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

[TomPluz]

In the past, many participants really made good money from many projects doing airdrops and bounties but these days it can be so difficult to experience the same even if there is no let-up in new projects coming in. One factor is that there are now millions who are doing the same thing and so the project will eventually give away breadcrumbs not worth of the time, effort and even some money invested. I am not anymore as active as I used to be and I am getting discouraged especially with TON-based projects. Oh well, am convinced that we are not going back anymore to the golden era and so maybe it is time to move on and limit our involvement in here.

[libert19]

One factor is that there are now millions who are doing the same thing and so the project will eventually give away breadcrumbs not worth of the time, effort and even some money invested.

This is it. There are plenty farmers that makes everyone's piece of pie less. There is Zora airdrop recently, people farmed it heavily, including running their node and minting nfts by paying real money and in the end that airdrop gave peanuts.

[Amug123]

...sometimes I'm only enthusiastic at the beginning and stop when there are too many tasks and it's possible to spend funds up front...

I used to do same, I'd start with a project but they'd keep bringing more tasks for users without giving anything concrete about rewards then I'd assume that project is farming users and I'd leave it.

Most of airdrops now had already this kind of social media tasks on which they've been asking out tons of following,liking,commenting and repost or whatever but in the end of the day, you do end up on getting nothing or being that ineligible in the end on which it do really sucks big time after all the things that you've done. The only time on which i do considered out on where people been famred out is on the time that these projects that connects out with games on which accumulating points is their main criteria on which you do need up to invest or buy up someone to maximize points on which i do say that these scam devs are just trying out to milk those people who do really believe that they can make money at the end when the project ends and distribute those airdropped tokens.

it's frustrating when completing task for airdrops doesn't yield expected results.  Some projects may indeed be design to exploit enthusiasm rather than deliver  value. Lack of transparency and unclear criteria for eligibility and rewards taking advantage of user efforts without providing fair compensation.

[milewilda]

...sometimes I'm only enthusiastic at the beginning and stop when there are too many tasks and it's possible to spend funds up front...

I used to do same, I'd start with a project but they'd keep bringing more tasks for users without giving anything concrete about rewards then I'd assume that project is farming users and I'd leave it.

Most of airdrops now had already this kind of social media tasks on which they've been asking out tons of following,liking,commenting and repost or whatever but in the end of the day, you do end up on getting nothing or being that ineligible in the end on which it do really sucks big time after all the things that you've done. The only time on which i do considered out on where people been famred out is on the time that these projects that connects out with games on which accumulating points is their main criteria on which you do need up to invest or buy up someone to maximize points on which i do say that these scam devs are just trying out to milk those people who do really believe that they can make money at the end when the project ends and distribute those airdropped tokens.

it's frustrating when completing task for airdrops doesn't yield expected results.  Some projects may indeed be design to exploit enthusiasm rather than deliver  value. Lack of transparency and unclear criteria for eligibility and rewards taking advantage of user efforts without providing fair compensation.

Therefore, if you do tend to deal up with bounty hunting then you should be that prepared about this scenario on which i could say that it is very common considering the failure rate is high in compared into those projects that do able to succeed and paid up their bounty participants. If you've been bounty dealing for a while then pretty sure that you had made out yourself that being aware about the probabilities. There are just that those moments or times that you've been that too positive on a certain project and optimistic about its success but ended up on having no rewards just because the project had failed or simply the developers didnt want to paid up or simply they turned out to be a scam. Tons of similar situation do happen and thats why you should prepare yourself into this one.

[libert19]

If you've been bounty dealing for a while then pretty sure that you had made out yourself that being aware about the probabilities. There are just that those moments or times that you've been that too positive on a certain project and optimistic about its success but ended up on having no rewards just because the project had failed or simply the developers didnt want to paid up or simply they turned out to be a scam. Tons of similar situation do happen and thats why you should prepare yourself into this one.

I have been through all that you mentioned, sometimes sucesss and sometimes failure that's what bounty/airdrop hunting is, if you can manage to pick yourself up after failures then you might get gem every once in a while and that one makes it all worth it.

[bisdak40]

Airdrops used to be easy, but now they take more effort. Some still pay well if you catch them early, but a lot end up being a waste of time. Many require too much personal info or money, and some never even launch.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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.

That is humans for you, people find it hard to spend on something that will change their lives for good or invest in it, they always want it to be free, which is why many always fall in to the hands of scammers because of free things and some people will know that doing airdrops will be a waste of time and energy, yet they won't invest their time and energy to what is relevant or useful to them and this kind of people can not empower or improve themselves in life.

[LogitechMouse]

Airdrops used to be easy, but now they take more effort. Some still pay well if you catch them early, but a lot end up being a waste of time. Many require too much personal info or money, and some never even launch.

Just a few hours ago, I got some airdropped tokens from MILK.
Is it worth it? Not at all at least on my part because I lend a certain amount of money (liquidity pool) to earn points and in the end, I earned pure dust.

It was very easy to earn a few years ago, but right now, there are many who are participating in these airdrops and the more that are participating, the lower the potential rewards that you can get. Nowadays, if you want to earn more tokens, you need to either deposit some money (liquidity pool), do some social tasks, or buy some NFT that's related to the project.

Overall, I will not say that ALL of the airdrops aren't worth this year, but most of them are. If I will give a number, maybe around 95%.

[milewilda]

If you've been bounty dealing for a while then pretty sure that you had made out yourself that being aware about the probabilities. There are just that those moments or times that you've been that too positive on a certain project and optimistic about its success but ended up on having no rewards just because the project had failed or simply the developers didnt want to paid up or simply they turned out to be a scam. Tons of similar situation do happen and thats why you should prepare yourself into this one.

I have been through all that you mentioned, sometimes sucesss and sometimes failure that's what bounty/airdrop hunting is, if you can manage to pick yourself up after failures then you might get gem every once in a while and that one makes it all worth it.

Well, you do got the point and it will be that up into a particular person on how he would be able to sustain up those failures and keep pushing forward despite of those things. Its hard but its true that there those who do really be able to survive and find out some good gem and thats why it do take up a shot for you to deal up with it. There are those who do survive but most of the time people do surrender and turned their back because it was never been worth of their time. So it will be that depending on a certain individual. Its true that there are some projects which are that still worth or could possibly made out some good profits once you do be able to spot it out but of course it wont be that easy in the first place.