Sometimes new currencies want a way around the ICO regulatory problems and airdrops are the answer. There were some hiccups with the airdrop, but overall, the airdrop was a success.
The huge problem with airdrops or forks is that the currency ends up in the hands of a few instead of a large population. This is bad for a currency if the currency is to be used and adopted. The blockchain behind Steemit is a perfect way to create a fair way to distribute an airdrop. Byteball decided to airdrop based on reputation. That is just one of many ways an airdrop can happen. For instance, the age of the account, number of comments, number of posts, if they are not powering down, how many witnesses they vote for, etc. can be used for determining how much a user should receive. Steemit could very well be the home for future airdrops.
Cryptocurrency airdrop promoters want their currency to get to the hands of people that know how to use a cryptocurrency. All Steemit users are cryptocurrency owners for the simple fact that they have a Steemit account. Most Steemit users are very familiar with loading wallets and transferring cryptocurrency. Steemit airdrop is probably the best way for a new cryptocurrency to get adopted fast.
The amount of free advertising for a new currency is massive. We all have seen the Byteball airdrop find its way to the trending page several times. Hot page was full of blogs about Byteball. The number of resteems for Byteball blogs was incredible. These blogs don’t go away either. They are available on search engines everywhere whenever someone types Byteball in for a search. There are plenty of Dtube, Dlive, and Youtube videos from Steemit users that discuss the Byteball airdrop. Future cryptocurrencies should take note from Byteball on how to airdrop their coins. This could very well be the future of other airdrops.
Another huge benefit to cryptocurrency airdrops on Steemit is the economic aid they can provide to those who live in economically distressed areas. Venezuela is a perfect example. People there have fallen victim to a corrupt government that has devastated their currency. Many Venezuelan have flocked to Steemit as an alternate to their broken currency system. We can’t think of the people in economically distressed areas as just a charity case. In fact, they are leading the way to cryptocurrency adoption. They are trailblazers and pioneers for the future of cryptocurrencies. Their economic situation encourages them to adopt cryptocurrency not just for storage, but for real use. Just look at what villages in Africa are doing. Even the tiniest villages have markets that utilize STEEM to buy and trade for goods. I can’t find a single person or store where I live to take STEEM, but entire communities in economically distressed areas are actually using it. Cryptocurrency itself can be a lifesaving means to those in need. What better way to provide world aid than to airdrop right here on Steemit?
https://steemit.com/life/@socky/do-you-understand-your-steemit-key
https://steemit.com/steemit/@socky/why-is-steem-power-important-beginners-read
