From Ethereum to EVM: Navigating the Airdrop Frontier

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Airdrop Hunter, Where to Go?

Original Title: "From Ethereum Migration: Exploring the New Airdrop Continent"

Original Source: Biteye

Once, the ETH mainnet was the golden vein of airdrops, but by 2025, the Great Ape's route had quietly shifted—Base, BNB, Sui, Berachain became synonymous with the New Continent.

We dissected the logic behind this trend and attempted to answer one question: as an airdrop player, where should you go?

Article Overview:

· ETH Airdrop Recession, End of the Fleece Myth
· Base/Sui/Bera Take Over, Becoming the New Main Battlefield
· Emerging Chain Projects: Strong Funding, Familiar Gameplay
· Featured Project Recommendations + Low-Threshold Gameplay
· Airdrop ≠ Diligence, It's More About Direction

Understand the logic behind the migration and see where the next breakout point is.

“The Higher the Gas, the More Expensive the Fish!”

Jason is a newcomer who joined the industry in 2022 and once interacted with Opensea facing over a thousand GAS in fees. A simple set of Approve and Send operations cost him $120, equivalent to half a week's salary. “Opensea has a high valuation, extensive funding, and a strong investment background. It's definitely a big catch! The GAS burned now will be completely insignificant when the airdrop comes in the future.”

However, by 2025, Jason has been out of the circle for almost a year. “I didn't earn any money at all. My Zksync and LayerZero accounts were all labeled as witches; I spent money on a fingerprint browser, a separate IP, but in the end, I have no idea what went wrong. I could only sneak back to work.”

In February 2025, Opensea suddenly announced, “We are going to airdrop tokens.” When Jason got home from work, he casually opened the official website, and what he saw was the familiar routine: points, blind boxes, and experience points (XP)

How Long Has It Been Since You Heard About an Airdrop in the Ethereum Ecosystem Project?

Not to mention that those "myths" of getting rich quick through airdrops have disappeared from the X platform, even the once-dominant airdrop KOLs have also transitioned.

In 2025, well-known airdrop blogger Ice Frog @Ice_Frog666666 even successfully advocated for rights in projects like Kiloex and Corn, opening up a new "rights advocate" persona. In the example of airdrop projects during a market upturn in January 2025, of the 14 projects that launched, the proportion of native ETH ecosystem projects was almost zero.

Most public chain projects choose to launch the mainnet directly and airdrop tokens, while other projects have been opting for emerging chains such as @base or @BNBCHAIN with lower Gas costs and greater exchange support.

Comparing the heyday of ETH in 2021 to its current state, the ETH ecosystem has undergone a drastic transformation. As ETH gas fees have gradually dropped from tens of dollars to a few dollars, and even below $1, the projects announcing their launch on the ETH mainnet have not increased as expected, but instead decreased.

The reasons may include @solana becoming a haven for new players or BNB Chain becoming a project's gateway to Binance, but the more crucial reason lies in the gradual decline of the innovation and development vibrancy that was once the pride of the Ethereum ecosystem. The community's discontent with the Ethereum Foundation has also become increasingly evident.

True "whales" never ask for the source; they just want to give you money.

@WalrusProtocol is the airdrop project officially confirmed by the Sui Network. After Binance announced the contract listing on March 28, it undoubtedly became the most dazzling airdrop star of the first quarter. Walrus's airdrop criteria are very simple, even for the most basic "low-balance account"; you only need to deposit a minimum of 0.1 Sui to receive about 15 times the return.

At first glance, Walrus is truly extraordinary: with a funding scale of up to $140 million and a valuation of $20 billion, investors include top institutions such as Standard Crypto, a16z Crypto Fund, Electric Capital, and Franklin Templeton's Digital Assets Department.

In the past, such backgrounds were usually only seen in the Ethereum ecosystem, but today, more and more star projects with similar backgrounds are starting to take root on emerging public chains like Sui, Berachain, and others.

These projects all share several obvious commonalities: a hardworking team, a steady increase in token price, and attempts to break historical highs.

Migrating from Ethereum to the new continent of airdrops.

In the business realm, a blue ocean signifies a market full of opportunities with low competition, while a red ocean symbolizes a market with exceptionally fierce and cutthroat competition. Historically, Ethereum has always been the "noble chain" of the airdrop sphere, with new players flocking to Ethereum L2 to seek opportunities, while seasoned players calmly enjoy generous airdrops on the ETH mainnet.

But as one moment passes, the market sentiment gradually cools off, and the airdrop track has been fully engulfed in chaos. Nowadays, Ethereum has seemingly turned into a red ocean. To continue to receive decent airdrop rewards, one must board the new generation's "Mayflower" and venture to a distant land to explore new territories.

Where is the new land of airdrop players?

Currently, it seems that @SuiNetwork and @berachain have provided an answer. By carefully observing the ecosystems of these two emerging blockchains, it is easy to notice they share the following common features:

1. High project valuation and large funding scale;
2. The native tokens of the blockchains are already listed on major exchanges;
3. The blockchains themselves provide ecosystem incentives, backed by substantial funding;
4. Projects within the ecosystem have generally completed high-quality fundraising;
5. Following the traditional airdrop strategy of "low barrier to entry, high returns," focusing on airdrops, testnets, and simple staking activities.

To follow suit, we can pay attention to the popular projects on these chains:

• Core Protocols in the Berachain Ecosystem:

@KodiakFi, @InfraredFinance, @beraborrow, @GummiFi, etc.;

• High-heat Protocols on Sui:

@HaedalProtocol, @AftermathFi, etc.

Choice is greater than effort; be a friend of cycles.

Famous crypto blogger @keyahayek evaluates the power of cycles in this way: "Those who can see through the market's essence in a cycle or two are destined to have a completely different fate than those who spend a lifetime unable to understand the market."

In the rhythmic cycles of the crypto market, both project teams and players go through ups and downs, hoping to gain wealth during the bullish cycles but often missing the beat in the rapidly changing market tempo. However, projects that truly span cycles often stage a perfect "deep V" in token price and provide stable rewards to supporters in ecosystem development.

As an airdrop player, the one thing that needs to be done from start to finish is actually the same:

Be patient, enjoy the game.