I understand why people are sending $1-$3 to DeFi United with the hope that an airdrop might happen later.
It sounds ridiculous.
But this is not the first time crypto has rewarded good-faith behavior.
> People donated to Gitcoin Grants with no token in sight.
Later, Gitcoin airdropped GTC to past donors.
Median claim was around 68 GTC, worth about $470 at launch.
Some got way more.
> People donated to Mask Network grants on Gitcoin.
Later, Mask airdropped MASK to those donors.
Some small donors got rewards worth hundreds to low thousands.
> Gitcoin donors also qualified for Optimism’s OP airdrop.
Different project entirely.
Some eligible wallets got around 556 OP, worth roughly $600 - $1,100 around launch.
> Even Hermez rewarded Gitcoin donors.
About 12,700 donors shared an $825K pool.
> Then there’s the RAVE case.
People minted Ufuk’s medical relief NFT just to help him.
Later, RaveDAO airdropped 20 RAVE per NFT to minters.
That small act of support became worth hundreds.
So when 100,000+ wallets send $1–$3, it looks funny.
But the bet is simple:
crypto has rewarded kindness before.

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Today's price of Gitcoin Is $ 0.089 (GTC/USD). With A Market Cap Of $ 7.87M USD. 24-Hour Trading Volume Of $ 2.08M USD, A 24-Hour Price Change Of +0.00%, And A Circulating Supply Of 87.49M GTC.
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$ 0.089 24h Range $ 0.089
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$ 0.20
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$ 2,080,337.94
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Gitcoin X Insight
Many users send small amounts of funds to DeFi projects hoping for an airdrop; this strategy has been successful many times in the crypto space.
Apparently, airdrop farmers are now trying to sybil the @aave rescue fund
People are sending $1–$3 from multiple wallets, hoping tiny transfers today may count toward an airdrop later.
Over 73,000 users have sent less than $3.
Sounds absurd, but we've seen users get airdropped for acts like this before.
2026-04-27 10:37
Trend of GTC after release
Neutral
Many users send small amounts of funds to DeFi projects hoping for an airdrop; this strategy has been successful many times in the crypto space.
GTC this year shows ICO frenzy, exaggerating partnership with Nvidia
GTC this year giving 2017 ICO mania vibes - people adding “Nvidia powered / partner” when they are just customers
compute economy local top in 12 - 18 months?
2026-03-18 18:06
Trend of GTC after release
Bearish
GTC this year shows ICO frenzy, exaggerating partnership with Nvidia
GTC has surged 58.5% and is awaiting a breakout to target the second price target of $0.1819.
$GTC trade setup from the Market Wrap on 2/27/26. Rallied to within a half cent of my initial target before pulling back. That was a ~58.5% rally. Watching to see if we can get a breakout higher and target the 2nd TP at 0.1819. https://t.co/ATIPvYx0MB
2026-03-17 02:27
Trend of GTC after release
Bullish
GTC has surged 58.5% and is awaiting a breakout to target the second price target of $0.1819.
About Gitcoin
Gitcoin (GTC) is a cryptocurrency and operates on the Ethereum platform. Gitcoin has a current supply of 100,000,000 with 87,491,501.9042429 in circulation. The last known price of Gitcoin is 0.09498981 USD and is up 0.63 over the last 24 hours. It is currently trading on 174 active market(s) with $2,086,657.76 traded over the last 24 hours. More information can be found at https://gitcoin.co/.
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