The hidden business of airdrops: between mirage and reality

04.03.2026
The hidden business of airdrops: between mirage and reality

Between speculative hype and hidden risks, crypto airdrops attract as much as they worry. We take a closer look at a complex phenomenon that has redistributed 41 billion dollars in four years.

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Florent Vallon

Florent Vallon is a professional in the web3 and crypto ecosystem, based in the Paris region, collaborating with The Big Whale. A graduate of Boston University, he holds a Binance certification.

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