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1. Overview of Airdrops, Tokens, and Coins

1.1 What Are Airdrops, Tokens, and Coins?

  • Airdrops: Free distributions of cryptocurrency tokens to users, often used as a marketing strategy.
  • Tokens: Digital assets built on existing blockchains, typically representing utility, security, or governance.
  • Coins: Native cryptocurrencies of a blockchain, like Bitcoin (BTC) for the Bitcoin blockchain or Ether (ETH) for the Ethereum blockchain.

1.2 Why Are They Important in the Crypto Ecosystem?

  • Airdrops: Drive community growth, attract users, and promote new projects.
  • Tokens: Power decentralized applications (dApps), enable governance, and facilitate payments.
  • Coins: Serve as the primary form of value exchange, like Bitcoin being "digital gold."

1.3 Key Differences Between Airdrops, Tokens, and Coins

FeatureCoinsTokensAirdrops
BlockchainOwn blockchainBuilt on another chainDistributed on blockchains
Use CaseCurrency, paymentsUtility, voting, etc.Marketing, awareness
ControlDecentralizedCentralized on a platformProject-controlled
ExamplesBTC, ETH, BNBUNI, LINK, USDTNew projects, forks



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