{"id":39455,"date":"2022-02-16T06:53:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T05:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/glossar\/airdrop\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:32:18","slug":"airdrop","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/airdrop\/","title":{"rendered":"Airdrop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An airdrop is the free distribution of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/cryptocurrency\/\">cryptocurrencies<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/glossary\/bitcoin-wallet\/\">wallets<\/a>, primarily for marketing reasons. With this, the developers primarily want to reward early supporters of the respective digital asset. <\/p>\n<h2>How Can I Receive Airdrops?<\/h2>\n<p>The conditions vary greatly. The team behind the respective crypto project defines these individually. Often it is enough to invest in a wallet, hold a certain other coin, for which one is then incentivized, or advertise the upcoming cryptocurrency on social networks.  <\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"20572\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"33872\">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<\/script><h2>Is it Worth Participating in Airdrops?<\/h2>\n<p>The number of new airdrops has exploded in recent years. 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