Glossary · crypto airdrops

Snapshot

Recording holder state at a specific date — used later to distribute a drop.

Snapshot is a recording of holder state at a specific block. Projects use this to determine who gets the airdrop.

Logic

1. Project announces: "snapshot at April 15, block 18,500,000."

2. At that block, anyone matching the condition (e.g. ≥0.1 ETH balance) is included.

3. After N days/weeks → airdrop to the list.

Many top drops (Arbitrum, Optimism) used secret snapshots — fixed activity from past periods without warning. So nobody could pre-farm.

This is why consistent activity > one-time burst.

Don't try to time it. Just hold interesting tokens / do activity in potential projects. If you're in the list — lucky.

One person creates many wallets to claim a bigger airdrop. Projects detect and ban this.

Live production blockchain with real money — opposite of testnet (fake tokens).

Token launch day — airdrop claim, CEX listing, trading begins.

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