Let's discuss the cost-effectiveness of trading on Binance Alpha:

I believe that Alpha is not as appealing as it used to be.

In terms of cost:

Order placement: $200-300 (assuming $200)

Daily one-way trades: 45 times, expected cost is $2-3

Over 30 days, the total is $90.

Points are recorded biweekly: 15*15=225 (basically fully meets the current airdrop demand)

In terms of profit:

Claiming an airdrop requires deducting 15 points, which means the trading volume needs to double (or maintain a balance of $1000)

Currently, if you plan to claim an airdrop 5 times in a month, that’s about once a week.

From a cost-effectiveness perspective:

Trading at 8192 levels in a single day is actually the optimal solution. With a balance of $1000, you can claim 3 airdrops each cycle, costing around $60.

If you want to claim more airdrops, you will need a higher trading volume in a single day!

(I believe maintaining a balance of $1000 and adding 1 point is still very cost-effective, as 1 point per cycle means one airdrop.)

There are no better solutions here, only extreme cost reduction.

In terms of cost reduction: In the early days, some exploited bugs to create fake tokens, consuming the $100,000 balance at 4 points, but that's no longer possible. Now, it can only be done through fee waivers.

Some have also discovered that BSC meme cross-interactions can earn points without going through USDC, meaning regardless of buying or selling, points are accrued, which implies that with the same trading volume, adding one point equals one airdrop.

$NXCP is an epic airdrop that's hard to come by; for other airdrops, we can only expect around $100.

As studios and family-style operations move in, along with the new point deduction regulations, Alpha is no longer as appealing.

Airdrops may be attractive, but one must also pay attention to costs!