We're being sold the dream of making $4,000 from a $0.30 mint.

But the same scenario won't happen again.

The only way that the price of an NFT pumps:

A surge in demand with limited supply.

But here's how Zora mints work:

Once an NFT hits 1,111 mints, a 24 hour countdown starts with unlimited mints.

With all the shills on Twitter about any NFT:

The supply shoots up drastically.

But the price will only pump if someone wants to buy it.

(zachxbt's NFT only had 2.8k mints)

I'm not interested in speculation, so I'm avoiding this completely.

Also because I suck at trading.

Yes, it's 'only' just $0.30 per mint or $31 for a max mint.

But I rather use those funds to grow my on-chain footprint elsewhere instead.

I still believe that Zora will favour creators more, and here's how I set this NFT's price to just $0.01:

x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1797627113757172165

We’re nearing the end of Linea’s LXP campaign, with only 3 tasks left, including a tricky metaverse challenge. Here’s how I earned all 50 LXP and the fees involved:

Linea used AlphaMind for these tasks. The UI is poor, but onchain tasks are verified quickly. Remember to verify them on AlphaMind or you won’t qualify for LXP. After completing some quizzes, I did the following:

1. Cross-chain swap (≥0.005 ETH): Bridged from Optimism to Linea, paying ~$0.16 (fees + slippage).

2. Trade >$20 on MYX: Traded 5 $USDC with 4x leverage, paying 0.0003 ETH ($0.74) for opening/closing the order and 0.0005 ETH ($1.23) for TP/SL orders. Hidden costs were offset by my TP order.

3. Mint NFT on The Nemesis: Signed up, created a character, completed a buggy race to collect 15 Linea Cubes, and claimed an AlphaMind coupon to mint an NFT (gas fees only).

Despite Linea’s tendency to milk users, only MYX trading was expensive.

1. Accept an invite (1x bronze medal): Simply create an account with a referral code.

2. Connect X and Discord accounts (2x bronze medals): Easy setup.

3. Bridge 0.1 ETH to Shape (1x bronze medal): I bridged 0.101 ETH from Scroll to Shape, costing 0.00055 ETH (~$1.37).

4. Transient mint (1x bronze medal): Created a mint page on Transient Labs, with a 0.0009 ETH (~$2.23) mint fee.

5. Invite friends (1x bronze, silver, gold medals): Inviting 10 friends who completed Proof of Personhood earned me all 3 medals.

6. Highlight’s Call Me (1x bronze medal): Minted for 0.0004 ETH (~$0.99).

7. Deca Leaderboard Ranks (1x silver medal): Somehow hit top 100 on an artist’s leaderboard.

8. Gitcoin Passport (1x silver, 1x gold medals): Minted Gitcoin Passport on Shape’s L2 for 0.0012097 ETH (~$3.01).

Total cost: $7.60. There are other NFTs on Shape but most cost >0.01 ETH.

Here’s how I completed all 4 tasks and earned 12 Jumper XP with up to 50% APY:

Super SEIyan Week Campaign:
It lasts for 3 weeks and involves depositing funds into partner protocols, claiming SEI rewards (may take up to 24 hours), and earning Jumper XP. Here’s my route:

1. Bridge ≥ $50 with Stargate on Jumper: Cheaper fees (~$0.06) bridging from Base to Sei.

2. Get Gas (Optional): I used Stargate’s gas on destination.

3. Deposit in the ETH Pool on Yei: Borrowed ETH using USDC collateral and deposited back.

4. Deposit into USDT/USDC/FRAX Pool on Jellyverse: Single-sided USDC deposit.

5. Deposit into iSEI/SEI Pool on Dragonswap: Borrowed SEI from Yei, staked 50%.

6. Deposit USDC and Mint FLP on Filament: Swapped USDC for FLP.

I recommend bridging $50 as the minimum. My aim is to collect Jumper XP, as this boosts my ranking for future airdrop chances.

Echoing @CC2Ventures: The secret to qualifying for every airdrop is to cover all bases. Nobody knows the criteria (except team insiders), and competition is tougher with more bots.

Following easily replicated routes may get you flagged as a bot, making rank checkers useless—they rely on metrics that projects may ignore.

With more bots than ever, projects are setting smarter eligibility criteria to filter them out. The key to being eligible?

Interact with a protocol in every way possible until they have no reason to exclude you—unless they label you a Sybil.

Consistent interaction is crucial.

Projects value early and loyal users, but dislike airdrop farmers who extract value with low-quality transactions. Time for a mindset shift: We are not airdrop farmers, but Power DeFi users with strong on-chain footprints.

Airdrops are controversial; even Vitalik shared 4 guiding principles recently. I shared my thoughts here:

x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1828788047145738296

Movement's testnet campaign might seem overwhelming at first with its 269 tasks, but you don’t need to complete all of them to benefit. The tasks are divided into 5 Guilds:

- Pathfinders: Engaging with the community
- Creators: Making content like memes and stickers
- Explorers Completing social tasks
- Scholars Writing threads and articles
- Spartans Handling on-chain transactions

Each Guild has 5 tiers, with higher tiers requiring more tasks. I focused on securing Tier 5 for the Spartans by completing 48 out of 53 tasks. The other Guilds were optional, and I decided not to invest time in the Creators Guild.

Setting up wallets was a bit tricky because Movement operates on 3 sub-networks (EVM, Aptos, Sui), each needing separate funding and specific wallets for easy access.
Despite the tedious process, this campaign is could be a great opportunity. With fewer participants qualifying for the higher tiers, consistency and smart task selection were crucial to maximizing returns.

Full guide:
x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1823318706212213201

No one would do @Mint_Blockchain's mainnet campaign as they're sick of another farming campaign. So I'm going all in since there's lower competition for this airdrop. While gas costs < $0.01, some quests are expensive and I shared how much I paid to complete these 6 quests:

Mint is a Superchain L2 that specializes in NFTs, and gas costs < $0.01. They just launched the Mint Expedition mainnet campaign, where you earn MP (points) and Expedition NFTs for completing certain tasks. These will qualify you for the MINT airdrop in the future. Some tasks can be quite expensive and here’s how I completed them all:

#1 Bridging to Mint from mainnet (2,000 MP):

#2 Mintswap Commemorative NFT:

#3 Mint SpaceID Domain:

#4 Create an NFT collection on Mintchain:

#5 Minting a GreenID (200 MP):

#6 Intract campaign:

Full cost breakdown:
x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1814394274890559594

Optimism’s SuperFest is the perfect way to boost your on-chain footprint on Superchain L2s while earning part of a 1.5 million OP prize pool. With over 34 quests, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Here’s my strategy:

Overview of SuperFest:
The SuperFest spans 4 networks: Base, Fraxtal, Optimism, Mode. Rewards for completing quests include OP tokens and Jumper XP. OP rewards are based on your deposit amount in each pool. Key points:

Not every quest awards Jumper XP and OP tokens.
Claiming OP rewards makes you eligible for a Superchain wristband.
No minimum amount required for each mission.
You qualify for Jumper XP after claiming OP rewards.

My priorities for SuperFest Rewards:

On-chain footprint
Jumper XP
Superchain wristbands
OP rewards

Earning Jumper XP and Superchain Wristbands:
I aim to collect all 4 wristbands, potentially earning a commemorative NFT with future perks. The SuperFest aligns with my Superchain strategy to enhance my on-chain footprint on every Superchain L2.

Full guide here:

x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1811754526359322769

I stopped doing testnet campaigns as 90% are a waste of time. But I couldn’t ignore this one: @cronos_chain zkEVM’s Galxe campaign only has 2k+ participants (ends 1 July). To gain an edge and be one of the top wallets, here’s how I completed the hardest task (only 175 have done it):

Step-by-Step Guide:

1. Deploy a Smart Contract
2. Send Your Token to 3 Other Addresses
3. Get zkTCRO on These Wallets
4. Send Your Token Within These 3 Wallets

Full guide with pictures here:
x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1807045568386285696

The milking continues for Linea with this latest Intract campaign (ends 26 June).
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No confirmation about the LXP-L, but I'm doing it for the on-chain footprint.
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A breakdown of the amounts I used:
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❍ Capital required: $80
❍ Total fees I paid: $21
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Here's how I completed this campaign:

#1 Mendi (Supply $20 of stablecoin + wrsETH)

The easiest (and cheapest) quest of all, I completed it with these steps:

❍ Deposit > $20 of USDC on Mendi
❍ Borrow > $20 of wrsETH
❍ Deposit wrstETH on Mendi

#2 Nile (bridge 20 NILE for 4 years)

This quest has a crazy lockup period, but 20 NILE is < $20.
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I spent 18.6 $USDC for 20 NILE when swapping using @JumperExchange.

#3 Clip Finance

There are 2 transactions to complete for this task:
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❍ Deposit ≥ $25 in 1 transaction
❍ Deposit ≥ $75 in another transaction
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Fee for each deposit and withdrawal:
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0.0002 ETH (~ $0.75)

In total, I spent $2.25 in ETH to deposit twice and withdraw all of the funds.

Rabby's Free Gas feature is great for newcomers, but horrible for airdrop hunters like me who have gas on 40+ blockchains.
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But I finally found the best route to get the Free Gas badge on DeBank:

The key idea of this strategy is to:
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❍ Bridge over a small amount of gas tokens to a network with cheap gas
❍ Swap that token to another one via a DEX to trigger the Free Gas feature
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If you have multiple wallets, it’s best not to use the same route.
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So here are other networks I bridge to with gas.zip using the same strategy:
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❍ Harmony One
Swap ONE on swap.harmony.one/#/?chain=harmony
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❍ Beam
Swap BEAM on swap.onbeam.com/#/swap

1. Be Early
Using a protocol in its early stages always pays off big time.

Previously, I used a non-Ledger wallet for my DeFi activities, and I interacted with LayerZero for the Polyhedra airdrop.

I received 35.2 ZRO which I cannot complain about since it gives me a decent gas refund.

2. Be Adventurous
My RFP allocations were solid just by interacting with the LayerZero ecosystem.

Some of my allocations came from projects which I'm sure few interacted with:

Core
Gas.zip
Telos Bridge
Hubble
My only regret is that I did not explore the LayerZero ecosystem even more as there were many protocols with decent RFP allocations.

3. Be Organic
ZK and ZRO ushered in the new airdrop meta:

Prioritising real users.

Gone are the days of spamming transactions and getting airdrops.

Projects want to reward real users while removing bots.

So long as you interact with projects organically, you will be rewarded.

Another tokenless BTC L2 launched a campaign with only 5.5k participants (ends 9 June).

Gas fees on this network cost <$0.01 and only 2 quests require on-chain tasks, so this is a must-do for me.

Here's how I completed this campaign with $15:

Bsquared is a BTC L2 with undisclosed seed funding from @OKX_Ventures, @hashkey_capital, and more.

Their latest campaign on Intract has 7 quests, with only 2 that require on-chain tasks.

But before completing them, do this first to avoid wasting your funds on unnecessary gas fees:

Similar to other new L2s, MetaMask’s default gas setting overestimates the fees required to send a transaction on Bsquared.

If you’re using MM, changing the default gwei to 0.0011 significantly reduces the gas fees you pay.

I paid < $0.01 per transaction, including minting each NFT after completing the social tasks.

More details below:

x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1799071596600021487

Probably the easiest 150 LXP you'll ever earn from a Linea campaign (ends 4 June).
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No ridiculous fees and everything can be done rather quickly.
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Here’s the route I used to complete all 3 tasks:

#1 Across
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❍ Bridge $50 USDT and ETH to Linea

I used Jumper (selecting Across as the bridging route) to bridge both tokens over to Linea.

#2 Mendi
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❍ Deposit ≥ $20 of weETH/ezETH
❍ Deposit ≥ $20 of stablecoins

Depositing funds on Mendi earns you LXP-L for Linea Surge, which is separate from the LXP you earn here.

#3 Lynex
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❍ Add ≥ $20 into the LYNX/WETH IQ pool
❍ Lock ≥ $10 of LYNX into veLYNX

The first task is easy to complete, but it's very tedious due to the large number of transactions.
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For the second task, you can lock LYNX for the minimum period (2 weeks) and still get verified.

It takes ≥ 15 minutes before your tasks get verified, so you may want to wait a while before verifying on Intract.
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Gas fees on Linea have reduced significantly after blobs were introduced, so most transactions cost < $0.50.

Forma presents another easy interaction for Hyperlane, but the genesis NFT is expensive (~ $5).

Is this NFT worth the investment or just another letdown like Rari Chain?

I break down why I decided to mint it and shared the cost breakdown for this NFT:

Bridge fee: 0.0288 TIA ($0.30)
Mint fee: 0.5 TIA ($5.25)
Gas fee: 0.0060870744 TIA ($0.06)

Total fees paid: $5.61

This reminds me of @RariChain where they milked everyone with NFT mints at ridiculous prices.

But Rari already had a token, and given that Forma uses @AstriaOrg ($5.5 million funded sequencing layer):

Pushing transactions on this chain could qualify us for future airdrops.

If they have a create feature like Zora, it's worth creating some NFTs on this chain too.

BUILD is a memecoin linked to Talent Protocol, and here's how to get the airdrop:

#1 Link your airdrop wallet to Talent Protocol

#2 Link your airdrop wallet to Farcaster

#3 Nominate others on BUILD

#4 Share your Build nomination link on Discord

Full details can be found here:

x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1795131356915302526

If no one is minting your Zora NFT because it’s too expensive, do this:

Set the mint fee of your NFT to a custom ERC20 token.

Instead of having to pay the $2 marketplace fee:

You can go as low as $0.01 with this method.

Under the price, change it from ETH to USDzC.

Here's the contract address:

0xCccCCccc7021b32EBb4e8C08314bD62F7c653EC4

You can set the mint at 0.01 USDzC.

If minters do not know how to get USDzC on Zora, they can make a swap on the Uniswap fork:

swap.zora.energy/

They may have to import USDzC's custom contract address above to swap to the token.

Complete cost breakdown for BOB Week 1:

#1 Orbiter
Fee: 0.00028 ETH ($1.18)

#2 Owlto
Fee: 0.00025 ETH ($0.78)

#3 Meson (≥ $100 USDT)
Fee: 0.29 USDT

#4 BOB (Social tasks only)

#5 Talisman (Social tasks only)

Total cost: $2.29

If you have spare capital, it's worth participating in this campaign since many would fade it.

Moreover, gas is dirt cheap on the network.

I'm paying ~ $0.01 per transaction on BOB.

If you have not bridged your funds to BOB in Season 1, feel free to use my referral code below to start getting Spice:

rl2rnp (app.gobob.xyz/fusion)

Cronos' Spring Odyssey campaign is a massively underfarmed opportunity.

And you get to boost your on-chain footprint on another EVM network.

This was the rough estimate of how much I paid (in CRO):
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❍ ~ $1.50 in gas fees
❍ ~$28 to purchase all meme coins

Check out the full guide:

x.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1791456123834552666

IntentX's Galxe campaign just has over 600 participants, and this presents a massively underfarmed opportunity.

Some key things to note:

IntentX uses Ethena's USDe, which is a nice 2-in-1.

The minimum collateral depends on the token:
❍ BNB, MATIC, ARB and OP: $21
❍ ETH: $61
❍ BTC: $246
❍ SOL: $28

IntentX charges 0.06% per trade

You receive an MNT rebate of 50% of the fees you pay.

There are 4 tasks to complete:

❍ Week 1: Create an account on IntentX (Mantle)
❍ Week 2: Deposit $100 USDe + Trade ≥ $5k
❍ Week 3: Trade ≥ $5k across 10 meme coins
❍ Week 4: Trade ≥ $5k

Full guide here:
twitter.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1791099301009264888

My honest thoughts on the current state of airdrops:

They are not dead yet, but we need to be smarter.

But I still think they're here to stay and here's why:

We cannot control how many airdrops we get.

But we can control how many tokenless protocols we interact with.

Not every airdrop will be lucrative, but we take every win and move on.

I had a chat with one of my followers, and this point he brought up was so true:

Active farming is more lucrative than passive farming.

With active farming, you're building up the single most valuable asset that increases your chances of an airdrop:

Your wallet’s on-chain footprint.

It’s the only way to beat bots and whales.

Whales are too lazy to interact with every tokenless protocol.

Meanwhile, bots are reactive. They only interact with a new protocol once they’re programmed to, which takes time.

I’m shifting my focus towards airdrops that offer a greater R/R.

More details:
twitter.com/FIP_Crypto/status/1786399324966133927