# Crypto's Wildest Airdrops

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Dec 30, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/cryptos-wildest-airdrops-of-2024-2*

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China Hacked Treasury Dept
  

  

 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/12/Group-14---2024-12-30T164824.658.png)](https://www.bankless.com/dashboard)- 🇨🇳** China Hacked the US Treasury Dept. **The Biden Admin disclosed that China had [gotten covert access to workstations of Treasury Dept employees](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/china-hack-treasury.html) via a compromise of the software company BeyondTrust.
- **🦾 AI Agent Platform ai16z considers L1 Launch.** The AI Agent investment DAO [plans a tokenomics overhaul](https://www.theblock.co/post/332556/ai-agent-platform-ai16z-considers-tokenomics-overhaul-and-launching-layer-1-blockchain) and other upgrades amid price surge.
- **📉** **MicroStrategy Buys More BTC as Stock Falls.** Despite MSTR price sliding 15% since Christmas, the [company added another $209M in BTC](https://decrypt.co/299226/microstrategy-wont-stop-buying-bitcoin-adds-209-million).

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    MARKET VIBES

  
  
Crypto Stock Slide
  
   
     
   
     
    
 

**📸 Daily Market Snapshot: **MicroStrategy stock has been one of the year's hottest trades, up 342% this year, but after a stratospheric rise peaked in late November, the stock has seen an intense slide. MSTR is down 44% from its 52-week high, sinking 8% just today.

Prices as of 5pm ET
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  **Crypto**
   
          $3.24T
       

  
    
    ↘ 0.9%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 1.2%
    
  

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  **BTC**
   
          $92,078
       

  
    
    ↘ 1.2%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 1.9%
    
  

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  **ETH**
   
          $3,313
       

  
    
    ↘ 0.9%
    
  

   
    
    ↘ 3.1%  

 

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OPINION

  
  

Crypto's Wildest Airdrops of 2024
  
  
   
     
     Bankless Author: 
     
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       Jack Inabinet](https://www.bankless.com/author/jack)
     
    
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2024/12/image---2024-12-30T163228.001.png)](https://www.bankless.com/read/cryptos-wildest-airdrops-of-2024?u=true)In 2024, crypto developers mastered the art of the airdrop. A number of protocol teams capitalized on industry-wide bullish momentum and onboarded hoards of new users chasing airdropped tokens.

From STRK disappointment to record-shattering HYPE, each protocol’s differentiated approach to the token drop unveiled valuable insights around how token distributions can shape ecosystems, spark innovation, and catalyze broader market trends.

*Today, we discuss the implications of 2024’s  five most interesting airdrops *👇

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