After observing the past six months, I’ve noticed significant changes in the airdrop space.

Quite a few studios have disbanded altogether. Some people are barely holding on by relying on certain projects’ alpha information, but they’re running out of steam.

But honestly, I think this is actually a good thing.

The industry isn’t dead; it’s just being reshuffled. The game has just changed.

The era when you could profit by bulk registering accounts and performing mechanical interactions is over. What matters now? Patience, strategy, and time management. Project teams are getting smarter—they want real users, not zombie accounts.

This year, big projects like Sign, Newton, and Sahara still yielded decent returns for some people. And for those projects that haven’t launched their tokens yet, there’s still opportunity. As long as the chain is running and fundraising continues, someone will profit.

At its core, this is a game of wits with project teams. Whoever keeps a steady mindset will survive to the end.

My approach is straightforward:
Zero-cost projects? I participate in all of them.
Require a deposit? I invest small amounts, spread out.
Not enough energy? Then I just focus deeply on 2 to 3 main accounts.

If you feel like “there’s nothing left to farm,” then it’s the perfect time to nurture your accounts.

Twitter activity, Discord identity, wallet history—these are the basic entry requirements for future projects. What project teams care most about now are “real users” and “participants with a record of contribution,” not dozens of shell accounts with zero interaction.

Don’t get talked into managing dozens or even hundreds of accounts and buying a bunch of devices right from the start. For individual players, 3 to 5 accounts are more than enough. If you really want to operate at studio scale, that’s a completely different strategy and level of investment.

Although I’ve been “farmed” by projects like Monad and Camp this year, overall my returns are still better than my family’s offline store. That’s why I’m continuing to dig deeper down this path.

Before getting into this field, think carefully about a few things:
It’s tedious, slow-paced, repetitive, you might get farmed yourself, and returns are uncertain—these are all normal.
But those who persist will always be the few.

Finally, here are a few projects I’m following—do your own research (DYOR):
Polymarket, Abstract, Infinex, MetaMask points system, OpenSea, Farcaster, Backpack, Lighter, Kalshi, edgeX, Zama, Brevis, Nexus, Warden…

There are indeed fewer airdrops now—that’s a fact. But it’s still doable, the strategies and pace have just changed.