🚀 The 5 Most Famous Airdrops in the Crypto World
💡 Airdrops have forever changed how Web3 projects distribute tokens and build communities.
They not only reward early users but also shape entire trends in the crypto market.
From the legendary Uniswap to the most recent ones, here’s the top 5 largest airdrops in history — and how much each distributed in $$$.
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🥇 1. Uniswap (UNI) – $6.43 Billion
📅 September 2020
➡️ Each user who had previously used the protocol received 400 UNI.
💰 At the ATH of $42.88, this represented a total of $6.43 billion.
🔥 The “airdrop that started the DeFi Summer” and put Uniswap on the global map.
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🐵 2. Apecoin (APE) – $3.54 Billion
📅 March 2022
➡️ Reward for holders of BAYC and MAYC.
💰 Each BAYC received up to 10,950 APE (~$258,737 at the peak).
🎨 Showed the strength of the union between NFTs + fungible tokens.
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⚡ 3. dYdX (DYDX) – $2 Billion
📅 September 2021
➡️ Airdrop with a 5-year vesting period to encourage ongoing use.
📈 Model that aligned users and growth of the DEX.
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🌉 4. Arbitrum (ARB) – $1.97 Billion
📅 March 2023
➡️ Distributed to active users of the network.
📊 Direct impact: Arbitrum's TVL skyrocketed.
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🌐 5. Ethereum Name Service (ENS) – $1.87 Billion
📅 October 2021
➡️ Reward for holders of .eth domains.
🗳️ Tokens with governance rights — real decentralization.
📌 Conclusion
The largest airdrops in history have already distributed billions of dollars in tokens.
• Some changed the course of DeFi (Uniswap, Arbitrum, 1inch).
• Others consolidated the power of NFT communities (Apecoin, LooksRare).
• And even memecoins (BONK) proved their impact on the market.
👉 The lesson is: being early in promising ecosystems can lead to gigantic rewards.
After all, the next billion-dollar airdrop might be closer than you think. 🚀
