: People now share alpha fast on Telegram, Discord, and forums like this.

While the down side is that many are time wasters: Some airdrops don’t launch or never distribute. You end up shilling for nothing.
KYC & Spam Risk: Some sketchy ones now require KYC or make you jump through 100 spammy hoops.
Bot-Detection Is Stricter: You can get disqualified for small mistakes like mismatched handles or not using the right wallet.

Tips I Follow:

I focus on ecosystem participation (testnets, bridging, trading) more than just social tasks.
I always check if the team is doxxed or if they have a history of legit launches.
I avoid any airdrop that asks for too much personal info or upfront payment.

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

[JoyMarsha]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I don't think I have any experience with airdrops so far since the start of this year. Airdrops haven't crossed my mind. I don't know whether something of such exists in the crypto space apart from accumulating Bitcoin and top altcoins at low prices.

However, airdrops that's where I have fewer thoughts to consider doing because of how people are not rewarded with shitcoins to hodl

[Rruchi man]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I am sure that there are people who have profited from airdrops this year, but my personal view on it is that there are many opportunities in cryptocurrency for you to only be focused on airdrops.

People who chase airdrops without thinking of investments like free things too much.

[libert19]

Airdrops used to be easy money back in 2021,u just needed to follow a few socials, drop your wallet, and boom, tokens.

That's incorrect, what you say was more prevalent during 2017—'18. By 2021, airdrops were already gone retroactive and you had to be an early user of the platform to be rewarded.

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???

Since about a year I stopped doing airdrops. I still get eligible for some airdrops due to my wallet's history but nothing significant.

[Glow]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I am sure that there are people who have profited from airdrops this year, but my personal view on it is that there are many opportunities in cryptocurrency for you to only be focused on airdrops.

People who chase airdrops without thinking of investments like free things too much.

well its just that getting involved with airdrops or participating in airdrops is one of the easy way back then and i am positive about this because i have participated in some telegram bot airdrops like dogs which was the best and catizen and others when they were legit and profitable and i actually profited from it alot and it was about the airdrop at first but then it opened my eyes to different opportunities like knowing about cryptocurrency about wallets and exchange apps [like bitget  bybit and binance], acquiring knowledge on how to navigate them,knowing about the onchain adresses used to recieve my earned coins and how to sell or buy them on spot market then i realized that there was futures market where i could mazimize my profit but also increase my risk and i had to go study on how to use it efficiently and also getting to know that strategys exist which lead me to trading.
so to me it wasnt just about the airdrop being easy or free money even though i expect that when i do a work or make them popular by sharing them on social networks i need to be compensated for it, i didnt do airdrops to become rich from it was just exploring but am grateful it opened my eyes to more opportunities.
Did you earn or lose in the airdrops you participated in or did it also did wonders for you like it did me???

[bitterguy28]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I don't think I have any experience with airdrops so far since the start of this year. Airdrops haven't crossed my mind. I don't know whether something of such exists in the crypto space apart from accumulating Bitcoin and top altcoins at low prices.

i have seen some projects but it seems like there really has been not much trendy projects that has caused some hype and noise around social media or if there were any it was only for a very brief moment of time and nothing that seemed profitable enough i really think that people have lost interest in airdrops after last year where a lot of the efforts have gone to waste

[Glow]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I don't think I have any experience with airdrops so far since the start of this year. Airdrops haven't crossed my mind. I don't know whether something of such exists in the crypto space apart from accumulating Bitcoin and top altcoins at low prices.

However, airdrops that's where I have fewer thoughts to consider doing because of how people are not rewarded with shitcoins to hodl

Airdrops did exist and it was wonderful when everything was done right and u get paid the coins u earned but right now most of them are scams and you will even lose because of the payment they will ask for inorder for them to process your withdrawal and they wont even say anything about it untill its time to claim them they come up with all possible ways to make your earnings or points become as useless as it can be by eitheer dividing it or locking some up or requesting for gas fee which doesnt make sense , that is why it is important to make due research before getting involved in one right now.but getting crypto low and selling when it high is not as easy as its made out to be and people should always acquire knowledge of it before starting because i belive everyone should be more eager to conserve their capital than they are to make profit because its easier to lose than to profit with little or no knowledge in the crypto space so trade wisely .

[albon]

Airdrops are not a viable topic for 2025 and if you choice airdrops this year then you will waste your time. Because in 2024 everyone earned more or less $200-250 from dogs airdrops and based on this everyone wasted time chasing airdrops throughout the year. On the other hand, people have been cheated repeatedly from Telegram gaming airdrops, which is why people stay away from Telegram today. I have nothing to do with airdrops this year but I am excited to sell paws tokens that I received as rewards from the Telegram airdrop.

[Salahmu]

The booming days of Airdrops has gone and now nobody is inconveniencing themselves for it, just as you have said those days it somehow pays but not longer now, I have benefited then with the one a participated but now is very clear that those things are not working too well because of the scam on crypto industry, so there is no need to hope on Airdrop. However I heard Testnet are the ones people are giving their attention on.

[bisdak40]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I don't think I have any experience with airdrops so far since the start of this year. Airdrops haven't crossed my mind. I don't know whether something of such exists in the crypto space apart from accumulating Bitcoin and top altcoins at low prices.

However, airdrops that's where I have fewer thoughts to consider doing because of how people are not rewarded with shitcoins to hodl

Airdrops did exist and it was wonderful when everything was done right and u get paid the coins u earned but right now most of them are scams and you will even lose because of the payment they will ask for inorder for them to process your withdrawal and they wont even say anything about it untill its time to claim them they come up with all possible ways to make your earnings or points become as useless as it can be by eitheer dividing it or locking some up or requesting for gas fee which doesnt make sense , that is why it is important to make due research before getting involved in one right now.but getting crypto low and selling when it high is not as easy as its made out to be and people should always acquire knowledge of it before starting because i belive everyone should be more eager to conserve their capital than they are to make profit because its easier to lose than to profit with little or no knowledge in the crypto space so trade wisely .

Before, airdrops were nice you do some small tasks and get real tokens. But now, most are just scams. They don’t tell you about gas fees or payments until you want to withdraw, then they bring up all kinds of problems. Sometimes they even lock your coins or reduce them. That’s why it’s good to check well before joining any airdrop now. Also, buying low and selling high sounds easy, but it’s not. If you don’t understand crypto well, you can lose money fast. It’s better to be careful and protect your money first before trying to make profit.

[Glow]

What’s your experience with airdrops this year? Any hidden gems you’ve claimed or ongoing???
Let’s share and grow together!

I don't think I have any experience with airdrops so far since the start of this year. Airdrops haven't crossed my mind. I don't know whether something of such exists in the crypto space apart from accumulating Bitcoin and top altcoins at low prices.

However, airdrops that's where I have fewer thoughts to consider doing because of how people are not rewarded with shitcoins to hodl

Airdrops did exist and it was wonderful when everything was done right and u get paid the coins u earned but right now most of them are scams and you will even lose because of the payment they will ask for inorder for them to process your withdrawal and they wont even say anything about it untill its time to claim them they come up with all possible ways to make your earnings or points become as useless as it can be by eitheer dividing it or locking some up or requesting for gas fee which doesnt make sense , that is why it is important to make due research before getting involved in one right now.but getting crypto low and selling when it high is not as easy as its made out to be and people should always acquire knowledge of it before starting because i belive everyone should be more eager to conserve their capital than they are to make profit because its easier to lose than to profit with little or no knowledge in the crypto space so trade wisely .

Before, airdrops were nice you do some small tasks and get real tokens. But now, most are just scams. They don’t tell you about gas fees or payments until you want to withdraw, then they bring up all kinds of problems. Sometimes they even lock your coins or reduce them. That’s why it’s good to check well before joining any airdrop now. Also, buying low and selling high sounds easy, but it’s not. If you don’t understand crypto well, you can lose money fast. It’s better to be careful and protect your money first before trying to make profit.

This is so real, this is the type of experience I have had with airdrops this year and these are the type of responses I get when I ask everyone about airdrop, so mostly airdrop is not a viable option anymore but there are other ways out there am sure and I would like us to share other ways so we can learn and grow together which is one of the aim and objectives of this forum.

[Z-crypt]

Airdrops doesn’t give rewards that much compared to the past few years but there are few that are still worth it mainly those in testnet phases. I know people who made substantial rewards from airdrops this year even though I didn’t participated. Many still participate in airdrops though basically as a side earnings.

[Glow]

Thank you for your input and these online earnings are better than just sitting because the economy is becoming something else and it's every man for himself and these go a long way and believe me a smart person saving up might be able to start something tangible with it.

[albon]

Airdrops doesn’t give rewards that much compared to the past few years but there are few that are still worth it mainly those in testnet phases. I know people who made substantial rewards from airdrops this year even though I didn’t participated. Many still participate in airdrops though basically as a side earnings.

Of course, if you want then you can participate in some airdrops, which will be considered as your side income. I think the online world should be considered as a second source of income. Because you cannot earn money here with 100% trust, so you have to be engaged in some other business or job to manage your life. Because airdrops will disappoint you again and again, just like we were disappointed with a lot of airdrops in 2024.

[Findingnemo]

As I always say, the era of bounty and airdrops ended in 2019 itself and from that we have only very few airdrops that actually rewarded real money in terms of numbers. We have more opprtunities to make money than just airdrops in these days but if that's specific need then I suggest to have other source of income because airdrops are highly uncertain and often disappoint at the end.