how to know if airdrop is legit?

[Toby Benson]

You always have to check if they have a legit website and check their whitepaper and roadmap 

[tutchpa]

actually, its very difficult question to answer. majority of airdrops are scams.but there are some with good projects. for differentiate this, you will have to study about each and every project. its time-consuming. however for getting maximum benefits from air drop you have to upload google sheet as soon as possible.so i advise you to just fill each and every airdrop form and submit them as soon as possible and just forget it. if they asking for a donation,if they asked to register on a site, if they dont have twitter/facebook account or bitcointalk ANN tread..keep on mind majority of them are scams. so never donate for getting airdrop
good luck

[JaredStein]

Most airdrops do not ask for anything.

So you can just participate in the airdrop and then see if there are any problems. If the airdrop is legit then you get free coins and if it is not then nothing has happened.

[cryptograveyard]

Best to avoid airdrops that ask you to invest that way its free.

[amzad]

It seems someone else unfriended you because you are spamming. Please be careful. Your account will be under probation now, and if I get more spamming reports, I will have to close it.

[Dyakoff]

just wondering if all airdrop is legit, how would I know that airdrop is legit or not?

Dabbling in cryptocurrency can be risky, so thorough research is crucial, especially with airdrops, which often involve new projects.

Currently, I am aiming to qualify for the Prom Testnet future airdrop.
So allow me use this project as a live example to how and why I flagged it worthy of attention:


1. Reputation: It's important to check the project's history and team activity. A recently created Twitter account is a red flag. Prom Network has been active on Twitter since 2020 and has its token listed on Binance, indicating a more established presence.

2. Investors: Knowing who backs the project is vital. Prom Network is supported by DWF Labs, a reputable market maker, which reduces the risk of the project being a scam.

3. Questing Platform: The platforms used for project tasks matter. Prom Network's campaigns run on reputable sites like Zealy, known for partnering with established projects, which adds to my confidence.

4. Community Activity: An active and knowledgeable community is a good sign. Prom's community is impressive, with members who are well-informed and actively contribute through articles on Medium and Reddit. Engaging with such members enhances trust in the project.

5. Clarity on Airdrop Terms: Understanding the criteria for airdrop eligibility is crucial. Prom provides a clear dashboard that tracks and calculates points for completed tasks, ensuring transparency.

6. Investment Requirements: Be wary of projects requiring significant financial investment. Prom Testnet tasks use free test-tokens distributed daily from a faucet, and I haven't had to spend any money over the past month.

I hope this example clarifies how I made my choice and helps you in your own research.

[erep]

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Thank you for your explanation, I think the explanation is very complete for reviewing projects that allocate funds for airdrop communities, but unfortunately retroactive airdrops are difficult to predict because they don't publish token allocations for the community, the project team focuses on developing the project without creating an allocation page on whitapaper so not all airdroppers are lucky to get high price tokens because they give tokens to participants involved in testing the platform.

But I added an information option for reference to find the latest airdrop information, you can look for the Airdrop finder group on Telegram for the latest airdrop info, good luck getting diamonds in the best airdrop.

[Rustam Meraj]

Not all airdrops are legit because not all of anything crypto is legit. I think the main concern about any given airdrop is first, how much information do you have to give out in order to participate. If all they need is a wallet address, you haven't lost anything by sharing that info even if the airdrop never happens. The more identifying personal information requested, the more you want to do your homework about that airdrop, because you only want to share that kind of information with something legitimate. The other concern of course is your time. How much work do you have to do in order to earn the bounty. I consider an airdrop to be a free distribution whereas a bounty is awarded for work done. Obviously the more effort on your part, the more you want to make sure you're working for something real. Finally, make sure that if you're putting your own name and reputation out there publicly, that you're doing it for something that is legitimate. You don't want to gain a reputation of promoting scams, so before you send out that tweet or other public post about it, make sure you've done your homework about the organization.

That's right we should be careful when joining crypto airdrops. We should always check things out before joining airdrop or bounty program. If they only need your wallet address it is probably safe. But if they ask for more personal information so we need to research project carefully. Also think about how much work they want to do to get bounty. If it is too much it might be scam but there are some projects too which ask your time and efforts and they also legit all will depend on you own research. And always make sure projects you promote are trustworthy so you don't hurt our online reputation. Being little skeptical and doing some research can help keep us and others safe from scams.

[Kristiyana]

Do you have a coin in mind? DeepOnion does legit airdrops for completing simple tasks and having 50 ONIONs in your wallet. I know some other coins do airdrops and I know there are probably some scams out there. You need to research then ask if anyone has experience with that coin.

Actually this is my first time of hearing about such coin, seems you have been following them up for sometime now, nowadays is very hard to get a legit airdrop reason is because I know how many times I made research about airdrops, at first I always get a good result from my research but at the end it won't work out the Way I expected. though there are some people who knows how to find out if airdrop is legit or scam but for me is very hard to find out.