Airdrops Are Poison for Crypto - Blockcrunch Roundtable 006

The Blockcrunch Podcast

In today’s Roundtable 006 episode Jason and Sanat discuss all things Airdrops. They start by reviewing the history of Airdrops, among the most successful releases, before diving deep on trying to objectively evaluate Airdrops and their utility; are they a good way for retail investors to make money, for founders to grow their projects and whether or not it’s financially sound strategy and business decision. Jason and Sanat dive deep on the data, reviewing on-chain activity and historic examples — this is not one to miss, enjoy

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(03:10) Historic tier-1 Airdrops

(11:45) Fiat raises vs Airdrops

(18:05) Airdrop customer-acquisition-cost analysis

(33:32) LayerZero Airdrop speculation

(41:50) Gamification of points vs Airdrops

(46:12) Whales Market points market

(48:48) Points as user retention mechanic critique

(52:40) Celestia Airdrop: crypto native user reward strategy

(53:40) Points program scrutiny continued

(57:30) Outro

Hosts:

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Sanat Kapur’s Twitter:

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