Yeah you have some point but as what I notice here, the term airdrop is being use to those campaign that requires only few minutes to complete then you can already participate the airdrop. Airdrop is free with the exchange of your little work compare to bounties that requires few months of hard work before you can earn.
Though there are airdrops that we can say that are giving some free coins without giving some works to do like what happened to UNI airdrop where they give it only to those who have use their platform only in that specific date and no other works to do in order to be part of it.
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Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
What happens here is clearly spelt out as Bounty Campaigns and they run for a few weeks repeatedly with participants doing weekly tasks. Airdrops are quite different and they're one time off tasks carried out by participants on social media. Now, most of the airdrops coerce participants to remain in their telegram groups to ensure they keep discussions on. It doesn't go beyond that. Just joining social media groups and submitting ERC/or other wallet address and then wait out for distribution. Airdrop rewards are often tiny bits that often don't worth much when sent. I think the other scenario where tokens are sent to wallets without receivers' sending any address to the sender is a fork situation. Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
The OP is right. A trend has established between crypto projects to disguise bounty campaigns under the word "airdrop" indicates that it is easier to get the coins than in the "traditional" campaigns.
The truth is 90% or more of the airdrop and bounty tokens are worthless or worth an extremely low value. Is it really worth the hustle?
In my understanding:
AIRDROP = distribution of tokens based on address holdings
Bounties = performing tasks to receive coins/tokens in return
The truth is 90% or more of the airdrop and bounty tokens are worthless or worth an extremely low value. Is it really worth the hustle?
In my understanding:
AIRDROP = distribution of tokens based on address holdings
Bounties = performing tasks to receive coins/tokens in return
In fact, airdrops can be said to be part of an existing bounty company or a company that will launch after a while. And filling out Google forms, subscription requirements at the official groups bounty companies and other - formalism, more suitable for reporting and analytics of the correct or not path of development of the bounty company.
There are both, and they are different. Bounty campaign is the one you will have to be writing posts in this forum for sometime and then get paid for it, you do the work as a way to promote the token, it’s a campaign. Then airdrop, as you have said, is meant to be tokens given out freely to people, and of course there are airdrops that are doing just that and giving it out free without you having to do any work, just like the BCH when they gave equivalent of BTC stored in our wallets.
As for airdrops that requires you drop your email, and social media links, it’s a way for them to verify those that have received the token, because if it’s not done that way some people will be coming back to collect more free tokens. But we still have to be careful the kind of information we give, and when it’s all about airdrop I don’t think we have to share it.
As for airdrops that requires you drop your email, and social media links, it’s a way for them to verify those that have received the token, because if it’s not done that way some people will be coming back to collect more free tokens. But we still have to be careful the kind of information we give, and when it’s all about airdrop I don’t think we have to share it.
Bounty means doing tasks in a set of periods of time like for example doing tasks for around 4 weeks or so, and after that, you will get a reward according to the tasks you've done. While airdrop is just doing one time tasks and just wait for the distribution of the reward. Just one thing in common both are being rewarded with token/coin of the project and it is both free, no investment needed.
For now, the airdrop system is mostly through a form and even has to send some crypto.
What this means?a bounty Hunter need to fill a form pay crypto before receiving their payments?Quote
I give an example for aidrop that is currently being carried out is an airdrop on the Binance smart chain. Which is where we have to send 0.001 BNB or 0.003 BNB to the address given. after that the token will enter. but the airdrop limit like this is limited. only 5 thousand people can participate.
Lol you should not go through that stupid idea,you are the one who supposed to be paid why need to send even small amount first?this is a pure example of how desperate bounty hunters in the eye of those scammer company.
This thought just comes to my mind, especially these days, with a lot of altcoins doing airdrops or giving away different altcoins.
But I got some confusion here when the "airdrop" term used.
Because for what I believe the meaning of "airdrop" is a way of giving a free coin/s to some wallet addresses without seeking any investment or doing nothing.
Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc.?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
agreeBut I got some confusion here when the "airdrop" term used.
Because for what I believe the meaning of "airdrop" is a way of giving a free coin/s to some wallet addresses without seeking any investment or doing nothing.
Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc.?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
biggest airdrop scam, you have to invest some money in them, I followed a lot of airdrops and did not receive what they promised with coins, except 'eGLD' big thanks to them
Airdrop nowadays have changed their requirements. But before, like in 2017, most airdrops will just ask your eth address or coin address to receive their coins without doing anything. But now, most of them will require you to tweet or like their social media channels to be eligible for airdrop. And the problem these days, is that when you finally receive those supposedly free coins, they are not worth sending to the exchange as you may incur higher tx fee than its actual value. So basically, you just wasted effort.
That is why I am also quite confused by these two.
As you've said, in the past you will just fill up a google sheet and after that, you will just need to wait before it was sent, then it happened that an airdrop needed you to share on social media and other stuff too which makes me think that it is quite of a bounty rather than an airdrop. Still, they have their own definition of airdrop, as long as people are recieving it for free, it is an airdrop then there's those managers that ask for gas fees
This thought just comes to my mind especially these days, with a lot of altcoins doing airdrops or giving away different altcoins.
But I got some confusion here when the "airdrop" term used.
Because for what I believe the meaning of "airdrop" is a way of giving a free coin/s to some wallet addresses without seeking any investment or doing nothing.
Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
Actually this is how they are scamming airdroppers and Bountyhunters mate,they trying to tell people that it is airdrop or bounty but required the KYC to be But I got some confusion here when the "airdrop" term used.
Because for what I believe the meaning of "airdrop" is a way of giving a free coin/s to some wallet addresses without seeking any investment or doing nothing.
Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
fill up and that is the only reason why they are running such thing.
because after getting the details of each people then the work is done and won't paid even a penny to the participants.
People should understand this first before joinig any so if they become a victim at least they already knew the risk and wont claim anything from the team or anyone else.
Airdrop nowadays have changed their requirements. But before, like in 2017, most airdrops will just ask your eth address or coin address to receive their coins without doing anything. But now, most of them will require you to tweet or like their social media channels to be eligible for airdrop. And the problem these days, is that when you finally receive those supposedly free coins, they are not worth sending to the exchange as you may incur higher tx fee than its actual value. So basically, you just wasted effort.
This is good if after filling out various forms and performing actions on social networks, the bounty hunter receives tokens to his wallet. But we know that such tokens usually cost nothing and will never have a price. But even more often it happens that bounty hunters do not get anything for the work done, and this brings more negativity towards airdrops.
For now, the airdrop system is mostly through a form and even has to send some crypto. I give an example for aidrop that is currently being carried out is an airdrop on the Binance smart chain. Which is where we have to send 0.001 BNB or 0.003 BNB to the address given. after that the token will enter. but the airdrop limit like this is limited. only 5 thousand people can participate.
I agree with the OP the term airdrop has been greatly abuse, and all these bounty manager should stop using the terms to deceive people from joining their bounty. A good example of what Airdrop is, is the Uniswap airdrops for everyone that has used their platform before, not string attached just follow basic steps and you have your tokens, not that you would be require to join telegram, make tweets and retweets and some of these other funny task.
And it is no longer free as some current airdrops ask you to send some funds for gas. previously it was legit and worth what was obtained, but lately it has become a means of committing fraud and then leaving. It is better if we are not careless, especially those who ask for large enough funds, immediately leave it. I miss airdrops in 2017 that only really asked for the ETH address by filling out the form, that's all, no other tasks. Lol. 
Airdrop nowadays have changed their requirements. But before, like in 2017, most airdrops will just ask your eth address or coin address to receive their coins without doing anything. But now, most of them will require you to tweet or like their social media channels to be eligible for airdrop. And the problem these days, is that when you finally receive those supposedly free coins, they are not worth sending to the exchange as you may incur higher tx fee than its actual value. So basically, you just wasted effort.
And sometimes, some projects will ask for gas fees from their participants in order to get their share.
Men, i missed those airdrops that really gave free tokens to participants without doing so much work or tasks successfully just to get qualified. Projects now are just stubborn and very clever that wanted so much tasks like doing more likely bounty tasks and i am okay with like, follow and retweet stuff but to the extent beyond that is not airdrop anymore. And asking fees to claim airdrop tokens are just not good at all, more likely it's all "fee-drop".
And sometimes, some projects will ask for gas fees from their participants in order to get their share.
Men, i missed those airdrops that really gave free tokens to participants without doing so much work or tasks successfully just to get qualified. Projects now are just stubborn and very clever that wanted so much tasks like doing more likely bounty tasks and i am okay with like, follow and retweet stuff but to the extent beyond that is not airdrop anymore. Asking fees to claim airdrop tokens are just not good at all, more likely it's all "fee-drop" if a project does that then better to think twice and it will only give you regret.
This thought just comes to my mind especially these days, with a lot of altcoins doing airdrops or giving away different altcoins.
But I got some confusion here when the "airdrop" term used.
Because for what I believe the meaning of "airdrop" is a way of giving a free coin/s to some wallet addresses without seeking any investment or doing nothing.
Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
But I got some confusion here when the "airdrop" term used.
Because for what I believe the meaning of "airdrop" is a way of giving a free coin/s to some wallet addresses without seeking any investment or doing nothing.
Are those spreading all over around especially in this forum known to be an "airdrop" is considered an airdrop or bounty campaign since some of those are requiring people to fill up some of the forms or need to sign up or follow some social media accounts, etc?
Since you did some task or work to get those coins.
yes, i have some thought like you in the past. but now i know that airdrop need a little effort. they usually ask you to follow / retweet their social media or follow their telegram, but you just do it once. not like bounties that require you to do it 3 times every week. just like a video games, when there is an "airdrops", you need a little effort, you must run to chase it and fight with other player to get it.
I think there is something wrong with the use of the words and the airdrop rules. Airdrop is sharing something without a task but the reality is not here, airdrop also has to do something. Like likes, comments, subscribe to their social media.
As far as I know about airdrops, earning free coins by filling out a form then following project rules is like sharing their project via social media channels. on this forum There are no free coins, every bounty campaign requires effort. Even if they are called Airdrops, it doesn't mean free coins, because there will never be someone who will send coins to your wallet for free.
If the task required for earning an airdrop is just filling a form or doing some little bounty job that wouldn't take much of my time then I don't I have any problem with it, however if it involve filling of KYC that is no-area for me I can never summit my identity in the name of doing such a task that might be worthless at the end of the day.
I also wonder why they tend to have investment wherein fact, it should be free to the community. If there is an investment to the airdrops, we should not join to it. They promised to give a certain amount before when you invest? It seems like you invest and not do the airdrops. Most of airdrops right now are not good. They just giving cents to the public. Unlike before, we can get 5-20 usd or even more for just a piece of airdrop.
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