Free tokens or coins sent to your wallet, usually as a promotion or reward for being an early user of a project.
Think of it like a store mailing you free samples to get you interested in their new product.
Airdrops can be a nice bonus for using new platforms early, and some have turned out to be worth real money over time.
Watch out for fake airdrops that ask you to connect your wallet to sketchy websites or send crypto first — legitimate airdrops never ask you to pay.
A crypto wallet that's connected to the internet, like an app on your phone or a browser extension, making it easy to send and receive crypto quickly.
Decentralized Finance — financial services like lending, borrowing, and earning interest, built on blockchain and available to anyone without needing a bank.
A Decentralized Autonomous Organization — a group run by its members through voting, with rules enforced automatically by code instead of a CEO or board.
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