When people talk about ButterSwap, a decentralized exchange built on the Binance Smart Chain that let users swap tokens with low fees. Also known as BUTTER, it was one of the early DeFi platforms that tried to compete with Uniswap by offering better rewards to early adopters. The ButterSwap airdrop, a distribution of free BUTTER tokens to users who provided liquidity or held specific tokens happened in late 2021—not as a marketing stunt, but as a way to bootstrap liquidity. Unlike most airdrops that promise big returns and vanish, ButterSwap actually delivered. Around 15,000 wallets received tokens, mostly people who had already staked in its liquidity pools. The airdrop wasn’t huge—most got between 50 and 500 BUTTER—but it was real, and it wasn’t locked behind a Discord server or a fake Twitter giveaway.
What makes this airdrop different from the hundreds that came after it? It didn’t require you to sign up for a newsletter or connect your wallet to a sketchy site. You just needed to be active on the platform before the cutoff date. That’s why it’s still talked about today. It’s a rare example of a DeFi airdrop, a token distribution designed to reward actual usage rather than hype that actually worked. Compare that to the dozens of fake airdrops you see now—ones that ask for your private key, promise 10,000 tokens for a $50 fee, or vanish the moment you claim. ButterSwap didn’t do any of that. It was clean, simple, and transparent. And because it ran on BSC, the Binance Smart Chain, a blockchain optimized for low-cost transactions and DeFi apps, it was fast and cheap to use, even when Ethereum was costing $50 per swap.
Today, ButterSwap’s token has little value, and the platform isn’t actively maintained. But the airdrop itself remains a useful case study. If you’re looking for real airdrops—not the kind that disappear after a week—focus on projects that have actual usage, real liquidity, and a track record of following through. Look for platforms that reward people who’ve already used their service, not those that ask you to do 10 tasks just to qualify. The best airdrops don’t scream for attention. They quietly reward the early believers.
Below, you’ll find a collection of posts that dig into real airdrops that paid out, scams that stole wallets, and DeFi platforms that actually delivered on their promises. Some are old. Some are new. All of them are real. No fluff. No fake promises. Just what happened, who got paid, and what you can learn from it.
30 June
Learn how to participate in the BUTTER airdrop by ButterSwap, what tokens you can earn, how the deflationary model works, and how to prepare for future airdrops on HECO Chain.
