Airdrops in web3 domain have emerged as a hot cake everyone wants a slice off. Be it rewarding early users with free tokens to earning points with microtasking, airdrops are much celebrated events in the crypto-sphere with the community eagerly awaiting big dates.
The first cryptocurrency airdrop in history occurred in 2014. Airdrops function as complex community engagement tool by offering free distribution of crypto assets for connecting with new crypto projects.
By distributing free tokens, these airdrops can gain significant user attention and increase activity and visibility. It is helpful in building strong community and increase token adoption.
In this growing crypto ecosystem with multiple crypto projects popping every day, if you find the right airdrop through engaging with testnets, governance participation, or loyal usage, then it could be highly profitable.Â
In this article, we have highlighted five hottest upcoming crypto airdrops which are capturing attention and popularity in the market.
Top 5 Hottest Crypto Airdrops in 2025
As said above, airdrops have now become an essential part of any crypto project’s marketing strategy where they provide early users with free crypto rewards as they interact with the projects in multiple ways.Â
1. BoxBet
BoxBet (BXBT) is a telegram-based gaming, betting and casino platform. Launched in 2024, it operates on Ethereum blockchain. It’s fully licensed and backed by tier-one investors that offer Telegram users more than 6000 casino and betting games.Â

In the beginning of 2025, BoxBet commenced a BXBT token airdrop with a prize pool of 50 million tokens to increase its user base. This airdrop was aimed at getting the attention of Telegram’s vast user base.Â
To be eligible for the BXBT airdrop, a user must play games on BoxBet and then they receive a reward based on their betting volumes in three equal instalments over a three-month vesting period. The user engagement is tracked on a real-time leaderboard with the final snapshot to be taken on September 1, 2025.Â
2. LiftOff.Monster
LiftOff.Monster is a decentralized launchpad on Solana blockchain that helps creators, liquidity providers, and users by providing them with an advanced platform for token launch. The main aim of this launchpad is to democratize access to token launches by creating a sustainable ecosystem based on community engagement.Â

LiftOff.Monster (LOX), to increase community engagement and reach, has come with a Cosmic Monster Airdrop with a prize pool of 223 million LOX tokens. To receive the reward and to achieve the whitelist status, a user must complete the mandatory specified on the LiftOff.Monster airdrop page.
These tasks include following and engaging with their social channels like Discord and Twitter (X), subscribing to their YouTube channel, referring friends, minting tickets, and others.
After the completion, users will receive tickets that provide a higher chance of allocation, which was to be processed after 3 months of their token generation event (TGE) event.Â
3. Kittenswap
Kittenswap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that operates on Hyperliquid’s blockchain platform. It is a fork of Velodrome Finance and designed to optimize liquidity. Kittenswap tries to provide users with a great trading experience with boosted earning opportunities.Â

Kittenswap has announced a points program which will lead to an official airdrop with a prize pool of 300 million tokens, 30% of the total token supply. This airdrop is aimed to increase trading activity and user confidence on the DEX platform.Â
The eligible users of Kittenswap airdrop include testnet participants, early Mainnet adopters, and Hypurr NFT holders, with tokens distributed as governance-enabled veKITTEN. To become eligible for the Kittenswap airdrop, a user must bridge HYPE (Hyperliquid native currency) tokens, interact with its DEX, participate in a referral program, and hold Mechacats NFTs.Â
4. Rings Protocol
Rings Protocol is a yield-bearing stablecoin that is built on the Sonic blockchain. It allows users to bridge various stablecoins like USDT, USDS, DAI, GHO, and Ethereum-based assets like ETH, sETH, and weETH on Sonic blockchain, where they can use these assets to mint yield-bearing derivatives -scUSD, scBTC, and scETH.Â
Rings Protocol, to gain more user engagement, is running a 25-week point program which will lead to an airdrop of S tokens, the native currency of Sonic blockchain. Under this program, users will get Rings points by minting, staking, locking scAssets and providing liquidity.Â

Rings point program offers multipliers based on user activity. For example, 1X for simply holding scAssets, 2X for staking them, and up to 3X for locking them. At the end of this program, users can redeem their earned Rings points for S tokens.
5. HyperSwap
HyperSwap is a decentralized exchange deployed on HyperEVM. It allow users to conduct token swaps, add liquidity to pools, and launch tokens on Hyperliquid.Â
Under the airdrop program, HyperSwap will be distributing SWAP tokens to early adopters to users who accumulate points through swapping, providing liquidity, or launching tokens. The more a user trade, provide liquidity, create tokens, and swap, the more points he will receive. The points acquired by users’ activities increase their chances of getting an airdrop.Â

To participate in HyperSwap airdrop, a user must bridge HYPE to HyperEVM, interact with the DEX features, and join the point program by connecting their wallet and signing a transaction.Â
Additionally, point emissions on a weekly basis, protocol integration with partners, and activities on the testnet are other elements that make a user eligible for the airdrop.
Conclusion
Airdrop is regarded as one of the most effective strategies for new crypto projects to gain attention and increase their followers. Airdrops provide users with an opportunity to connect with these crypto projects, blockchain technology, and decentralized platforms and get rewarded for using these platforms.Â
However, as we all know the crypto market also includes fake and malicious projects that do not have any real-world use cases, hence, before participating in any airdrop campaign, a user must do thorough research to avoid any financial risks.Â
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