With the arrival of USDe on TON, two well-structured airdrops are now live, and honestly, they’re some of the most rewarding I’ve seen in a while.

One comes from the TON Foundation, the other from Ethena, and both are designed to reward early users who are paying attention and playing smart. Here’s how to approach both without getting overwhelmed.

The first one is from the TON Foundation

All you need to do is hold tsUSDe (a staked version of USDe) in your TON wallet. That’s it. For doing this, you’ll earn a solid 10% APY in TON, distributed weekly over a 16-week period. And on top of that, tsUSDe itself earns 6.7% APY as a base yield. So yes, it’s stacking yield on yield.

The eligibility criteria are simple:

* Hold at least 10 tsUSDe and 10 TON in your wallet

* Maximum cap per wallet is 10,000 tsUSDe

Now, the second airdrop is from Ethena

To qualify, you need to farm points, and there are two ways to do that:

1. By simply holding tsUSDe in your wallet

2. By providing liquidity to either the USDT/USDe or USDe/tsUSDe pools on STONfi — which earns 6x more points

If you’re looking to maximize your position, the USDe/tsUSDe pool is the sweet spot. Why?

* It pays you 6x points for the airdrop

* You still earn 6.7% APY from tsUSDe

* Any impermanent loss is completely offset by the pool’s yield

* The pool is weighted 25% USDe / 75% tsUSDe, which means you get more farming exposure with less risk

You can do this easily on Ethena’s official website under the “Delegation” tab. Final rewards will be distributed on Ethereum, so your EVM wallet is where they’ll land.

Now, if you prefer to keep it simple and focus mainly on the TON Foundation’s airdrop, just hold tsUSDe in your wallet. That’ll qualify you for both drops.

Last thing, and it matters: when you’re ready to exit your tsUSDe position in the future, don’t swap it. Instead, go through the unstake process, which comes with a 7-day lock but ensures you don’t lose accumulated yield by rushing out.

You can manage all of that easily at:

ethena.ston.fi