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Airdrop Hunting in March

The crypto market's bear vibes are leaving plenty of open road for airdrop hunters. Today, we're highlighting 5 fresh protocols worth exploring early.
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Mar 5, 20263 min read
Airdrop Hunting in March
Published on Mar 5, 2026
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NEED TO KNOW
a16z's Crypto VC Haul
  1. 💰 Andreessen Horowitz's Crypto Venture Arm Seeks $2B for Fifth Fund. a16z is renewing its crypto commitment, raising a new fund in spite of downtrodden market conditions.
  2. 🎮 Epic's Antitrust Lawsuit Win Opens Doors for Crypto Payments on Android Apps. Google's settlement with Epic Games affirms the ability of developers globally to use alternative payments rails.
  3. 😮 FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Stole $46M From U.S. Marshals. John Daghita was arrested in Saint Martin for allegedly stealing over $46M in crypto from the U.S. Marshals Service using his father's access.
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Daily Market Snapshot: Top crypto tokens traded lower Thursday amid a quiet day on Wall Street for top tech stocks. Top Trump-related tokens have been among those hardest hit this month with WLFI and TRUMP both down 23% on the month, and down 77% and 95%, respectively, from their all-time highs.
Prices as of 5pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.41T ↘ 2.6% ↗ 4.0%
BTC $71,276 ↘ 2.1% ↗ 5.5%
ETH $2,082 ↘ 2.5% ↗ 2.4%
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PLAY OF THE WEEK
The Top Airdrop Hunts of March 2026
Bankless Analyst: Jack Inabinet

Want to live on crypto’s bleeding edge by testing early-stage blockchain apps? Do you also enjoy free money? If you answered “yes” to both of these questions, airdrop hunting may be the activity for you!

The Bankless team is on constant airdrop watch, surfacing the most promising plays and delivering them straight to subscribers every month. We compile this alpha inside Airdrop Hunter, where you can find nearly 200 curated opportunities with step-by-step hunting guides.

Today, we’re spotlighting five early-stage crypto applications for the month of March with potential airdrop upside that you can hunt right now. 👇

💨 Tramplin

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Tramplin is a non-custodial staking platform for Solana that gamifies the normally boring activity of staking with inspiration from “premium bonds,” a time-tested financial innovation in which yield is pooled and redistributed randomly as prizes (think PoolTogether for SOL staking).

Tramplin has an ongoing points program that rewards users for staking and referring others to the platform (users must maintain at least 1 SOL staked in Tramplin at all times to maintain referral code eligibility).

By accumulating points, depositors increase their odds of receiving staking redistribution rewards. Small staking reward distributions occur every 10 minutes, with a larger jackpot-style distribution once per month.

Additionally, although unconfirmed at this time, Tramplin points could possibly serve as eligibility criteria for a future airdrop distribution.


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