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An Airdrop is a distribution of free tokens to a community, typically used as a marketing tool or a reward for early protocol adopters and testers. In 2026, the "points-to-airdrop" model has matured into merit-based incentive programs that utilize Sybil-resistance and Proof-of-Humanity to filter out bots. Airdrops remain a primary method for decentralized governance (DAO) bootstrapping. Follow this tag for the latest on retroactive rewards, eligibility criteria, and how to participate in the most anticipated token distributions in the ecosystem.

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ZachXBT Warns New Token Project Links To Known NFT Scammers

ZachXBT Warns New Token Project Links To Known NFT Scammers

The post ZachXBT Warns New Token Project Links To Known NFT Scammers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Insights: ZachXBT warned that the Web3 token project was linked to team members behind the 2022 Squiggles NFT scam. Web3 employed a controversial deposit-for-airdrop strategy that gained notoriety after the Book of Meme episode in 2024. Squiggles NFT was exposed as a $20 Million scam. Utilizing shadow wallets to inflate trading volume in the lead-up to its launch. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT issued a community alert after discovering that a new project called Web3 was connected to alleged scammers. They were tied through previous rug pull operations that had drained millions from unsuspecting investors. The warning came after Web3 announced a token airdrop on Aug. 27 via X. Using a deposit strategy that required users to send SOL tokens to receive airdrops back to their wallets. ZachXBT replied the following day with a direct warning. He stated that Web3 was linked to a team member of the Squiggles NFT rug and Raichu. These were individuals he had previously exposed for fraudulent activities across multiple crypto projects. Notorious Deposit Strategy The Web3 project announced its presale with a pattern that became infamous in crypto circles during 2024. Users send SOL to an address and wait to gain an equivalent amount in tokens. This deposit-for-airdrop strategy gained notoriety in 2024 with the release of the Book of Meme (BOME) episode. BOME launched in March 2024 and employed this approach to create a decentralized storage system for memes on the blockchain. Thus offering early investors returns of up to 20 times their investment within weeks. However, the strategy was increasingly exploited by scammers. Scammers usually collected funds without delivering promised tokens or delivered worthless tokens after taking users’ money. The mechanism became particularly dangerous because it appeared legitimate. While providing an easy way to drain user wallets under the guise of airdrops. ZachXBT’s…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/08/29

Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Bonk and Layer Brett: Here’s What $1,000 Invested Today Could Be Worth By 2026

Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Bonk and Layer Brett: Here’s What $1,000 Invested Today Could Be Worth By 2026

Everyone wants to know what $1,000 can do in the next bull run. We took four meme coins—Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Bonk, and Layer Brett—and looked at what sets them apart. Some have history, some have hype, but only one looks ready to truly run. Shiba Inu (SHIB): Big brand, smaller upside Shiba Inu is still [...] The post Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Bonk and Layer Brett: Here’s What $1,000 Invested Today Could Be Worth By 2026 appeared first on Blockonomi.

Author: Blockonomi

2025/08/29

Unlock Your Exclusive Share In The Second Season!

Unlock Your Exclusive Share In The Second Season!

The post Unlock Your Exclusive Share In The Second Season! appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Spacecoin Airdrop: Unlock Your Exclusive Share In The Second Season! Skip to content Home Crypto News Spacecoin Airdrop: Unlock Your Exclusive Share in the Second Season! Source: https://bitcoinworld.co.in/spacecoin-airdrop-season/

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/08/29

Base Overtakes Solana in NFT Volume as Zora Drives Minting Frenzy

Base Overtakes Solana in NFT Volume as Zora Drives Minting Frenzy

The post Base Overtakes Solana in NFT Volume as Zora Drives Minting Frenzy appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. With millions of mints and $122 million in trading volume, Base has quietly emerged as a go-to platform for Web3 creators. Coinbase’s Layer-2 network, Base, has become one of the most active blockchain ecosystems by NFT trading volume, surpassing Solana and Abstract. DappRadar’s blockchain analyst Sara Gherghelas said in a recent research report that Base has become a popular place for creators, thanks to cheap mints, creator-friendly tools, and “speculation around a potential airdrop.” Top Blockchains by NFT Volume “Base NFTs hit $122M in trading volume and 6.7M sales in 2025, with June marking a breakout moment (+336% MoM volume),” Gherghelas noted. The surge has been fueled by top collections such as DX Terminal, Onchain Gaias, Oracle Patron, Based Punks, and Get Based, blending retro-futuristic art, interactive gameplay, and, in the case of Onchain Gaias, the ability for holders to train AI-enabled agents across Web3 ecosystems. Behind the Numbers The main driver behind Base’s NFT boom is Zora, an open-source NFT protocol that lets creators launch low-cost NFTs and drops on Base for less than one U.S. dollar, while also offering an ERC-20 layer for creator tokens. “Since July alone, Zora on Base has recorded 1.6 million tokens minted, generating $470 million in trading volume and $3.4 million in creator royalties,” Gherghelas wrote. Data from DefiLlama shows that starting in July, Zora’s revenue jumped to $4.7 million, marking a more than 312,000% increase compared to Q4 2024. On the marketplace front, OpenSea has emerged as the leader on Base, with Gherghelas attributing this to the fact that the marketplace was an early Base supporter. NFT Volume by Marketplace Amid the recent uptick in NFT activity, OpenSea has overtaken Blur over the past 90 days, with trading volume of $389 million, compared to Blur’s $312 million, according to Token Terminal. Source:…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/08/29

Hyperliquid's XPL short squeeze reveals the structural risks of pre-market trading

Hyperliquid's XPL short squeeze reveals the structural risks of pre-market trading

How whales exploited the right timing, location, and people in $XPL's pre-market trading on Hyperliquid to profit from it—that is, early holders hedged their positions by shorting, thus forming a "crowded trade" that was ultimately detonated by an "ignition strategy"—is not a random market fluctuation, but a systemic risk stemming from the structural flaws of the pre-market market. The story begins with Aunt AI ’s tweet: original: https://x.com/ai_9684xtpa/status/1960506447965642864 This article doesn't examine the context of the XPL incident, but rather discusses some structural and systemic risks in the pre-market trading market. While every model has its advantages and disadvantages, this isn't about right or wrong; this article aims to highlight these risks and their underlying causes. Section 1: A New Paradigm: Pre-Market Trading Pre-market trading (more accurately, "pre-launch trading") essentially creates a synthetic market for a token that hasn't yet been issued or publicly circulated. This isn't a reaction to information about existing assets, but rather a pure price discovery process for future assets. The underlying asset isn't the token itself, but rather a futures contract, which can be spot, over-the-counter, or perpetual. This shift in mechanisms fundamentally alters the nature of risk. While the primary risks of traditional pre-market trading are insufficient liquidity and increased volatility, the existence and fundamental value of the asset remain unquestioned. However, the cryptocurrency pre-market introduces new risk dimensions: first, settlement or conversion risk. This involves the possibility that the project may never issue its tokens, preventing the market from converting to a standard spot or perpetual contract market and ultimately leading to suspension or delisting. Secondly, there's the risk of price anchoring. Without an external spot market to serve as a price reference, market prices are entirely determined by buying and selling activity within the platform, forming a self-referential closed loop that makes the market more susceptible to manipulation. Therefore, the innovation of pre-market cryptocurrency trading lies in creating a market out of thin air, but at the cost of creating a structurally more fragile trading environment with a more diverse range of risks. It’s not that everyone is unaware of this risk, but exchanges can obtain traffic, market makers can achieve “price discovery” in advance, and project parties/early investors can “hedge risks” - under the premise of multiple parties making profits, everyone acquiesces to this arrangement (risk). Section 2: DEX hedging is like walking on a tightrope with a double-edged sword 2.1 Rational Hedgers: Why Early Holders Short Pre-Market Futures to Lock in Value Before a new token's TGE (Tentative General Equity), early holders (including private investors, team members, and airdrop recipients) face a common dilemma: they hold tokens or token claims that are not yet circulated and tradable, exposing the future value of these assets to significant market uncertainty. Once the token goes public, its price could be far lower than expected, significantly reducing their paper wealth. The pre-market futures market offers a near-perfect solution to this dilemma. By shorting an equivalent amount of perpetual swaps in the pre-market, holders can lock in the future selling price of their tokens in advance. For example, if a user expects to receive 10,000 airdrop tokens and the futures price of the token is $3 in the pre-market, they can hedge their risk by shorting 10,000 contracts. Regardless of the spot price at the time of the TGE, their total profit will be locked in at approximately $30,000 (ignoring transaction costs and basis). This operation essentially creates a delta-neutral position: the risk of the long spot position (holding the pending airdrop) is offset by the short futures position (shorting the perpetual swap). For any rational risk-averse person, this is a standard and sensible financial strategy. 2.2 The formation of a crowded trade: when collective hedging creates concentrated vulnerability When a large number of market participants trade at the same time, using the same strategy and based on similar logic, "crowded trade" arises. This risk stems not from asset fundamentals (exogenous risk) but from the high correlation between market participants' behavior, making it an endogenous risk. If you have watched the ALPACA episode before, you will know that this operation is a "market consensus" - where there is market consensus, there is direction; where there is direction, there are opportunities; where there are opportunities, there is speculation. This crowding phenomenon is structural and predictable in the pre-market. The nature of airdrops and early token distributions creates a large, homogeneous group (i.e., token recipients) who, at the same point in time (pre-TGE), face the same exact risk exposure and have the same anticipatory motivation (shorting). Meanwhile, the group of speculators willing to take the risk and buy these futures contracts is relatively small and dispersed. This natural imbalance between long and short positions inevitably leads to extreme market crowding on the short side, creating a classic case of a crowded short. The greatest danger of a crowded trade lies in its fragility. With the vast majority of investors on the same side of the boat, once a catalyst forces them to close their positions (such as an adverse price movement), there will be a shortage of counterparties in the market to absorb these closing orders. This triggers a stampede-like "escape from the exits," leading to extreme, drastic, one-way price movements. For crowded short positions, this stampede manifests as a devastating short squeeze. This hedging tool, originally intended for risk management, has, through its collective use, instead created a new and greater source of systemic risk. 2.3 Identifying Imbalances: Detecting Crowding Through Data Analysis While an individual trader cannot know exactly how many people hold the same position as him or her, by analyzing publicly available market data, it is possible to effectively identify signs of crowded trading. Open Interest (OI) Analysis : OI is a key indicator measuring the total number of open derivatives contracts in the market, reflecting the amount of capital flowing into the market and market participation. In the pre-market, if OI rises continuously and rapidly while prices stagnate or even decline slightly, it is a strong signal that a large amount of capital is pouring into short positions, forming a bearish consensus and a short crowd is forming. On-chain data analysis : Although the tokens are not yet in circulation, analysts can track airdrop-related activity using blockchain explorers. By analyzing the number of wallets eligible for the airdrop, the concentration of token distribution, and the historical behavior of these wallets, it is possible to roughly estimate the total amount of "spot" positions that may require hedging. A large and dispersed airdrop often indicates stronger hedging demand and higher congestion risk. Funding Rates and Spreads : On platforms with funding rates like Hyperliquid, persistently negative and deepening funding rates are direct evidence of short-term dominance. On platforms like Aevo, while lacking funding rates, widening bid-ask spreads and order book depth on the sell side significantly exceeding the buy side can also indicate unilateral selling pressure. This series of analyses reveals a profound phenomenon: "crowded hedging" in the pre-market isn't an accident of market failure, but rather an inevitable product of systemic design. The airdrop mechanism creates a large, aligned group of traders, and the pre-market provides them with a perfect hedging tool. Individually rational behavior (hedging risk) converges into a collectively irrational state (an extremely vulnerable, crowded position). This vulnerability is predictable, systematically concentrating a large number of risk-averse traders, creating a perfect prey pool for predators who understand and are able to exploit this structural flaw. A short squeeze/long squeeze does not require a reason, a narrative, or a purpose. Instead, when funds reach a certain level, they will attract whales and gambling — the contract version of a crime of holding a treasure. Section 3: Ignition Moment: Exploiting Crowded Transactions and Triggering Chain Liquidations 3.1 Momentum Ignition: A Mechanism of Predatory Trading Strategies Momentum ignition is a complex market manipulation strategy typically executed by high-frequency traders or large trading funds. Its core objective is not based on fundamental analysis, but rather on creating artificial unilateral price momentum through a series of rapid, aggressive trades. The goal is to trigger pre-set stop-loss orders or forced liquidation levels in the market, and then profit from the resulting chain reaction. The execution of this strategy usually follows a precise "attack sequence": Probing and preparation: The attacker will first test the market's liquidity depth by submitting a series of small, rapid orders to create the illusion of growing demand. Aggressive order placement: After confirming that the market depth is insufficient, the attacker will flood the order book with a large number of market buy orders in a very short period of time. The goal of this stage is to quickly and violently drive up the price. Triggering a chain reaction: The sharp rise in price hits the forced liquidation price for a large number of crowded short positions. Once the first liquidation is triggered, the exchange’s risk engine automatically executes a market buy order to close the short position, further pushing up the price. Profit-taking: The initial attackers had already built up a large number of long positions in phases 1 and 2. When the cascading liquidations began and a large amount of passive buying flooded the market, the attackers began to reverse course, selling their long positions to these forced liquidation buyers, thereby realizing profits at the inflated prices they had created. 3.2 Perfect Prey: How Illiquidity and Short Crowd Create an Ideal Attack Environment The pre-market provides a near-perfect breeding ground for implementing a momentum ignition strategy. Extremely Low Liquidity: As mentioned previously, the pre-market market is extremely illiquid. This means attackers can significantly impact prices with relatively little capital. Manipulation that would be costly in liquid, mature markets becomes inexpensive and efficient in the pre-market. Predictable Liquidation Clusters: Because a large number of hedgers use similar entry prices and leverage, their forced liquidation prices are densely distributed within a narrow range above the market price. This creates a clear and predictable "liquidation cluster." Attackers know that they only need to push the price up to this area to trigger a chain reaction. This is consistent with the "stop-loss hunting" behavior in traditional markets, where attackers specifically target known areas with concentrated stop-loss orders. (via liquidation map) One-sided market structure: Crowded shorts mean that during price increases, there is little natural buying power to absorb attacker selling pressure. Prices can rise effortlessly until they hit the "wall" of liquidation clusters. Once there, passive liquidation buying becomes the "fuel" that drives prices further up. 3.3 Disintegration: From Targeted Elimination to Comprehensive Chain Liquidation The whole process was a carefully planned, staged disintegration. Short Squeeze: The initial price surge triggered by the momentum ignition strategy triggers the liquidation of the first batch of the most leveraged and vulnerable short positions. The buying generated by these forced liquidations further pushes prices higher, forming a classic short squeeze. Cascading liquidations: Prices, driven high by the first round of short squeezes, now reach the liquidation levels for the second and third tranches of short positions. This creates a vicious positive feedback loop: liquidations lead to higher prices, which in turn trigger more liquidations. The market spirals out of control, with prices rising vertically in a very short period of time, forming the long upper shadow candlesticks commonly seen on charts, known as "liar candlesticks." The ultimate outcome: For early holders seeking to hedge, the outcome is a "margin call"—margin depleted, hedged positions forced to close, and significant financial losses. Not only do they lose the "insurance" they established to protect the spot value, but they also pay a heavy price for it. When the cascading liquidation exhausts all available short positions and the attackers complete their profit-taking, the price often quickly falls back to its initial level, leaving a devastating mess in their wake. From a deeper analysis, the momentum ignition strategy in the pre-market market has gone beyond the scope of simple market manipulation, or it is not market manipulation at all, but more like a game between funds. It's a form of structural arbitrage based on flaws in market microstructure. Attackers exploit publicly available information (airdrop size), platform design (leverage mechanisms), and predictable group behavior (collective hedging). By calculating the cost of the attack (the funds required to drive up prices in a low-liquidity market) and the potential reward (profits after triggering a liquidation cluster), they execute a near-deterministic game. Their profits come not from accurate judgments about asset value, but from the precise exploitation and amplification of market failures. Know the fact and why it is so May we always maintain a sense of awe for the market.

Author: PANews

2025/08/29

DAR Announces Web3 Quest System With Monthly Gamer Airdrops

DAR Announces Web3 Quest System With Monthly Gamer Airdrops

To bring together games and players across the Dalarnia Open Network ecosystem, DAR Open Network has announced the creation of the DAR Quest System, a web3 quest and reward platform. The Legends Circuit, a tiered competition featuring high-reward events for competitive gamers and an accessible entry point for casual players, has been introduced by Dalarnia […]

Author: Coinstats

2025/08/29

Mitosis Foundation Launches MITO Airdrop With Pre-Funded Gas Fees

Mitosis Foundation Launches MITO Airdrop With Pre-Funded Gas Fees

Detail: https://coincu.com/airdrop/mitosis-genesis-airdrop-starts/

Author: Coinstats

2025/08/29

Morning Minute: Trump Family Expands Crypto Empire With CRO

Morning Minute: Trump Family Expands Crypto Empire With CRO

The post Morning Minute: Trump Family Expands Crypto Empire With CRO appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Trump Media announces $6.4B CRO treasury partnership with Crypto.com, sending CRO up 160% in two days to 3-year highs Bitcoin rises 1.5% to nearly $113,000 while Solana leads majors with 4% gains and DeFi TVL reclaims January ATH of $11.76B ETH ETFs see $307M inflows and meme coins remain stable with PUMP jumping 9% after $10M+ buyback disclosure Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majors continue rebound, SOL leads; BTC at nearly $113,000 Solana DeFi TVL reclaims ATH of $11.76B not seen since January CRO token soars 160% in 2 days following Trump Media treasury news PUMP jumps 9% after team discloses $10M+ in buybacks last week OpenSea introduces its onchain copilot ‘OpenSea MCP’ 🏛️ Trump Family Expands Crypto Empire With CRO The Trump family is getting their hands into even more crypto pockets. The market likes it (at least for now)… 📌 What Happened Trump Media, in partnership with Crypto.com, announced plans to build a $6.4B Cronos (CRO) treasury. The deal will integrate CRO directly into Truth Social and other Trump-linked platforms, powering rewards, subscriptions, and payments across the ecosystem. Key details of the partnership: Treasury build: Trump Media and Crypto.com will amass a $6.4B CRO treasury, positioning the token as a core asset within the Trump crypto empire Product integration: CRO will be embedded into Truth Social and Truth+, enabling subscriptions, rewards, and user incentives Timing: The move comes as Ethereum and Bitcoin treasuries dominate headlines, and yet Trump Media is moving downstream to the 14th biggest crypto asset. Market reaction: The announcement sent CRO soaring more than 60% to $0.37. It has now gained 159% on the…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/08/29

Institutional Adoption Surges in AI Crypto – Could Nexchain AI Token Presale Be the Next Breakout Token?

Institutional Adoption Surges in AI Crypto – Could Nexchain AI Token Presale Be the Next Breakout Token?

The post Institutional Adoption Surges in AI Crypto – Could Nexchain AI Token Presale Be the Next Breakout Token? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto News Nexchain AI has entered the crypto market with a bold vision that places its token presale at the center of attention among many institutions. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with blockchain to create a system that adapts to shifting network demands. Its design allows scalable performance through sharding and Directed Acyclic Graphs, making transactions faster and more efficient. With security reinforced by CertiK and a roadmap filled with new developments, Nexchain is positioning itself as a serious contender for institutional adoption supported by the ongoing token presale. The ongoing airdrop campaign, with a $5 million prize pool, also continues to engage its growing community. As activity around the token presale gains momentum, investors are closely watching Nexchain AI’s market role as the next breakout project. A Token Presale That Commands Attention The Nexchain AI token presale has advanced into Stage 26 at a price of $0.104 per NEX. Stage 25, priced at $0.10, sold out with $9.27 million raised. Current data shows $9,552,141 collected out of the $10,125,000 targeted for Stage 26. This funding reflects the market’s demand for the project and sets the foundation for its launch. The token presale aims to raise $90.6 million overall, which represents 32% of the token supply. Its structured tokenomics allocate the 2.15 billion total tokens across public sales, ecosystem growth, staking rewards, liquidity, and governance reserves. This controlled distribution ensures short-term liquidity while supporting long-term sustainability. By combining staged fundraising with a deflationary burn mechanism, the project seeks to maintain a balance between growth and token stability. Building a High-Performance AI Blockchain Nexchain AI employs a hybrid Proof-of-Stake consensus enhanced by machine learning models. The system dynamically manages transaction validation to avoid congestion. Transactions are processed in parallel using directed acyclic graphs, giving the network efficiency and scale. Adaptive smart…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/08/29

Best Altcoins to Buy Now: BlockDAG, XRP, ONDO, ARB Make Big Moves in 2025

Best Altcoins to Buy Now: BlockDAG, XRP, ONDO, ARB Make Big Moves in 2025

The post Best Altcoins to Buy Now: BlockDAG, XRP, ONDO, ARB Make Big Moves in 2025 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Best Altcoins to Buy Right Now: BlockDAG’s 2049% Bonus, While XRP, ONDO & ARB Heat Up In a market where headlines are fleeting and attention is everything, only a few altcoins manage to stay in the spotlight. From established names making regulatory progress to newcomers shaking up major conferences, investors are watching closely for the next big breakout.   Whether you’re a long-term holder or a presale opportunist, now is a strong moment to reassess what the best altcoins to buy really look like. Let’s break it down, starting with the one that just turned heads at Web3’s biggest event. BlockDAG (BDAG): The Presale That Cut Through the Noise Token2049 in Singapore is known for its buzz. But this year, one name stood out above the rest: BlockDAG. With hundreds of projects trying to gain attention, BlockDAG’s 2049% bonus offer wasn’t just louder, it was smarter. The number matched the conference, but the real power was in the timing. While others shared updates, BlockDAG made a move that turned investors’ heads and social feeds into free PR. Backed by $386 million raised, over 25.5 billion BDAG sold, and currently in batch 30 at $0.03, the numbers speak for themselves. Early buyers in batch 1 at $0.001 have already secured a 2,900% ROI. With the launch price projected at $0.05, those joining now can still earn up to 1,566% ROI. More than just a Layer 1 chain, BlockDAG has a full ecosystem rolling out, explorer, dashboard, X-series miners, and millions of users across its mobile miner apps. The limited-time bonus runs until October 1, the same day as Token2049’s kickoff, making now the most strategic time to enter. Among all the best altcoins to buy, BlockDAG currently owns the conversation. XRP: Waiting on Regulatory Clarity XRP has always been on…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews

2025/08/29

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