Airdrop New Route: From Ethereum to Emerging Public Chains

As time goes by, the main battleground for airdrops has quietly changed. In 2025, the once golden mine of the Ethereum mainnet is no longer the first choice for airdrop players, replaced by emerging public chains such as Base, BNB, Sui, and Berachain. What logic is behind this trend? Where should airdrop players go from here? Let's explore this issue together.

This article will unfold from the following aspects:

1. The Ethereum Airdrop tide has receded, and the myth of easy profits has come to an end.
2. Emerging public chains have become the new battleground for airdrops.
3. New chain project characteristics: high financing, familiar gameplay
4. Projects Worth Noting and Low-Threshold Participation Methods
5. The key to a successful Airdrop lies in choosing the right direction.

The Ethereum Airdrop Craze Subsides

In 2022, Jason, who entered the crypto space, once paid as much as $120 in Gas fees to interact with an NFT trading platform. He firmly believed that effort would eventually pay off, but the reality was disappointing. By 2025, Jason had been out of the crypto world for nearly a year. "I didn't make any money at all; multiple projects were deemed scams, and various anti-cheating measures were ineffective. In the end, I could only return to work in shame."

In February 2025, a certain NFT trading platform suddenly announced a token issuance plan, adopting common mechanisms such as points, blind boxes, and experience points (XP). However, this could no longer pique Jason's interest.

Ethereum ecosystem airdrops are rare

In 2025, news of airdrops from Ethereum ecosystem projects has become quite rare. Once flourishing KOLs who used to take advantage of the situation are now transforming, with some even starting to frequently defend projects, creating a new "rights protection persona".

Taking the relatively good market period in January 2025 as an example, among the 14 projects launched, there are almost no native projects in the Ethereum ecosystem. Most public chain projects choose to directly launch the mainnet and airdrop tokens, while other projects tend to select emerging public chains with lower Gas costs and stronger exchange support.

Compared to the peak of Ethereum's glory in 2021, the current Ethereum ecosystem is vastly different. Even with the significant decrease in Gas fees, the number of projects launching on the Ethereum mainnet has not increased but rather decreased. This may stem from the rise of other public chains, but more importantly, the innovation and activity levels within the Ethereum ecosystem have gradually declined, and dissatisfaction with the Ethereum Foundation among the community is also growing.

The Rise of Emerging Public Chains

An airdrop project on a new emerging public chain received widespread attention at the end of March. The project's airdrop criteria are simple; even the most basic "low-income account" only needs to deposit a minimum of 0.1 tokens to earn about 15 times the return.

This project has a prominent background: a financing scale of $140 million and a valuation of $2 billion, with investors including several top institutions. In the past, such backgrounds typically only appeared within the Ethereum ecosystem, but now, an increasing number of star projects with similar backgrounds are starting to take root in emerging public chains.

These projects generally have the following characteristics: the team is pragmatic, the coin price rises steadily and attempts to break historical highs.

Looking for Airdrop New World

As the market conditions cool down, the airdrop sector has become fully competitive, and Ethereum has turned into a red ocean. To continue obtaining considerable airdrop profits, one must venture into new "lands" for exploration. At present, it seems that some emerging public chains have provided the answer. By observing the ecosystems of these emerging public chains, we can find that they share the following common characteristics:

1. The project valuation is high and the financing scale is large.
2. The native tokens of the public blockchain have been listed on mainstream exchanges.
3. Public chains provide ecological incentives and have strong financial support.
4. Projects within the ecosystem generally achieve quality financing
5. Continue the traditional Airdrop's low threshold and high return gameplay

Notable popular projects include:

• A core protocol of a new emerging public chain ecosystem
• Another emerging public chain with a high degree of popularity in its protocol

Choosing the right direction is key

A well-known crypto blogger commented on the power of cycles: "Those who can see the essence of the market in one or two cycles are destined to have a completely different fate from those who will never understand the market, even after a lifetime."

In the cyclical rhythm of the crypto market, project teams and players are experiencing ups and downs, hoping to profit during the upward cycles, but often stepping out of rhythm in the rapidly changing market pace. However, projects that can truly cross cycles often perform a perfect "deep V" in coin prices, providing stable returns to supporters in ecological construction.

As an airdrop player, what you need to do from start to finish is actually the same thing: be patient and enjoy the game.