As the market shifts towards institutional participation and on-chain activities, crypto airdrops are heating up again in the fourth quarter. An airdrop refers to the distribution of tokens "for free" by project teams to early users or community members, incentivizing usage, expanding the community, and increasing project visibility. Its essence serves both as a marketing tool and as a profit distribution mechanism in decentralized solutions.
Entering Q4, airdrops are no longer merely about distributing tokens; they have evolved into highly strategic user participation mechanisms: projects filter users through methods such as "points systems," "task completion," and "interactive engagement," aiming to ensure that airdrops are genuinely given to users who contribute to the ecosystem or are highly active. In this context, early involvement, task participation, and on-chain interaction become key for "airdrop hunters."
This overview will focus on some airdrop projects that are set to be announced or have already been announced for this fourth quarter, analyzing their mechanisms, participation paths, and potential value to help you seize the opportunity in the new wave of airdrops.
Rainbow
Once known for its simple and beautiful Ethereum (ETH) wallet, Rainbow has now grown into a versatile crypto wallet that integrates NFT trading, cross-chain asset management, and multi-functional crypto services. With excellent user experience and product design, Rainbow has accumulated a wide reputation among crypto users.
On the capital front, Rainbow has secured a total of $19.5 million in funding from well-known institutions such as Y Combinator, DCG (Digital Currency Group), and Seven Seven Six. The project team has confirmed that its token $RNBW will officially launch in Q4 2025.
According to official plans, Rainbow's airdrop will be distributed through a user points mechanism: users can accumulate points through trading, cross-chain operations, and inviting friends, which will later be exchanged for tokens in proportion.
Unlike many projects still in the rumor stage, Rainbow's Q4 airdrop plan has been clearly scheduled, meaning that active users only need to maintain their daily usage to have a chance to receive substantial rewards. For users focused on practicality and certainty, Rainbow's airdrop is worth ongoing participation and anticipation.
Monad
Among the projects confirming airdrops and token issuance in the fourth quarter, Monad is undoubtedly the most notable. This emerging public chain is not an ordinary Layer 1 project; its biggest feature is its parallel execution architecture, which can handle multiple transactions simultaneously, achieving a high-speed, scalable, and low-cost network experience.
Since launching its testnet on February 19 this year, Monad has shown remarkable ecological growth: it has created over 379 million wallet addresses, with daily active users maintaining between 1.25 million and 1.5 million. Strong community activity and ecological data lay a solid foundation for its upcoming airdrop.
On the capital side, Monad has received a total of $244 million in funding from top institutions such as Paradigm, Dragonfly Capital, and OKX Ventures. Its token MON has a total supply of 10 billion, and it is currently undergoing pre-trading on MEXC at a price of approximately $0.80.
Industry insiders generally believe that Monad not only demonstrates strong vitality during the testing phase but is also expected to become one of the most promising airdrop projects in Q4.
Limitless
Limitless is building a prediction market on the Base L2 platform, where users can bet on the outcomes of various events, including politics and sports. The project has received a total of $7 million in investment support from Coinbase Ventures, 1confirmation, and Maelstrom.
In terms of community response, Limitless's public sale on the Kaito platform was oversubscribed by more than 100 times, indicating extremely high market enthusiasm. Industry experts point out that with the rapid development of prediction markets, Limitless is expected to launch one of the most attractive airdrop activities in the fourth quarter of this year.
MetaMask
Launched in 2016 by the Consensys team, MetaMask is a core Ethereum crypto wallet and a pioneer of hot wallets. The explosion of DeFi in the summer of 2020 was largely due to the popularity and innovation of MetaMask.
In September of this year, Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin confirmed that the MASK token would be launched "earlier than expected" and released an official announcement that month. MetaMask will also introduce the MetaMask Rewards points system to incentivize on-chain trading activities through tiered rewards.
To enhance airdrop eligibility, users can utilize built-in wallet features such as token swaps, perpetual contract trading, cross-chain bridging, or use its own stablecoin mUSD. As a flagship product that has long been without a token, the airdrop may set strict Sybil protections, with on-chain operation records and account history becoming important criteria for the airdrop.
Base
Base is an Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase, consistently ranking in the top two for total locked value (TVL) from 2024 to 2025. Since Coinbase is a publicly traded company, Base has yet to issue a token. On September 15, Base founder Jesse Pollak stated that the team is "exploring a token for the Base network." Although regulatory hurdles still exist, the possibility of an airdrop has significantly increased.
Users can increase their chances of receiving an airdrop by using Base's native dApps (such as Aerodrome, Clanker), while non-native dApps (such as Aave, Uniswap) or other actions (such as minting a Base domain) may also be helpful.
Meteora
Meteora is a liquidity market maker on Solana, focusing on rapidly creating liquidity pools through its innovative Dynamic Liquidity Market Making (DLMM) model. To date, Meteora's total locked value (TVL) has exceeded $964 million, making it the tenth largest DeFi protocol on Solana. The Meteora team has confirmed that it will issue the MET token in the future. Forum discussions indicate that airdrop eligibility may be related to the fees generated by users providing liquidity and the contributed TVL.
The MET airdrop has been confirmed to start on October 23, but the timing for the second phase of the airdrop has yet to be determined.
An efficient way to enhance eligibility for this token airdrop is to use volatile asset pairs (such as memecoins), as they incur higher fees, but this strategy also carries a higher risk of impermanent loss. The team has confirmed that the main points basis for the second phase of the MET airdrop will be the total fees generated by users providing liquidity on Meteora.
LayerZero S2
LayerZero is a cross-chain interoperability protocol that supports seamless transfer of data and tokens between blockchains, with core products including the Stargate bridge and Aptos bridge. It has been adopted by institutions such as Tether and Paypal.
LayerZero's first round of airdrops distributed 8.5% of the tokens, with a total supply of 38.3% reserved for the community, and about 30% of ZRO still to be distributed, indicating a high possibility of future airdrops. CEO Bryan Pellegrino emphasizes "real usage" and warns against airdrop farming, which suggests that a new round of airdrops is being prepared.
Summary:
Overall, the airdrop opportunities in the fourth quarter are clearly skewed towards users who are long-term active, genuinely using, and contributing to the ecosystem. The core strategies for participating in airdrops include: early involvement in projects, consistently completing on-chain tasks, using native features, and actively engaging in community interactions. For crypto users, mastering these strategies can not only yield substantial token rewards but also help deepen their understanding of various project ecosystems and future potential.
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