2026-01-16 07:38:12

The excitement of the airdrop era is indeed fading, but this cooling-off is nothing surprising.

This track has gone through too many iterations — the early days of airdrop frenzy are long gone. In the middle stage, players were caught up in points anxiety, grinding tasks every day for a little reward. Later on, scripts for multi-accounting emerged endlessly, and project teams' anti-cheating mechanisms became increasingly strict. The cat-and-mouse game eventually exhausted both sides.

The result is that returns are becoming increasingly thin, and enthusiasm for participation is declining. Both project teams and community players are feeling this fatigue. This is not regret, but a natural market adjustment process.

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MetaMuskRat

· 10h ago

Even after being completely exhausted, still persisting—truly inviting trouble.

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CrossChainBreather

· 10h ago

To be honest, this airdrop has been played out, and now there are just too many people trying to exploit it for free rewards. It's been obvious for a long time that the points system needed to be changed. Both the project team and the users are exhausted; no one needs to pretend. Thinking back to those crazy days last year, those times are truly gone and can't be brought back. Instead of chasing airdrops, it's better to study the blockchain itself; long-term development is the real way forward.

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ProofOfNothing

· 10h ago

I've already said it, airdrops are just a cycle. It's normal to cool down now. Those people who used to grind tasks every day, now their earnings are reduced to scraps. How can their enthusiasm not cool down...

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FloorSweeper

· 10h ago

nah this is just capitulation disguised as "market adjustment" lol. paper hands finally realizing their farming scripts weren't printing money anymore. weak signals everywhere honestly

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LucidSleepwalker

· 10h ago

I'm already tired of it. How are those brothers who shout about points every day doing now? When scripts were everywhere, I knew this thing wouldn't last long. It's more accurate to say everyone is tired rather than cooling down; I'm also tired. The project team's anti-cheat upgrade directly discouraged all the wool-pullers, haha. Honestly, the returns don't match the effort, so who would foolishly keep doing tasks? This round of adjustments is quite healthy. Truly valuable projects will naturally retain players.

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WalletWhisperer

· 10h ago

the airdrop game just ran its natural decay curve. whale clustering patterns show it clearly—early accumulation phase had behavioral indicators that screamed unsustainable. once the arbitrage inefficiencies got arbitraged away, statistically significant participation collapsed. not surprising tbh

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GateUser-addcaaf7

· 10h ago

I've been tired of it for a long time. A bunch of people are just sticking to those points every day,刷任务 like monkeys. Is it worth it?

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VirtualRichDream

· 10h ago

Honestly, airdrops are now just a waste; the gains can't even cover the transaction fees. If I had known, I wouldn't have been so competitive. A bunch of people running scripts ruined the ecosystem. Both project teams and players are exhausted. This is called mutual harm. Returns are becoming increasingly thin; why are people still grinding every day? Instead of waiting for airdrops, mining yourself is more practical. When will we return to the era of real gold and silver? Those who run scripts excessively have indeed spoiled the atmosphere; they should have been cracked down on long ago.

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