# What are Airdrops?

One of the most lucrative ways to start earning money from crypto is through *Airdrops.* Airdrops often require little or no financial investment, and can reap large rewards.

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*An airdrop is when a crypto project rewards early users for interacting with their project with their token. It is a common marketing tactic to promote a their new coin and onboard new users. For a more in depth description, watch the video below.*
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In this guide we will provide you with some of the most lucrative and promising Airdrops to start farming today!

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*Airdrop farming refers to maximising the number of tokens airdropped whilst minimising time and cost to earn it.*
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To get an idea of how profitable airdrops can be, take the 2020 Uniswap airdrop:

When Uniswap (A decentralised exchange) first launched their token in 2020, they airdropped $4.236 **billion dollars** in $UNI to people who had been actively using Uniswap, with an average airdrop size of $2824 per wallet. In this case, many *airdrop farmers* had created multiple wallets on Uniswap to maximise their reward.

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Farming these airdrops will require as decentralised wallet, so make sure to set one up following [this guide](https://www.notion.so/How-to-set-up-a-decentralised-wallet-and-use-a-decentralised-exchange-09df188cd4f1411cb74cce3534453ada?pvs=21) first. Once you are airdropped these tokens, you will then be able to trade them on a *decentralised exchange,* which is included in the guide.

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Let’s look at some upcoming airdrops (ordered by cost from lowest to highest), and how to start farming the today:


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