A Cryptocurrency airdrop comes in two forms – Manual and automatic. The former is meant for the general users to have a look over the way the distribution will be carried out and monitor the distribution process itself; the latter is meant for the use of experts in the field, those who know how to manipulate the distribution in order to manipulate the price change. Automated Cryptocurrency airdrops are sent to all the wallets with the help of email notifications. The first kind of distribution is called the Delayed Distribution and as the name suggests, will be sent after a short period of time. The second kind, the Post-dated Distribution will be sent to the addresses registered after the expiry day specified in the contract.
The Recent Ripple Airdrop
Essentially, Ripple is adding Flare Network, a new protocol, to the XRP ecosystem. Flare Network will bring more support to owners of XRP tokens, specifically adding decentralized finance or DeFi functionality to the XRP ledger. As part of this, Flare Network has a native token, Spark (FLR). Over the weekend, any holders of XRP tokens received free Spark tokens. And after driving XRP prices up, it appears that the SEC Ripple lawsuit is now weighing on the crypto.
Still not sure exactly what this airdrop news is all about? DeFi functionality represents cutting out the middlemen from direct purchases, loans, betting, insurance and various other types of transactions. Decentralized finance is one of the biggest appeals of the crypto space — and up until now, most DeFi applications have run on the Ethereum (CCC:ETC) platform.
Now that XRP wants to differentiate itself, many bulls will likely appreciate that through Flare Network, XRP will be able to sustain smart contracts and bridge itself to existing Ethereum applications. For Ripple then, the Spark (FLR) airdrop is a way of kick-starting an important milestone.
