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Top Airdrop Hunts of October

Welcome back to the Citizen Daily Brief. It's hunting season for perp DEX airdrops, so don't miss these opps.
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Oct 2, 20253 min read
Top Airdrop Hunts of October
Published on Oct. 2, 2025
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NEED TO KNOW
CME's Crypto Greenlight
  1. 🕑 CME to Launch 24/7 Trading for Crypto Futures and Options. CME Group will make cryptocurrency futures and options available for 24/7 trading beginning in early 2026, pending regulatory approval.
  2. 🌐 DoubleZero Premieres Mainnet Beta, Releases 2Z Token. DoubleZero has launched its mainnet beta, offering a high-performance alternative to the public internet for blockchains and beyond.
  3. 📈 Perp DEX Monthly Trading Volume Tops $1 Trillion as Aster Overtakes Hyperliquid. Perpetual DEXs crossed a major milestone in September, recording over $1T in monthly trading volume for the first time ever.
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Daily Market Snapshot: Today BTC crossed the $120k milestone again and ETH flirted with the $4.5k mark as the total market cap of the cryptoeconomy climbed more than 3% over the past 24 hours.
Prices as of 4pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $4.24T ↗ 3.1% ↗ 6.3%
BTC $120,745 ↗ 2.7% ↗ 10.4%
ETH $4,496 ↗ 4.0% ↗ 14.7%
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BTC, Meet Starknet

Once a week, Citizens get access to the top Market Plays, Hot Reads, Farming Opps, and Airdrop Hunts that our analyst team is tracking! Don't miss out! 👇

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PLAY OF THE WEEK
The Top Airdrop Hunts of the Month: October 2025
Bankless Analyst: Jack Inabinet

Bankless knows airdrops. Our analyst team is constantly tracking them, and each month, we send a list of crypto’s hottest airdrop opportunities directly to subscriber inboxes.

Currently, the crypto world finds itself gripped by perp DEX mania, a frenzied gold rush where shrewd hunters are rushing to farm decentralized perpetuals exchanges in hopes of becoming overnight millionaires from the next jaw-dropping airdrop distribution.

That’s exactly where the Bankless Airdrop Hunter comes in, our one-stop airdrop alpha hub with more than 170 curated opportunities that can help you navigate perp DEX mania with step-by-step instructions!

Today, we’re recommending 5 must-hunt perp DEX airdrops for the month of October 👇


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