Author:Punkmonke.sol

Compiled by: TechFlow

In 2024, I earned a seven-figure income through airdrop mining and successfully participated in over 100 airdrop projects.

Now, I will share 8 practical tips to help you significantly increase your earnings in this field and achieve your goals in 2025.

1: Focus on PVP skill-based airdrops

If you want to be a winner in this game and earn far more than others, you must seize those rare opportunities that give you an advantage in the competition.

For example: Tensor, Hyperliquid, Magic Eden, Meteora.

Treat it like a challenging video game, work hard every day to hone your skills and optimize your strategies, and strive to climb to the top of the leaderboard.

In these opportunities, you may achieve life-changing earnings.

2: Don't ignore Season 2

Many airdrop miners stop their actions after the TGE (Token Generation Event), which is a serious mistake.

Many projects will only release a small amount of tokens initially, while the majority of the token supply allocated to the community is often distributed in the later stages.

In fact, the second season's airdrops often have a higher return on investment than the first season, as the rewards decrease while the competition becomes smaller.

3: 8 Wallet Strategy

Excellent airdrop miners use multiple wallets, and based on my experience, 8 is an ideal number.

This number is sufficient to scale, yet avoids being flagged for controlling multiple accounts (i.e., Sybil attacks), and is not too complex to manage.

I usually divide the wallets into two groups: 4 main wallets and 4 auxiliary wallets.

The main wallets are primarily used for high-quality opportunities that require active management, but with varying degrees of intensity.

For example, in a points airdrop, I will compete for 10 million points in the first main wallet, 5 million points in the second wallet, and 3 million points in the other two wallets.

The auxiliary wallets are used for airdrops that require less management, and the same operations are executed in each auxiliary wallet.

This strategy allows you to maximize your earnings in both linear and tiered reward systems.

4: Reduce the intensity of time and liquidity investment

This point mainly applies to non-skill-based PVP airdrop projects.

Airdrop rewards usually favor early OGs (Original Gangsters), so in the early stage of a project, you need to invest all your efforts, but you also need to know when to withdraw at the right time.

Take Hyperliquid as an example, which is a very successful project, and I expect more projects to replicate their model in the future. As a reference, they distribute the same amount of points weekly. However, in the first few weeks, you can earn 1,000 times more points through the same activities compared to the last few weeks.

But I've seen many people constantly increase their investment scale due to the recognition of Crypto Twitter. Don't be like them.

Your time and liquidity are limited, so you need to allocate your resources reasonably. You can invest heavily in the early stage, but when the returns start to diminish, you should shift your focus in a timely manner. If you have completed enough tasks in the early stage, you don't need to persist until the TGE (Token Generation Event).

This way, you can become the "harvester" instead of being "harvested", as many projects will try to extract more value from users as the TGE approaches.

5: Become a private message expert

In the crypto world, true Alpha is often shared through private messages rather than public channels (such as Twitter or group chats). This is especially important in skill-based PVP airdrops. You need to communicate with the right people through private messages as much as possible.

When you find excellent players in the field, proactively send them private messages, try to build friendships and help each other. Exchanging referral links is also a good way to foster teamwork and align interests.

You can also try to send private messages to the project team members you are participating in. The information they reveal in private messages is usually more valuable than what they share publicly.

In the crypto field, a key piece of insider information can completely change your earnings, so don't underestimate the value of this part of the work.

6: Optimize your exit strategy

Obtaining a good token allocation is only part of the success, the ultimate goal is to sell these tokens at the best price.

However, I see too many people asking others how to operate on the TGE day. They haven't made a plan or strategy in advance, and as a result, they have wasted months of effort due to poor decision-making. Don't be like them.

Before each TGE, independently develop your exit strategy and targets. Don't blindly trust the advice on social media, as those price targets often have strong subjectivity and bias.

To reduce volatility, it is recommended to gradually exit. Don't sell all your tokens at once, and don't hold them completely without moving, as both are unwise strategies. You are not a professional trader, so don't try to precisely time the market.

Gradually exit, for example, sell 20%-50% at the TGE, the specific proportion depending on your goals, and then adjust flexibly based on market conditions.

Remember, airdrops are not free money. Whether you obtained these tokens through airdrops or direct purchases, the essence is the same, and you should treat your airdrop tokens like trading any other asset.

7: Become an organic participant in the ecosystem

Airdrop mining is not just about trying projects and technologies before the TGE (Token Generation Event). By leaving a good on-chain record in the right ecosystem, you can also reap bountiful rewards.

For example, over the past year, just by using Solana or Sui and holding some Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), you may have earned more than actively participating in mining activities on other L2 (Layer 2) networks. And the wallets of early ETH (Ethereum) users have also performed impressively in the airdrops of many EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) compatible networks, sometimes even exceeding the earnings of regular users.

As airdrop mining becomes more widespread, I believe that excellent projects will be more inclined to reward users who naturally participate in the ecosystem, rather than just airdrop miners. You can also become an important member of the ecosystem in this way.

This year, some brand-new ecosystems will emerge, such as Berachain, Monad, and Eclipse. These emerging networks offer great opportunities for early users. Your efforts today will determine whether you can become an OG (Original Gangster) in the future. If you are optimistic about a new ecosystem, don't hesitate to invest in it and enjoy the exploration process!

Who knows what opportunities it may bring you?

8: Seize the current opportunities

If you've read this far, I want to end this article with the most important advice, which is also what you deserve to have.

Currently, there are dozens of projects airdropping billions of tokens every month. Do you really think these opportunities will last forever?

Believe me, they won't. If you don't seize this opportunity today, you may deeply regret it in the future.

Your current efforts are still far from enough. Sacrifice some hobbies and leisure time, go all out, and break through your own limits. Set your goals high and don't be satisfied with small achievements in front of you.

This path won't be easy, it may be painful, and even require a huge expenditure of energy, but you need to love this challenge.

You are now in the right time and place, with a unique opportunity that can change your life - and perhaps the lives of those you love.

Don't let this opportunity slip away.