Targeting six figures, the most worth-claiming airdrop projects in 2026 are all here

Although the market has declared the airdrop era over, a few players are still earning five to six-figure profits in 2025. This article shares a list of the most promising airdrop projects in 2026 and how to build an advantage to stand out in the airdrop game. The content is sourced from an article by @defi_explora, organized, compiled, and written by Foresight News.
(Background: $675 million airdrop sparks distribution controversy, Lighter faces user retention challenges after token launch)
(Additional context: Why ICOs are regaining dominance in on-chain fundraising? The three core reasons that beat airdrops)

People on Twitter always say the best days of airdrops are over. 2025 is another tough year for airdrop studios, but it’s not all bad.

We’ve seen this cycle play out again and again. Every year, people complain about bad airdrops, getting harvested, wasting time.

Yet somehow, a small group of people still manage to earn five to six figures every year, not just influential figures.

On-chain players are still earning substantial profits, such as @sam6170 who made over $600,000 from Hyperlane S2.

Those participating in Lighter also earned five to six figures, with some reaching seven figures by the end of 2025.

This game is tough, so you need to leverage all your advantages.

You can’t win everything, so only invest what you can afford to lose, including your time, money, and energy.

Take out 80% of your profits, reinvest 20% or less (if necessary), and continue to strengthen your edge.

If you want to play this game, you need advantages:

· Influence on X platform

· On-chain skills

· Sufficient liquidity

· Hard work on Discord

· Early and persistent

Whatever it is, understand your strengths and double down.

New Year Airdrop Projects List

Base: BASE tokens are confirmed. Wallets that interacted earlier will be prioritized; contribute on X and Base App to become a builder of the Base ecosystem.

Hyperliquid S2: Like CBB said, I believe in invisible points. I have a target trading volume in mind, and I focus on becoming an active wallet on hyperEVM.

Hyperunit: This project is about burning fees. Use Hyperunit assets on HL to build spot trading volume and deposit directly through their interface.

Conduit: A infrastructure similar to Caldera, so the gameplay is similar—use as many chains as possible. I might provide liquidity on some chains and mention them on X.

Jumper: Do more cross-chain jumps to earn monthly XP. Check out @sam6170’s pinned post for the guide.

Project X: Trade, provide liquidity, and earn points.

Humanoid: Robot technology, cost $0. Complete tasks, earn points, and refer friends.

Nansen: About 7,000 total wallets; I spent around $125 to earn over 2,000 NXP points.

Abstract: I haven’t taken this project seriously enough.

Ethgas: Cost $0, funded $12 million. The protocol calculates your gas fees on Ethereum and rewards you with points.

Espresso: Snapshot taken, checkers released. Token Generation Event (TGE) should occur in the first quarter of this year, but it might be a bit late now.

Datahive: DePIN project, seed round raised $3.5 million, cost $0, register with your email.

Titan exchange: Seed round raised $7 million, an aggregator on Solana. Just generate trading volume; my goal is $1 million. By the way, it’s on Solana, so transaction fees are friendly.

Codex: Still early, an Ethereum stablecoin chain. Founders previously worked at Optimism. Complete their guild tasks.

Polymer labs: Just an interoperability infrastructure, raised $26 million. This project might require some on-chain skills and effort on Discord. It’s in my second-tier list.

Layerzero S2: The ultimate answer for interoperability, ZRO price remains healthy. S2 airdrop might still not happen this year, but it’s definitely coming. Keep burning fees.

Sentient agi: Their Kaito social activity is ongoing, even though they released a checker over 50 days ago. Token Generation Event (TGE) may occur in the first quarter of this year.

Soso Value S2: Cost $0, allocating $30 million for the second quarter airdrop.

Ink chain: Built by Kraken, an L2 chain. I did some on-chain tasks for them last year. It’s in my third-tier list.

Orbt protocol: Another potential $0 cost airdrop, just connect your X account and wallet to earn ORB points.

Rabby Wallet: They hint that tokens are coming soon.

Kaito S2: This project might never happen, but I still list it because I can earn points by being active on X.

Moonbirds: One of those random airdrops to Web3 users. I’ve claimed about 5 Moonbird badges. Token Generation Event (TGE) will happen in the first quarter of this year.

Pi Squared: Payment infrastructure, raised $12.5 million.

Bungee: Bungee has been around for a while; I occasionally use this interoperability project.

Fluent: Honestly, this project might do a presale in the end. Their founder confirmed that Fluent mainnet will launch in the first quarter of this year.

Seismic: Privacy infrastructure for fintech, raised $17 million in seed funding. Get their Discord role or contribute on X.

Cryptocurrency is the future

We’ve heard it, we’ve said it, and we firmly believe: cryptocurrencies are the future of finance.

But for some reason, it doesn’t quite feel that way yet.

Don’t just be one of those who only complain about airdrops; instead, optimize and position yourself to be among the few who can still earn five to six figures by the end of the year.