THE LARGEST CRYPTO AIRDROPS IN HISTORY Let’s revisit the legendary airdrop moments. Uniswap, Arbitrum, and Aptos remain legendary for their generous, high-value airdrops. 1⃣ Uniswap — ~$6.4 billion In 2020, Uniswap issued the UNI token to users who had previously used the platform. Each wallet received: 400 UNI UNI price once exceeded $44 Peak value per wallet: over $17,000 This is considered the legendary airdrop that launched the era of retroactive airdrops. 2⃣ Arbitrum — ~$2.3 billion The 2023 ARB airdrop was one of the largest in Ethereum Layer 2 history. Over 600,000 eligible wallets Many recipients received thousands to tens of thousands of dollars Arbitrum’s TVL surged after the airdrop 3⃣ Optimism — ~$1.7 billion Optimism was among the first Layer 2s to reward early users with substantial airdrops. Prioritized bridge users, DAO voters, and Gitcoin donors The OP airdrop sparked the “airdrop farming” trend across the entire market 4⃣ dYdX — ~$2 billion dYdX shocked the community by rewarding traders with massive payouts. Some recipients received over $100,000 High-volume traders received enormous rewards The DYDX token surged dramatically after listing 5⃣ Aptos — ~$1.5 billion Aptos’ end-of-2022 airdrop: Testnet participants received approximately 150 APT Token launch price was very high Many wallets received thousands of dollars simply for participating in testnet 6⃣ Starknet — ~$1.3 billion The STRK airdrop sparked controversy but remains among the largest: Distributed to Ethereum developers, users, and stakers The zkSync vs. Starknet rivalry fueled a multi-year airdrop farming competition 7⃣ ENS — ~$800 million The ENS airdrop became a Web3 identity case study: Holders of .eth domains received ENS tokens Some wallets received tens of thousands of dollars DAO governance exploded afterward 8⃣ Bonk — ~$1 billion+ The BONK airdrop to the Solana community in late 2022: Distributed to Solana NFT holders, developers, and traders Helped revive the Solana ecosystem after the FTX collapse BONK increased hundreds of times during the bull market