Best airdrop routes: How to get over 25 token airdrops at once!
Crypto token airdrops are an almost guaranteed way for cryptocurrency and blockchain projects to get maximum exposure and users for their protocol. Therefore, many crypto projects are very likely to do an airdrop. And because many projects share or are partnered with each other, there are airdrop routes that allow you to farm multiple airdrops at once! Here is our best airdrop route, some of which let you farm over 25 potential airdrops in one go!
What is a crypto token airdrop?
A crypto token airdrop is a marketing strategy employed by companies in the cryptocurrency space to promote awareness and increase ownership of their project and token. It involves delivering (airdropping) tokens to users, usually as a reward for completing various tasks on their protocol. For example, following their social media, helping promote the project or testing the protocol. The token which is airdropped is usually the native token of the project, and it us usually airdropped to eligible users during its launch.
Best airdrop route: How to get over 25 airdrops at once?
Here’s one of the best airdrop routes we have found, which can qualify you for over 25 token airdrops in one go!
Here’s one of the best airdrop routes we have found, which can qualify you for over 25 token airdrops in one go!
Trade on Hyperliquid
Hyperliquid is an order book perpetual futures DEX. To trade on Hyperliquid, go to “Portfolio” and deposit some USDC.e. Then, trade or provide liquidity to their Vaults. As Hyperliquid DEX is already live, be aware that you will be using real funds for trading. Hyperliquid has a FRIEND-USD index and ZRO-USD index on which you can trade. Note however that both Friend.tech and LayerZero do not have tokens yet, so the indices do not represent actual tokens.
Note: If you do not have any USDC.e, you will need to swap native USDC for USDC.e on Uniswap. Learn how to use Uniswap with our Uniswap Review and Tutorial.
Potential airdrops covered: Hyperliquid, Friend.tech, LayerZero.
Trade on Bebop
Bebop is a decentralized trading platform that aims to deliver a breakthrough in user experience for trading in DeFi by allowing users to trade multiple tokens at once.
To trade on Bebop, connect your wallet to their website and deposit some USDC. You can withdraw your USDC.e from Hyperliquid in step 1 above, but you will need to swap your USDC.e to USDC on Uniswap. Tip: swap USDC to USDT on Bebop to create trading activity.
Potential airdrops covered: Hyperliquid, Bebop.
Bridge tokens on Bungee exchange
Bungee is a tool powered by Socket that helps people find the best way to move a digital token from one blockchain to another.
Bridge tokens from any chain (e.g. Ethereum, Arbitrum etc) to zkSync Era to qualify for a potential zkSync Era airdrop. You can use your USDT from step 2 above to bridge USDT on Arbitrum network to USDC on Optimism network via Stargate. Finally, use Gas refuel option by refueling ETH to zkSync.
Check out our Bungee Token Airdrop Guide and Socket token airdrop guide
Potential airdrops covered: Bungee, Socket, Arbitrum, zkSync, Optimism, Stargate, LayerZero.
Swap tokens on Slingshot
Slingshot is a deFi application that allows users to search for, send, receive, and swap over 50,000 cryptocurrencies at the best prices with 0% swap fees.
To swap tokens on Slingshot, go to the “Swap” tab. Use your USDC from step 3 above to swap to ETH on the Optimism network.
Potential airdrops covered: Slingshot, Optimism
Bridge tokens on Li.Fi (Jumper)
Li.Fi is a bridge aggregator which can also connect with decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Jumper is the DEX powered by Li.Fi.
To bridge tokens on Li.Fi (Jumper), connect your wallet to Jumper.exchange. Go to the “Exchange” tab and select your to and from tokens. We suggest you bridge the ETH tokens from step 4 above from the Optimism network to the Base network via the Stargate route. Check out our Li.Fi Lizard($LZRD) token airdrop guide for a full tutorial.
Potential airdrops covered: Li.Fi (Jumper), Optimism, Stargate, LayerZero.
Swap tokens on Odos
Odos is a token swap platform which aims to facilitate trades across multiple decentralized exchanges and boasts a multi-token swap feature.
Connect your wallet to Odos and go to the Swap page. Select Base network from the top right-hand corner and swap your ETH tokens from step 5 above to USDbC.
Potential airdrops covered: Odos
Mint ONFTs on Merkly
Merkly has a goal to offer a user-friendly interface that allows users to interact with less popular chains directly, while taking advantage of LayerZero’s one-of-a-kind messaging system.
To mint ONFTs, go to “ONFT Bridge” after connecting your wallet to https://minter.merkly.com/. Select Base to Linea as your bridge, then follow the steps to Mint and Bridge. If you need gas for the transaction, go to the “Get Gas” tab and refuel gas from zkSync Era to Linea (see step 3 above). Then, bridge your ONFT to Linea network.
Potential airdrops covered: Merkly, zkSync, Linea.
Bridge tokens on Meson
Meson is a cross-chain swap protocol optimised for stablecoins, their aim is to complete cross-chain transactions in 1-2 minutes at over 80% gas costs savings.
To bridge tokens on Meson, go to the “Swap” tab and bridge your USDbC from step 6 above from Base network to zkSync Era.
Potential airdrops covered: Meson, zkSync.
Trade on Satori
Satori is a protocol on Polygon zkEVM and may do their own airdrop on Polygon zkEVM in the future.
To trade on Satori, connect your wallet on the zkSync Era mainnet. Go to the portfolio page and click on “Deposit” to deposit some USDC onto their platform, put in some long/short orders. Then, withdraw your USDC. Alternatively, you can trade on the Linea or zkEVM networks to position yourself for any potential Linea or Polygon zkEVM airdrops. However, you will need USDT or MATIC if you are trading on the Polygon zkEVM network.
Check out our Polygon zkEVM (MATIC) Token Airdrop Guide!
Potential airdrops covered: Satori, zkSync, Polygon zkEVM, Linea
Swap tokens on Syncswap
SyncSwap is a DeFi hub that allows users to trade and deposit liquidity into pools to earn trading fees. It is one of the first and biggest protocols in the zkSync ecosystem.
To swap tokens on Syncswap, connect your wallet to the protocol and make sure you are on zkSync mainnet. Then, swap your USDC from step 9 above to WETH. You can also go onto the “Pool” tab and provide liquidity.
Check out our SyncSwap ($SYNC) Token Airdrop Guide
Potential airdrops covered: Syncswap, zkSync.
Swap tokens on Zerion
Zerion is a non-custodial crypto wallet that also offers services such as NFT and DeFi tracker, as well as swap features.
To swap tokens on Zerion, connect your wallet to https://app.zerion.io/swap. Swap your WETH from step 10 above to ETH using the zkSync network.
Check out our Zerion Token Airdrop Guide
Potential airdrops covered: Zerion, zkSync.
Bridge tokens on Layerswap
Layerswap is a protocol that allows users to bridge cryptoassets across networks quickly and reliably.
Connect your wallet to Layerswap. User some of your ETH from step 11 above to bridge from zkSync Era network to Linea network.
Check out our Linea (ConsenSys zkEVM) Token Airdrop Guide
Potential airdrops covered: Layerswap, zkSync, Linea
