cryptocurrency airdrops are basically free coins dropped directly into your wallet (require a manual claim sometimes) it might sound unbelievable but it’s fairly common in Crypto. first of all, why would anyone give you free coins or tokens? there’s a few reasons, first and foremost reason is marketing strategy, giving away free coins is a great way to generate both awareness, interest and excitement on the crypto project, is there anything that gets people more excited than a free money. most crypto startup projects airdrop their new token to reward early adopters of an application or protocol.