5 Biggest Crypto Airdrops of 2024 – BitRss

Crypto was awash with free money this year, as projects doled out hefty sums of tokens to intrepid users and devoted communities via airdrops.

With animal spirits returning to the crypto market alongside Bitcoin’s record-setting climb, some handouts dwarfed those that turned heads in 2023. Tallying up just this year’s top five airdrops, users and communities walked away with over $19 billion worth of free internet moolah.

These are some of airdrops that made a sizable splash in 2024, based on their associated token’s peak value. They range from decentralized finance (DeFi) fledglings to established NFT brands, along with everything else that fell in between.

Hyperliquid: $10.84 billion

Cruising into the top spot by a country mile, the Hyper Foundation’s distribution of HYPE handily rewarded users of the Hyperliquid Network in November.