The best airdrops in 2026

I’m not an airdrop god.

I don’t have secret quants.

I’m not in private Discords with “confirmed alpha.”

But I do have one advantage:

I’m a god tier consumer.

I’ve spent my entire life consuming information, reading docs, watching content, understanding social norms and human psychology.

I’m the ultimate app user.

And in this guide, you get all of that info, unfiltered, unbiased, and free.

So instead of another

“Top 50 airdrops you MUST farm RIGHT NOW”

I’ll do something better.

I’m breaking down the airdrops that actually matter to me.

• Good products with real users

• High potential (in my opinion)

• Tiered by effort and cookage

• Not wasting time on unattainable airdrops

No BS. No fluff. Just ME.

First, a quick vibe check

This list is based on my personal mix of:

• No lifing CT

• Being chronically online

• Market sentiment

• My gut

Some of these will flop. Some will absolutely cook. None of these are “early early.”

If you’re cool with that, welcome 🤝

Most of this is Solana, some Hyperliquid, and a few projects that are just too big to ignore.

Tier 1 - The best of the best (s tier)

This project is the only potential face melting portfolio making airdrop of 2026.

Everything after this could cook, but not like this. Take the rest with a grain of salt.

and that project is Polymarket (@ polymarket)

It hits literally every box for me:

• Rumors of its own chain

• Millions of users

• Insane hype

• Real pmf

• Confirmed airdrop (CMO said it)

This is my highest bar. The caveat is that it takes effort to farm, and yes, it’s still gambling no matter what people say lol.

If there’s an airdrop (there should be), it’ll probably be massive. Even a small piece of the best airdrop is still the best airdrop. Think Arbitrum.

Tier 2 - The obvious A class

These are the obvious ones people think of with good products, real usage, and positioned to thrive.

Titan Exchange (@ titan_exchange)

Titan is everywhere on Solana right now:

• Integrated with almost every platform

• Partnered with basically everyone

• Great product and attentive team

I use it daily for all my DEX volume and collect badges when I can because I genuinely think they’ll matter later.

Here’s my referral if you want to use it:

https://titan.exchange/@ Markp

Backpack (@ backpack)

I didn’t farm this one personally, but I just can’t ignore it.

• TGE soon (so its super late)

• Team has cooked for years

• Obvious Solana play

MadLads have been building here for years. I don’t expect this to be different. Period.

Still Tier 2 - Hyperliquid ecosystem

I grouped this on purpose because they all live in the same mental bucket for me. These are the only Hyperliquid projects I’m looking at for 2026.

• Hyperunit (@ unitxyz) Biggest suspected airdrop on HL.

• Felix (@ felixprotocol) One of the top TVLs. I was more bullish before, but still high potential.

• Project X (@ prjx_hl) Think Meteora on HL. Amazing UI and the team is cracked. I love this one.

I only dabble in HL, so don’t come after me for not being perfect lol. I’ve consumed enough content to know what interests me, and these are it.

Tier 3 - Competitive farms (but still solid)

These are more overfarmed but can still do really well. If you’re just starting, I would keep expectations low. (Unless you have size)

Hylo (@ hylo_so)

Probably the most overfarmed Solana project right now, and for good reason. Great product, attentive team, S1 currently ongoing.

Whales are heavy here, so take that how you will. I personally think top 1000 wallets is the place to be. Above that and it get fuzzy.

I usually farm by LPing or holding YTs. My two favorites are:

• hyUSD ONE pool on Loopscale

• YT-xSOL on Exponent or RateX for craaaaazzzyyyy points (risky, dyor)

My referral if you want it:

https://hylo.so/leverage?ref=2GHYTR

Loopscale (@ loopscale)

Similar to Hylo so I’ll keep it short. Overfarmed to the MAX lol. Good lending product, high TVL, solid Solana farm.

I wouldn’t expect a massive airdrop unless you’re a whale. Still could cook, just keep expectations lower if you’re new or small LPing.

Referral if you want it:

https://app.loopscale.com/signup?ref=k8FHE

OnRe Finance (@ onrefinance)

This one is tricky. I know the team launched a coin before, but who hasn’t at this point.

I think it could do well, but it’s getting throttled by farmers right now. Every pool fills super fast, so I’d advise going in size if you want to rank.

It’s integrated across most of Solana DeFi and their site has a great tool to show points and APY for everything here: DeFi Opportunities | OnRe

Tier 4 - Perps never die (apparently)

Perps are not my thing. I don’t live on them, I don’t trade them aggressively, and I’m definitely NOT a perps expert.

But I can’t ignore them. Perps have insane pmf and always seem to cook for airdrops. I expect that to continue in 2026, and I expect plenty more platforms to launch too.

These are currently the ones I keep seeing all over my TL:

• Variational (@ variational_io)

• Pacifica (@ pacifica_fi)

• Extended (@ extendedapp)

I can’t really make a strong recommendation here, so they get their own tier just based on how big this meta is. dyor and farm what interests you.

Tier 5 - My gut play

Bulk Trade (@ bulktrade)

sOlAnA pErPs DoNt WoRk

And yet, here we are lol. I JUST said I don’t do perps, but I love Solana man. I can feel it in my balls on this one.

• Insane marketing

• Still super early

• Testnet not even live yet

• If perps work on Solana, it’s this

100 percent gut play. Not gospel. This is just a hill I’m dying on in 2026.

My very unscientific tier list

Highest conviction: Polymarket, Backpack, Hyperunit, Project X, Bulk Trade

Still really good: Hylo, Loopscale, Felix, Titan

Perps: Variational, Pacifica, Extended

Solid: OnRe

Early / gut play: Bulk Trade (fits here too)

Final thoughts & how/why I chose these (tldr)

Airdrops are aren’t dead.

Being lazy is. Being uninformed is. Being a yes man is.

So stop being dumb and pay attention. You’re being farmed by KOLs, and you’re the EL. Sell all of your airdrops day 1 if you’re new to this, holding is only pain (for most).

But how and why did I pick these airdrops? There’s no secret krabby patty formula. It’s mostly about knowing where to look, being chronically online, and trusting your gut. I ask myself, does this project really need a token? Most of the time, it’s no. But even a slight yes, and I’ll look into it. I also factor in hype, timing, and raise.

Usually, if a project is gaining hype, has a solid product, and a somewhat attentive, trustworthy team, that’s my first step in deciding where to put my energy.

So for 2026, I’m mainly doing these 3 things:

• Finding my convictions

• Doubling down on those convictions

• and trusting my gut

I’m not trying to farm everything and I’m definitely not trying to follow every “KOL”. And you shouldn’t either, including this post.

Make your own decisions. Form your own theses. Build your own plan.

I hope this helped in some way. I’m not a guru, I’m just a guy. A guy looking out for the small folk.

I love you all. If you read this far, DM me. I’ll add you to my DeFi gc and we can hang 🤙

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