Airdrops

On December 24, 2025, Midnight developer Sebastien Guillemot said the team completed a key cryptographic step to enable direct interoperability between Ethereum and Cardano wallets. He cited support for Ethereum’s Keccak and Cardano’s Blake2b as the basis for a privacy-first layer that validates ownership without exposing user data.

In 2025, trader Didi and Memento Research each examined how airdropped tokens perform after launch, finding that most now trade well below their token generation event prices. Their data shows individual airdrops have frequently dropped over 90%, while 84.7% of 118 new launches this year sit under initial valuations and many suffer drawdowns of 50%–70% or more. Commentators argue that high fully diluted valuations, complex eligibility rules, and Sybil attacks are eroding both token performance and wider enthusiasm for airdrops.

Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers prefiled SB 1044, SB 1045, and SCR 1003 with the Arizona Senate late last week, aiming to exempt virtual currency from state and property taxes and to bar local taxes on blockchain node operators. The node-focused bill could be enacted by the legislature, while broader exemptions would require voter approval in November 2026.

On December 23, 2025, Co‑founder and CEO Adam Liposky outlined Canopy's "layerless" approach for launching sovereign Layer 1 networks, with mainnet targeted for early 2026. He cited testnet results of 10,000 transactions per second with instant finality, a 20‑validator foundation, and a 504 million CNPY supply with block rewards split 85%/10%/5% across validators, delegators, and the DAO.

On December 17, 2025, Binance announced a comprehensive update to its token listing framework, prohibiting third-party deal brokers and requiring projects to apply through official channels. The exchange also published a blacklist of alleged fraudulent intermediaries and detailed new pathways across Alpha, futures, and spot markets.

On December 17, 2025 in Tortola, BVI, Space announced a public sale for its native $SPACE token on Solana, starting 6:00 PM UTC with variable distribution and clear-price settlement. The team targets $2.5M, sets a floor FDV of $50M and a $99M ceiling, accepts USDC, USDT, and SOL, and allocates 50% of platform revenue to buyback-and-burn.

On 13 December 2025, the little-known token RAVE shifted from obscurity to a speculative hotspot after its airdrop aligned with a Binance Alpha listing. Within hours, wallet activity and trading volume spiked, driven by visibility, social media links to Trump-related developments and perceived ties to Aster and Binance Labs, while a highly concentrated supply structure left significant volatility risks in place.

Theoriq, a decentralized AI agent-swarm protocol for automating liquidity, yield, and trading strategies on-chain, is running its official THQ airdrop registration window from December 9–14 for eligible testnet and community contributors. Learn more about who qualifies for the Theoriq airdrop, how the Proof of Humanity process works, and the exact steps to claim THQ tokens ahead of TGE.

Cysic, a full-stack decentralized compute network powering ZK proofs, AI workloads, and on-chain computation, has launched its official CYS airdrop on December 12, rewarding early testnet users, contributors, and partner-community participants. This guide explains who is eligible and provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to claim and manage your CYS tokens safely.

The piece explains seven widespread misconceptions about crypto airdrops, outlining what they are, how they typically work, and which expectations are unrealistic. It stresses that airdrops are rarely pure "free money", often require users to complete certain actions, and can involve security risks if sources are not properly verified. The article also notes that basic knowledge and cautious participation are generally enough to start using airdrops without being misled by hype or scams.