Overview

Gate Research has compiled a list of popular airdrops from January 13 to January 17. These projects have significant airdrop potential in the coming year and have already received support from well-known investment institutions. This article will provide a detailed introduction to these popular projects, airdrop opportunities, and how to participate. The aim is to provide users with the latest airdrop updates and investment opportunities, helping them stay in tune with market trends and seize potential profit opportunities.

Airdrops

Lily — Lily is a Web3 interactive platform combining live streaming, blockchain rewards, and DAO to provide a new interactive experience for creators and users. The platform creates a decentralized creator economy ecosystem through live streaming, social e-commerce, and fan interactions. $LIY is the native token of the Lily platform, primarily used to support various economic activities and transactions within the platform. As the core of the Lily ecosystem, $LIY allows users to purchase physical or digital goods and access premium content and additional services. Furthermore, $LIY encourages active participation from users, contributing content and engaging in interactions to promote the healthy development of the platform through a decentralized economic incentive mechanism. [1]

How to Participate:

1. Follow @lilynhaper on X.
2. Follow @BlockChain_CK on X.
3. Join the official Telegram group.
4. Complete tasks or invite friends to earn rewards.
5. Participate in the airdrop via Gate.io Startup subscription.

Pond — Pond is dedicated to building a decentralized AI model ecosystem, transforming on-chain data into understandable information for security, advice, and DeFi applications. Pond’s AI models can identify patterns and trends in on-chain data and behavior to help spot investment opportunities. Pond has secured $7.5 million in strategic funding from investors such as Delphi Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Archetype Ventures.[2]

Pond selects the best-decentralized models through a competition points system and incentivizes model contributors by tokenizing AI models, promoting innovation and optimization of AI algorithms.

How to Participate:

1. Visit the official website.
2. Register with your email.
3. Complete available tasks to earn points.
4. The leaderboard can track your progress.

Kern Protocol — Kern is a protocol focused on enhancing the privacy of Solana, aiming to address the data exposure risks posed by the transparency of public blockchains. Kern Protocol enables Solana users to have control over their own data without compromising the overall transparency of the network by introducing private transactions and swaps. Its core component, Kover AI, monitors and optimizes the protocol’s privacy and security, ensuring that it stays ahead in the ever-evolving blockchain environment. This solution makes the Solana ecosystem more inclusive and propels it toward a more decentralized, permissionless, and privacy-oriented future.[3]

$KERN, the core token of the Kern Protocol, is primarily used to pay transaction fees and offers several advantages to users. Compared to using SOL, paying with $KERN reduces transaction fees while enhancing privacy protection, making transaction details more difficult to trace. Additionally, the Kern Protocol features an incentive mechanism to encourage users to actively engage with the $KERN token within the ecosystem, rewarding them with extra benefits.

How to Participate:

1. Keep your wallet active.
2. Have previously used platforms like Jupiter, Solend, Drift, or Jito.
3. Hold tokens such as PENGU, BONK, or be a member of selected NFT communities.
4. Follow @KernProtocol for the latest news and announcements.

Henjin AI— Henjin AI is a community-driven ecosystem built on the Layer 2 blockchain Taiko, integrating decentralized exchange (DEX) and Launchpad functionalities. It promotes deep liquidity and sustainability by providing flexible infrastructure for developers and users. Henjin AI emphasizes community collaboration and aims to deliver innovative solutions for decentralized finance (DeFi) and emerging projects. Currently, the project is attracting early users and supporters through an airdrop campaign.[4]

How to Participate:

1.Minimum Balance Requirements:

• Before the airdrop distribution, ensure your Gate Web3 wallet balance is no less than $10.
• If the balance is insufficient, the order will be automatically excluded from eligibility.

2.Result Announcement:

• After the airdrop ends, the system will count all eligible orders and randomly select winners based on probability.
• The Henjin AI airdrop for winners will be directly sent to their Gate Web3 wallet or can be claimed on the official project website.

3.Reward Distribution:

• Airdrop rewards will be distributed within 48 hours after the campaign ends.
• Whitelisted projects may experience delays in reward distribution, and users will need to visit the Henjin AI official website to claim the rewards.

Reminder
Airdrop plans and participation methods may change at any time, so it is recommended that users follow the official channels of the above projects for the latest information. Additionally, users should exercise caution, be aware of the risks, and conduct thorough research before participating. Gate.io does not guarantee the distribution of subsequent airdrop rewards.


Reference：

1. X,https://x.com/lilynhaper/status/1878269899362979962
2. Pond,https://cryptopond.xyz/
3. X,https://x.com/KernProtocol/status/1876734526874964047
4. Henjin AI,https://henjin.xyz

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