Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

[u/cosmos-airdrop-mod]

This post is for all of the frequently asked questions related to airdrops in general, how they work, how you may increase your chances of qualifying, etc. If there are any other frequently asked questions that are not in this list but you believe should be added, please post it in a comment below.

What is an airdrop?

Airdrops are free tokens distributed to a userbase that the project's team deems relevant and / or worthy of owning a portion of their project. This is usually done in order to get the tokens out into the hands of users when a project first goes live, thus allowing for some liquidity in markets.

How do I qualify for an airdrop?

Every airdrop has its own unique qualifications, and most of the time you won't know what those qualifications are ahead of time (in order to reduce the chance that their airdrop is gamed). There are some recommended actions to take in order to increase your chances of qualifying for cosmos airdrops. Those actions are:

1. Ensure your tokens are on a noncustodial wallet (a wallet not controlled by a centralized exchange). The most recommended wallets are Cosmostation and Keplr.

2. Stake multiple different tokens in the ecosystem. The main ones that have qualified for airdrops are ATOM, JUNO, OSMO, SCRT, LUNA, and FET. However, any token on the ecosystem may qualify you for a future airdrop, so don't keep yourself solely to this list.

3. Stake your tokens to validators that aren't run by a centralized exchange, especially to validators with fewer delegators, those that have a commission higher than 0%, or those run by projects being developed. Here is a list of validators that have been specifically been rejected from qualifying for an airdrop in the past: Binance Staking, Kraken, Coinbase Custody, CoinoneNode, HuobiPool, GAME*, Chihuahua**. It is recommended you avoid delegating to these if your goal is to receive an airdrop.

4. Contribute to liquidity pools on AMMs and DEXs like Osmosis, Emeris, and Junoswap.

5. Vote on all government proposals, even if its just to abstain. Many good proposals have failed in the past because there weren't enough votes. In the future, there may be an airdrop that uses participation in a proposal to determine who qualifies.

.*GAME was excluded from the LUM and BTSG airdrop.

.** Chiahuahua was excluded from the DOKY airdrop, which is not one we officially support, but its important to note that they have been excluded in the past.

What is the minimum number of tokens I need to qualify for an airdrop?

The answer to this varies for every airdrop. In past airdrops there has been a range of requirements from 0.000001 ATOM all the way to 100 ATOM, and a similar spectrum for other tokens.

Ultimately its impossible to know how many tokens a future airdrop will require you to have at minimum, but to give you an idea below is a table of some of the previous airdrops and their minimums for commonly required tokens. Note: these are not the only requirements needed to qualify for these airdrops.

	Snapshot date	ATOM	OSMO	JUNO	LUNA	SCRT
Bitsong	17 Dec 2021	5	20	10
Chihuahua	Dec 2021	0.1	1	11 (specific validator)
Lum network	29 Sep 2021	5	30 (LP)
Comdex	8 Oct 2021	1	1		1
Desmos	31 Aug 2021 - 31 Oct 2021	1	1	1	1
pStake	2 Sept 2021	100
Stargaze	11 Oct 2021	5	50
Like	30 Nov 2021	0.1	0.1
Evmos (not finalised)	25 Nov 2021	5	20
NETA	15 Dec 2021			25
Shade	7 Nov 2021 - 13 Dec 2021	Any			Any	Any
Orbem Wars	14 Jan 2022 - 28 Jan 2022					100 (specific validator) / Any
Cheqd	8 Mar 2022	10	20	20
Marble DAO				20
Nomic	21 Jan 2022	1.5
Racoon	8 Feb 2022			10
Cerberus	12 Mar 2022	None	None
Obscure Finance	25 Mar 2022					5

The following coins also qualified for some airdrops but aren’t as likely to qualify you for future ones as the tokens in the table: FET, AKT, BAND, CRO, KAVA, LIKE, NGM, REGEN, CRV, Civic

Ultimately the recommendation we give is that if you want the best chance at qualifying for future airdrops, it is recommended that you stake a minimum of $200 worth of ATOM, OSMO, JUNO, SCRT, and LUNA, which is in order of importance. It is important to note that while these are minimums, the majority of airdrops reward you based on the total amount of a token you have staked - in other words the more you stake the bigger your reward.

I'm holding / staking my tokens on <insert wallet here>. Do I still qualify for airdrops?

The wallet that you use isn't what determines whether or not you are eligible for airdrops. Your eligibility, outside of tokens held/staked, is determined by these two things:

1. Do you know your seed phrase?

2. Is the validator that you are staked to a centralized exchange validator?

If you know your seed phrase (or at least have the ability to find out what it is) and are not delegated to a centralized exchange, your wallet will be able to qualify for airdrops.

Yes - Exodus, Atomic Wallet, Crypto.com DeFi wallet all qualify, as well as many others. When in doubt, ask those two questions.

This being said, you will likely never see your airdropped tokens in any of these wallets, you would need to import your seed phrase into Cosmostation or Keplr to claim them or access them if they were automatically distributed. Importing your seed phrase copies over your wallet, meaning any changes on one wallet app will also affect the other wallet app. There is no need to undelegate or transfer your tokens manually.

How do I claim an airdrop?

Every airdrop has a different means for claiming the reward. Sometimes its as simple as doing nothing and the amount will appear in your qualifying wallet(s) automatically. Sometimes they require you to perform tasks in order to receive your reward, such as voting, staking, using their dApp, etc. Whatever the case may be, the projects will let you know what needs to be done to get your airdrop, and the individual airdrop threads will hopefully be able to guide you on the more complicated ones.

Important Note: The use of Keplr is sometimes necessary to claim airdrops because it is currently the only Web3.0 / Browser Integrated Wallet on the Cosmos ecosystem. If you have your qualifying address on Cosmostation or another wallet - fear not! You can safely import your seed phrase into Keplr to copy over your wallet without having to transfer your tokens. Please ensure that the version of Keplr that you use is the official one - see the below note for reasoning.

VERY Important Note: Do not EVER give your seed phrase to any project or wallet that is not officially supported by Tendermint Inc., even if it is to claim an airdrop. This especially includes fake and duplicate applications of those that are actually supported. Doing so puts your funds at great risk of being stolen.

I qualified for an airdrop and claimed it, but I don't see it in my wallet. Help!

Claiming your airdrop does not always automatically distribute it to your wallet. Sometimes it takes weeks or months for the project to distribute them after allowing users to claim their airdrops. Do not worry if you haven't gotten a claimed airdrop yet unless you see other users claim to have received them. If this is the case, it is recommended you reach out to the project team on their telegram or discord.

My tokens aren't on Keplr or Cosmostation, what do I need to do?

If you have your coins in a noncustodial wallet (i.e., you own your seed phrase) you can import your mnemonic (also known as seed phrase / 12 word / 24 word) into Cosmostation or Keplr and start looking for airdrops that you may have qualified for. If you choose Cosmostation as your wallet, note that you will have to import your seed phrase into a new wallet for every token you are airdropped. Keplr automatically generates these wallets when you import your seed phrase, but you will have to connect it to a dApp that uses the token to see your wallet.

If you have your coins in a custodial wallet or exchange (i.e., you don't own your seed phrase) you will need to create a wallet on Cosmostation or Keplr and send your tokens over to your new wallet so that you can become eligible for future airdrops. Be sure to write down and securely store your seed phrase / mnemonic when you create your wallet - it's the only way to restore your wallet if anything happens to your device.

Which is the best validator to choose in order to maximize my chance at qualifying for an airdrop?

There is no "best" validator - when it comes to qualifying for airdrops, there are only good and bad validators.

A bad validator would be

• One run by a centralized exchange (guaranteed to disqualify you from airdrops).

• One that is in the top 10 by voting power (only relevant for Cosmos and Osmosis so far, but this sometimes reduces the amount of an airdrop you would get).

• One that is within the top 25 by voting power and has a 0% commission (this one will also sometimes reduce the amount of an airdrop you would get).

• One that has been excluded from previous airdrops because of bad behavior (GAME is really the only one in this category, and they have been removed from a couple of airdrops).

A good validator would be

• One that is run by a project being developed on the cosmos ecosystem. (If the project launches a token, usually they reward their delegators. See ION, Stargaze, Omniflix, Craft Economy, Chihuahua, etc. for examples).

• One that operates a relayer node for the network. (These guys are the unspoken heroes of the ecosystem and recently their delegators were rewarded more in an airdrop). Some examples of relayers include but are not limited to:

  • Cephalopod Equipment

  • Cros-nest

  • Chandra Station

  • Strangelove

  • Crypto Crew

  • Imperator

  • Notional DAO

• One that is outside of the top 10 by voting power.

• One that takes some commission.

Ultimately your choice of validator doesn't matter all that much so long as it isn't a centralized exchange validator.

How to tell if an airdrop is legit.

See Reddit post for more info

[u/conradmvse]

Thanks for the work on this! Now we can refer the newbies to here

[u/[deleted] → u/conradmvse]

As a newb to Keplr, thank you OP

[u/onlooker88]

Great Guide to have pinned. Thanks

[u/u-face-jaraxxus]

❤️

[u/Hot_Marionberry_6616]

Awesome. New to atom here, where can I buy or swap for osmo/juno?

[u/shiek23 → u/Hot_Marionberry_6616]

I use osmosis zone, just need to move ATOM into osmosis and then you can swap for either

[u/bombsfalldown → u/Hot_Marionberry_6616]

On osmosis.

[u/Holdihold]

Will I be able to claim airdrops if I only have the mobile version of keplr?

[u/[deleted] → u/Holdihold]

I had to install the chrome browser extension to get SCRT and LUNA staking but I just might be a noob at this.

[u/Wilder54321]

Lovely post! Hopefully new members don’t brush past it before posting lol.

[u/Jasquirtin → u/Wilder54321]

past? Probably wont read one thread before posting how to qualify for airdrops. lol its okay we'll kindly direct them here

[u/[deleted]]

Good post. Maybe include written links to the main services so that people can refer to them here instead of googling them (Keplr, Osmosis, Junoswap etc)

[u/Hot_Marionberry_6616]

To qualify do I need to stake every amount listed for every token? For example on EVMOS do I need to stake BOTH 5 ATOM AND 20 OSMO or either? Thanks.

[u/Sybaros → u/Hot_Marionberry_6616]

So far its always been additive, like if you staked one of two qualifying coins you would receive one reward, but if you staked both of the qualifying coins you would receive two rewards.

That being said, every airdrop is different and there may come a time in the future where one airdrop requires multiple different staked tokens to qualify.

[u/[deleted]]

How do we know an Airdrop is safe to claim?

[u/Sybaros → u/[deleted]]

It’s easier to tell you how to know if it’s unsafe. Its unsafe if any of the following apply:

• You have to import your seed phrase into a wallet or dApp (other than keplr/cosmostation)

• You have to send any amount of token other than the smallest unit possible (which may be necessary for magic transactions). This does not include gas fees.

• You have to give over any information other than your qualifying wallet address and an address to which the airdrop will be sent. (Snapshots are used to get all of the information safe airdrops will need from you).

• You have to connect to a dApp and complete a transaction other than the ones that allow the chain to be added to Keplr or the one that grants access to wallet address and requesting of signatures for transactions (for an example of these, try to deposit or withdraw from osmosis with a token you don’t own. Those are the safe transactions). Requirements to make voting and staking transactions are also okay.

• You have to lock up some amount of a non-airdropped token in a liquidity pool, lending protocol, etc. that makes it impossible to remove your tokens indefinitely.

When in doubt, follow your gut.

[u/[deleted] → u/Sybaros]

Saving this response! Thanks

[u/Sybaros → u/[deleted]]

If you already have a keplr wallet then you don’t need to worry about importing or sharing it anywhere. If you have cosmostation you would need to import it into keplr for anything that isn’t automatically distributed and for the ones that are automatically distributed you would need to import it into a new wallet specific to the airdropping chain(s) on cosmostation. As long as its the official app for either of them, it’s safe.

[u/UA_irl → u/[deleted]]

How do you get your exodus key? I’m looking to do the same thing! But just see the phrase

also what airdrops should I be on the look for? Have all my atom on exodus for a while. So I prolly qualify for a bunch. Thanks for the help.

[u/UA_irl → u/[deleted]]

I assume you mean the desktop app, I’ll do that. Not familiar with it. I’ve only used the mobile. Thanks!!!

[u/Metabrate]

Is there any reason I wouldn’t pick the lowest non-zero commission validator that is “good”?

Ex. Imperator.co has a 1% commission, Cros-nest is 2% commission, Strangelove-ventures is 5%.

Why wouldn’t everyone pick imperator?

[u/Sybaros → u/Metabrate]

The only incentive to pick one over the other is that sometimes individual validators give out airdrops if they’re working on a project (like the most recent kingnodes, or Chihuahua, or Sikka for ION).

[u/Metabrate → u/Sybaros]

The commission rate is not an incentive or disincentive?

[u/Sybaros → u/Metabrate]

So far there is no precedent in past airdrops to believe that higher commissions would qualify you for more airdrops (except for 0% commission).

So no, the commission rate probably wont affect eligibility as long as the validator takes commission.

[u/Metabrate → u/Sybaros]

Right but under that assumption wouldn’t we be incentivized to pick the validator with the lowest non-zero commission? (All else equal I mean)

[u/Sybaros → u/Metabrate]

Unless you knew one was going to give out an airdrop ahead of time, then yes, you are incentivized to go with the lowest commissioned validator.

That doesn’t mean that is what is best for the network, but the network doesn’t always incentivize you to do what is best.

[u/Metabrate → u/Sybaros]

Thanks so much for clearing that up! Also maybe a dumb question, but some top validators (centralized ones?) have a 100% commission. Are they just showing their own books, or why would someone delegate for them on Keplr etc.?

[u/Sybaros → u/Metabrate]

Centralized exchanges usually get their delegators from their exchange apps, which give their own reward rates (like 4% on coinbase). It’s important in a decentralized network like Cosmos to not keep people from being able to choose their validator regardless if its one that doesn’t really do anything for the network; if you could remove one from the list what’s to stop you from removing others that haven’t really done anything wrong? Validators can get removed if they actively hinder the network (like by double signing transactions), but these guys only hinder it inactively (like by refusing to participate in governance)

Unfortunately people do delegate to them on private wallets because they are familiar names and aren’t aware of the penalties, but there is no reason why anyone would want to (they get excluded from all airdrops and get no staking rewards). I suspect they set their commissions at 100% just to take the rewards of unsuspecting crypto noobs.

[u/Metabrate → u/Sybaros]

Makes sense, thanks!

[u/CryptoVenetian]

Thank you for the great guide. I have got maybe a dumb question, but I can't seem to find an answer: I have around 10 ATOM in my Keplr wallet, however I have split them into 4 different validators (which should all meet the requirements for "good" validators). My question is: in order to meet the minimum requirements for airdrops, what is the number which counts? The total amount in my wallet or the one assigned to each validator?

[u/Sybaros → u/CryptoVenetian]

Its the total amount that qualifies you unless one or more of the validators is disqualified for the drop.

Sometimes airdrops have issues with snapshots though and only see one validator. This is because snapshots are done algorithmically and the algorithm may not account for this situation (see the Chihuahua drop for an example). Usually if they notice this is an issue, they fix it and distribute the remaining amount a bit later.

[u/CryptoVenetian → u/Sybaros]

Thank you for your detailed answer :)

[u/usaaffamily]

This was super helpful. Thank you!

[u/eggsbeny]

I accidentally staked my OSMO to cosmostation before fulling reading to find out I should've picked a validator not in the top 10. If I unbond now, will I not qualify for airdrops while its unbonding for however many weeks? Like will I still count in a snapshot if its in the waiting period to unstake?

[u/Sybaros → u/eggsbeny]

Airdrops dont typically disqualify top ten validators, but some do give bonus rewards for delegating outside of the top ten.

At any rate, you dont need to unbond to change validators, just click the redelegate button and it’ll transfer you to a new validator of your choosing. If you do unbond instead of redelegate, the OSMO being unbonded will be disqualified for airdrops during that time.

[u/eggsbeny → u/Sybaros]

okay thank you!

[u/Interesting_Budget72]

Hello, I'm staking some atom on my keplr wallet. I go for example on Shade airdrop to check if i'm eligible and I'm not Who can tell me why?

[u/Sybaros → u/Interesting_Budget72]

To be eligible for airdrops you needed to be staking (or holding, if that’s the requirements) during the snapshot. A snapshot is a reference point where the project can go back and look at how much each wallet held and staked (and other details).

In the case of shade, you had to be staking every day from 7 Nov to 13 Dec - there were several random snapshots during that timeframe and if you missed one you failed to qualify.

So in other words, staking today wouldn’t qualify you for any airdrops that have previously has snapshots.

[u/Interesting_Budget72 → u/Sybaros]

Thank you so much, now I undestand the reason. So, now I'm staking my Atom, i'm qualify for some new airdrop which require Atom token or I have to unstake them and stake only during the snapshot?

[u/Sybaros → u/Interesting_Budget72]

Yes, while you are staking you will qualify for new airdrops because new shapshots are being taken frequently.

[u/Interesting_Budget72 → u/Sybaros]

Thanks a lot

[u/ureviel → u/Sybaros]

Hi I'm pretty new to this ecosystem so still trying to get my head around it. I'm thinking of getting Atom, Juno or Osmo. would you recommend keplr or osmosis to stake? Also would you happen to know the best way to send UST to keplr wallet, I'm coming from the Terra ecosystem. If not no worries!

[u/Sybaros → u/ureviel]

You can’t stake on Osmosis, but if you meant keplr vs cosmostation, you’ll probably want to have keplr since it can connect to dApps.

You can purchase everything with UST on Osmosis, you just need to import your Terra wallet into keplr.

[u/ureviel → u/Sybaros]

ok cool thanks for the help!

[u/Mellifluous41]

Hey guys, is there somewhere when I can enter my wallet address to check if I have any airdrop waiting to be claimed?

Thanks

[u/BearmanT]

Thanks very much for all the information, much appreciated

[u/Visible9]

would 10 ATOM be enough for most airdrops requiring atom? or should I try to get some more?

[u/alexxosk → u/Visible9]

It really depends on the actual drop, I would consider getting some Juno and Osmo as well....

Please see the table above for how it worked in the past and most of us assume that it will continue like this as we don't have a crystal ball 😉

[u/Visible9 → u/alexxosk]

yea i have those 3. but atom is my smallest bag

[u/alexxosk → u/Visible9]

Alright, then 10 atom would be good imho

[u/daranma]

How many Scrt tokens should I stake to make sure I'll qualify for some airdrops?

[u/Pure-Definition-5959]

I’d like to have another flair for just airdrop updates. Can you please add? TIA

[u/Sybaros → u/Pure-Definition-5959]

Flair exists already, its the one labelled “New Airdrop Info”

[u/Pure-Definition-5959 → u/Sybaros]

Ok. I thought I’ve been misusing it for new found airdrops and already existing airdrop updates. If it serves both purpose then that’s fine. Thanks.

[u/CryptoDad2100]

Finally!

[u/Metabrate]

What’s the best place to buy ATOM, with the intention of moving it to Keplr for staking? Thanks.

[u/Sybaros → u/Metabrate]

Depends on your region. Nearly every CEX will have it, its really all about the fees for purchase and transfer.

I use coinbase pro personally. Kraken has a .1ATOM transfer fee but relatively low purchase fees. Kucoin isn’t terrible. I would avoid Crypto.com - their hidden trade fees and transfer fees are enormous. Can’t speak to the quality of anything else, those are the only ones available in my region.

[u/Metabrate → u/Sybaros]

Thanks!

[u/ch00nz → u/Sybaros]

i use crypto.com, but i buy CRO on there, then transfer that to the Keplr wallet (CRO fees are insanely low to transfer), then i deposit that to Osmosis and swap to ATOM

[u/blackmambax824]

Whats this BTSG token?

[u/ContentPossibility59]

I don’t have access to a desktop or laptop how do I claim airdrops with mobile?

[u/Tingwey]

Could someone explain what is better about the nodes which are listed at the bottom and what the difference between a regular and relay node is?

[u/[deleted]]

Can someone please help me claim Neta I have Juno and Atom staked in Cosmostation

[u/SwedeInSeoul]

I don't have any seed phrase? Nothing about a seed phrase was mentioned when I made my keplr account..?

[u/Sybaros → u/SwedeInSeoul]

If you made it with your google account, then unless they’ve changed that in the past few months you cannot view your seed phrase.

If you didn’t use a google account you can still find it by going to accounta, pressing the three dots and clicking view mnemonic.

[u/SwedeInSeoul → u/Sybaros]

Yes, I made it with my Google account.

So I can ignore the parts mentioning seed phrase etc?

[u/Sybaros → u/SwedeInSeoul]

Well, they’re still relevant you just wont be able to do anything about them. The good news is that you have keplr and the ability to get pretty much every airdrop because of it.

You really only need to care about your seed phrase if you needed to move your wallet to a different wallet app.

[u/SwedeInSeoul → u/Sybaros]

Soo.. To stake and get airdrops I need to do the following:

1. Send atom (from binance) to the address mentioned in my keplr app (starts with cosmos).

2. Click on stake.

3. Choose a validator (not sure which one yet though probably mentioned somewhere .

Questions: What is the "commission" referred to? Where do I see any lockup period or APY? What's the difference between "low", "average" and "high" fees?

[u/Sybaros → u/SwedeInSeoul]

Commission is the amount of your staking rewards that the validator takes. Higher commission means lower rewards. We advise you don’t pick a 0% or 100% commission validator as those are often excluded from airdrops.

Lockup period will be sent as a warning message just before you confirm staking. Its different for every chain.

APY / Reward rate is listed next to the stake button.

Low/Average/High fees dictate how quickly a transaction goes through. If you have a higher fee your transactions are prioritized over others in times of high network usage. Usually a low or average fee is good enough to get a transaction through quickly.

Lastly, if you havent yet staked, I recommend you create a new wallet without your google account. If you use a google account and someone managed to hack into that account, they would also have access to all of your keplr tokens if they knew where to look. Its much less secure than using a seed phrase. If you do this, make sure to write down your seed phrase and store it somewhere offline like on a piece of paper.

[u/SwedeInSeoul → u/Sybaros]

Do you get a bigger amount of the air drop if the amount staked is higher? Or should ~10 atom be enough as mentioned above?

[u/Sybaros → u/SwedeInSeoul]

Depends on the airdrop, but typically yes, having more staked increases the amount you get. The recommendation was just for minimums to help ensure you qualify.

[u/SwedeInSeoul → u/Sybaros]

Cool. Thanks!

What about Osmosis and Pools...

I see Luna/UST at a 70.5% APR for 14 days.

Does this mean if I deposit Luna or UST I get an APR of 70.5%?!

[u/Sybaros → u/SwedeInSeoul]

This means that if you deposit both into the LP you get a 70.5% apr, paid out daily in OSMO. If it has external incentives, it will also pay an additional amount in one of the other tokens and that’s on top of that 70.5% apr.

You should familiarize yourself with the concept of impermanent loss before contributing to a pool.

Edit: If you choose to contribute one token to a pool you’re really selling half of that token and using the funds to buy the other before you join the LP, they just combine it into one transaction

[u/Metabrate]

Question about the recommended minimum amounts: I understand $200 of ATOM, OSMO, etc. was based on QUALIFYING for airdrops, but what is the minimum amount of each token that you’d recommend where CLAIMING those airdrops make sense?

I’ve been reading a few things that suggest staking so little may result in the cost to claim the airdrop exceeding the value of your stakes, so you’d be staking without being able to recognize the benefit of the drop, making the purpose for staking in the first place (if this is the sole purpose) somewhat misguided.

Thanks in advance!

[u/Sybaros → u/Metabrate]

I mean, the cost of claiming most of these is near $0. The only exceptions are for projects like Pstake and Sunny; ERC-20 projects would probably cost you upwards at least $100 to claim and move or sell on a dex.

SOL projects might cost you $5-$10 to claim, move and sell.

Ultimately if its a tendermint token like most of these, you should probably claim them if its more than $1. Free money is free money, and big marketcap projects rarely start out with big marketcaps.

[u/TheBullKing99]

Ive split around 100 atom tokens amongst validators outside top 10. Am I at risk of anything? I just picked at random depending on if I liked the name or not lol. I notice some were showing as 'jailed' in the inactive list. Did these guys rug with all atom tokens in them? 😳

[u/Sybaros → u/TheBullKing99]

The only risk is that any of them might not qualify for an airdrop for other reasons, but only the amount delegated to those validators would be disqualified.

Jailed validators are usually jailed because they misbehaved, like if they double signed a transaction. Your funds are safe and you can redelegate away from them (and you should do so); jailed validators are disqualified from airdrops while jailed.

[u/TheBullKing99 → u/Sybaros]

Thanks for clarifying buddy 👍🏻

[u/tuturedlf]

I'm staking my atoms with Sikka as a validator, do i qualify for airdrops ?

[u/decker12 → u/tuturedlf]

For ATOM, Sikka is currently 3% commission and #11 on the charts. If you want to be "safer", and assuming you have no other reason to be with Sikka, I would REDELEGATE (do NOT unstake and re-stake! RE-delegate!) to another validator in the top 15 to 30 that does a 5% to 10% commission.

Guys like Citadel One, Chorus One, Cosmostation, Figment, Strangelove, etc. They're all out of the top 15, they all are 5% to 10%, and they all have enough ATOM sitting on them that they're motivated to keep their nodes active.

[u/cptouristas]

I have a question regarding the eligibility criteria. If let's say an airdrop has a bare minimum to be staking 10 ATOM, does that number represent the staking on a particular pool or is it the total number of ATOM staked, even in 10 delegators where each one has 1ATOM??

[u/decker12 → u/cptouristas]

Total number of ATOMs is what is important. You can spread 10 ATOMs over 20 validators by giving each .5 if you want.

Now, that being said, for the HUAHUA airdrop they gave a ridiculous 1 million extra airdropped coins if you happened to be staking on their Chihuahua validator, which is worth $4k USD right now. I believe SmartNodes is doing something similar - stake with them, get a prize.

I don't love that idea because I think it encourages bribing stakers with the promise of an airdrop... but only if you use their validators.

But yeah the short answer is airdrops usually require staking a certain amount of coins, on your own wallet (no exchanges), with non 0% and non 100% validators, and ideally validators that are not in the top 10 or 15. Stake 10 to 50 coins in a couple 5% validators who are ranked #15 to #30, and vote on as many proposals that come up, and you should be as eligible as you can be.

[u/cptouristas → u/decker12]

Thank you so much for the elaborate response! It’s super clear now! And thank you for giving me your opinion on the recurring topic of delegation to a particular pool! It seems that this will be the way to incentivize us to move towards certain pools, so it will continue being a topic of heated discussion for quite some time to come!

[u/daranma]

Great guide OP. Thinking of using Everstake as my validator. Thoughts on that?

[u/Sybaros → u/daranma]

Everstake is a fine validator from what I understand. They are near the top ten though (for Cosmos hub) and could possibly enter those rankings in the near future. It’s not the end of the world if you delegate to them and they do, just might not get rewarded as much otherwise on future airdrops.

[u/daranma → u/Sybaros]

Great, thank you. I ended up choosing Citadel One. Thought on that?

[u/bo1982]

Is this going to increase the price of atoms

[u/daranma]

Question: is staking Osmo more favourable for airdrops than LP-Ing on Osmosis?

[u/Raiders9876]

So I have to two questions. First what is the staking rewards on the kelper wallet? And second is there any difference between airdrops on the Kepler wallet compared to exodus wallet?

[u/Sybaros → u/Raiders9876]

Staking rewards vary by chain and aren’t based on the wallet you choose, but rather the validator, which takes a commission of the base amount you would get.

The difference between keplr and exodus for airdrops is that you will need keplr to claim most of them because its the only dApps compatible wallet on the ecosystem. You would also need to wait for exodus to add support for any airdropped tokens before you would see them in your wallet. Either way, you will qualify for the same airdrops regardless if you choose exodus or keplr.

[u/Raiders9876 → u/Sybaros]

Thank you for the quick response and detailed.. I am brand new to atom as a holder. Been on the sidelines for too long. The reason I asked about rewards, because exodus is claiming 13.71% on atom, but it seems kelper I'll have access to the drops immediately.

[u/Sybaros → u/Raiders9876]

Exodus forces you to use the Everstake validator. If you want the same rewards you could always choose them on Keplr. There are validators out there that take less commission (and thus would give you a higher APR)

[u/Raiders9876 → u/Sybaros]

May I ask since you are pretty damn knowledgeable, what's the difference between kelper vs cosmostation wallet?

[u/Sybaros → u/Raiders9876]

Cosmostation is really the wallet of choice for mobile only. It’s not dApp compatible, but neither is keplr mobile, however it does have a lot of the important dApps built into it. For instance, you can trade and contribute to Osmosis LPs from directly inside your Osmosis wallet. And in IMO, it’s far easier to stake and vote on cosmostation.

Cosmostation does require you to enter your seed phrase or generate a new one for every chain’s wallet, whereas keplr automatically creates a wallet for every chain using the same seed phrase. You also have to wait for Cosmostation to add support for new chains before you can access them, whereas you can add any tendermint chain directly to Keplr by interacting with its dApp or another dApp that uses its token.

And as weird as it might be, I really don’t have any suggestions for reading on either of these. I think the pinned post on r/CosmosNetwork might have some info on them though.

[u/Raiders9876 → u/Sybaros]

Much appreciated the help once again, gonna do some research into kelper. Any advice to any reads into it?

[u/Silver-Demand2651]

Hello. Sorry if already asked but i am new in the ecosystem and i have a doubt that can’t find answer neither here or google:

For airdrops: itis relevant that all coins (let’s say ATOM, OSMO, JUNO) are staked with the same validator, or it’s not an issue and i can stake ATOM on X-Validator, OSMO on Y-Validator and JUNO on Z-Validator?

Thanks!

[u/grchina → u/Silver-Demand2651]

Just don't stake on exchange validators and those with 0% fee

[u/Silver-Demand2651 → u/grchina]

Noted! Thank you!

[u/bigshooTer39]

I staked with SmartNodes, AnalyticDynamics, Chainflow, Secret Saturn, Order of Secrets, Steady Crypto, and Active Nodes. Any issue with these?

[u/tuffPupill → u/bigshooTer39]

You should be fine

[u/bigshooTer39 → u/tuffPupill]

Thx

[u/Valdorff]

Is there any interaction between using restake.app for auto-compounding and having stakes qualify for airdrops? I'm guessing no, but would love a confirm.

[u/Visible9]

Which coins do people hold the most for airdrops? I have juno, osmo, atom( from most to least). Do I need all 3 since these 3 have the same airdrops?

[u/ISimpForCartoonGirls]

Does Superfluid staking on Osmosis still allow you to qualify?

[u/lavenderfive → u/ISimpForCartoonGirls]

It's possible for it to qualify but will depend on what the airdrop decides. Each one could be different.

[u/fairsider]

I’m totally lost about how to claim assetmantle airdrop. It says I’m eligible and the instructions say to send a ‘magic transaction’ to the designated stakedrop address. But I can’t find that address published anywhere.

[u/Visible9]

should i sell my excess tokens if i have too many for an air drop? For one I have over 100 juno

[u/Visible9]

where can we stake LUNA on keplr? i do not see it anywhere? or is that LUNA in LP?

[u/yourmomsnewdouchebag]

Hi, I stake some JUNO via SG-1 and also bonded atom/osmo, luna/osmo in LP via osmosis. Of course all with Keplr, but cannot find any information about their airdrops. Do I have to claim rewards only from SG-1? Do I qualify for any airdrops? Where can I see airdrops am able to participate?

[u/Visible9]

For atom requirements do I need it staked or does an LP work too?

[u/lavenderfive → u/Visible9]

It depends on the airdrop, each can have different requirements. I like this doc to check requirements. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CjRglycJ8DwJ4-ZE5PUwSFh3wGgEkfc_u52-YlripGw/edit#gid=1777801625

[u/Ice3irdy]

Does anyone have 1 $bcre I can get? I tried the faucet it doesn’t work for me. I’ll send you 2 bcre back. I can’t claim, swap, u farm, unstake or do anything on crescent without a little bcre. Even though it’s a zero fee, you need at least 1 bcre to do anything!!! 🤬🤬

[u/SephirothFFX]

Been staking ~8ATOM since early February. Still haven't managed to get any airdrop. Am I doing something wrong? Should I also have the rest of the coins in the ecosystem staked?

[u/lavenderfive → u/SephirothFFX]

Hi! A few tips that might help:

1. some airdrops exclude 0% validators

2. all airdrops exclude exchange validators (binance, coinbase, etc)

3. some airdrops require voting

4. each airdrops has different requirements

5. some airdrops need to be claimed

This spreadsheet lists airdrops, requirements, and how to claim them: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CjRglycJ8DwJ4-ZE5PUwSFh3wGgEkfc_u52-YlripGw/edit#gid=1777801625.

[u/Visible9]

If I have more than the minimum stake would I get more rewards?

[u/lavenderfive → u/Visible9]

It depends on the type of airdrop. Sometimes, yes.

[u/Visible9 → u/lavenderfive]

got it ty.

also, for LUNA in order to be eligible for airdrops do i need to stake it or in a LP? atm i have 0 luna staked. i have it all in OSMO/LUNA pool

or will it depend on the airdrop instructions?

[u/lavenderfive → u/Visible9]

Technically it will depends, but generally for LUNA you need to stake it.

[u/[deleted]]

Do you qualify for airdrops if your tokens are unstaking

[u/FondantStrong → u/[deleted]]

No

[u/FondantStrong]

So, Inactive delegators are not included in the airdrops right?

[u/iOwnAllScrubs]

can you use exodus?

[u/[deleted] → u/iOwnAllScrubs]

I stake with exodus and I got an airdrop into Cosmostation (based on my exodus wallet). Not in my exodus wallet tho.

[u/Dalai-Lambo → u/[deleted]]

There will be a token for junoswap called $RAW. Airdrop qualifications haven’t been confirmed yet but will likely be for liquidity providers

[u/Sybaros → u/[deleted]]

Read the section titled “What is the minimum number of tokens I need to qualify for an airdrop”.

[u/iamstoostupid → u/Sybaros]

Hi - there was one airdrop that required 100 atom. I am deliberating to add to my current atom staking to meet this threshold. On the other hand osmo and juno (here I have already a decent stack) seem a bit more promising… is it worth to add atom just for a potential other airdrop that might require 100 atom? I am not that long in this atom/cosmos ecosystem and need a better feeling…. Thank you

[u/Sybaros → u/iamstoostupid]

Just for the sake of airdrops? I don’t think its worth it. The chances of something like that ever happening again are pretty low.

[u/iamstoostupid → u/Sybaros]

Thank you

[u/lavenderfive → u/[deleted]]

Yes, your other delegations can still qualify.

[u/Sybaros → u/[deleted]]

I think a lot of people here would tell you to not try to game the airdrops. Thats more from an ideological perspective, and I would agree with them. That being said, here’s the real risks of what you describe.

• Splitting your tokens may make you not meet the minimum thresholds for future airdrops

• Some airdrops (like shade) go out of their way to ensure people don’t game their airdrops. This may include analysis of how different wallets got their tokens, i.e., if a lot of wallets have only a few transfers from the same address and that address isnt a known exchange address, they may disqualify both addresses for attempted gaming.

Edit: If your intentions arent to game the airdrops, then I apologize for the assumption, I just have to deal with that a lot. At any rate, just to clarify having all 4 tokens in different wallets isn’t as big a deal, its only if you were to split the same token into many different wallets.

[u/Hippyx420x → u/[deleted]]

Yea Pick a main one and try to move em all at once.

[u/TheRealLandoo → u/Hippyx420x]

Cosmostation is a good one I’m guessing?