The year 2024 is undoubtedly a big year for airdrops, with various airdrop activities being intensively released. In our airdrop circle, there is another saying: "To get big rewards at low cost, you still need to go for public chains." However, due to the long-term PUA (Pick-Up Artist) tactics of public chain projects like Layerzero and zkSync towards users, many studios, professional airdrop hunters, and airdrop enthusiasts have started to feel lost, and many airdrop hunters have even lost confidence in the industry.

The market seems to have forgotten that in the last round of big rewards, Aptos only airdropped 3% of its tokens in the first round. Even with just this 3% token distribution, a single wallet could receive an airdrop worth 1000–3000 USD. These wallets only completed a few tasks on Galxe, cast a few votes on Gitcoin, and minted a few NFTs.

Aptos has prepared 51% of its token distribution for the community, with 48% yet to be distributed. This means there is a wealth of over 4 billion USD waiting to be tapped. With such a large amount of wealth, why should we be manipulated by those short-sighted projects? What reason do we have not to go for these projects that already have methods and results?

1. In which direction should we strive on Aptos?

Aptos will definitely have several rounds of airdrops. As professional airdrop hunters, we need to know in which direction to strive and how to strive. So let's take a look at the official token distribution:

Of the 51% community token distribution, 410,217,359.767 APT is held by the Aptos Foundation, and 100,000,000 is held by Aptos Labs. The official statement is that these tokens will be used to promote the growth of Aptos ecosystem projects, so many people refer to the "community distribution" as the "ecosystem fund."

Aptos Tokenomics: https://aptosfoundation.org/currents/aptos-tokenomics-overview

From these statements, it is roughly understood that a large portion of the remaining 48% of tokens will be distributed to users based on the Aptos ecosystem. Only users who actively participate in ecosystem projects will receive airdrops, so our next effort should be directed towards the Aptos ecosystem.

This is somewhat better, as most Web3 development teams now issue their own tokens, allowing users to benefit multiple times. If it is a DeFi project, users can benefit even more.

So, in today's article, let's see what we should focus on?

First, let's see if Aptos is going to release a second round of airdrops?

2. Is Aptos really preparing for a second round of airdrops?

Aptos technology surpasses Solana, but neither its tokens nor its community has developed as vigorously as Solana. Not only Solana, but Aptos' valuation is almost the same as Celestia's (3 billion USD), the latter having about 400,000 active stakers, nearly four times that of Aptos.

 

The largest staking platform in the Aptos ecosystem, Amnis, has fewer than 100,000 users, with a TVL (Total Value Locked) of only 45 million USD, accounting for more than 25% of Aptos' total locked value.

These figures are very detrimental to an L1 public chain, as a lack of active users can easily lead the system into a vicious cycle. Can the project team not be anxious?

So, what is the use of the above nonsense? Is there any market reaction? Is there any action from the project team?

Inference 1: Aries Incentive Program, Rewarding APT

In mid-January, Aries launched an incentive program, distributing APT rewards.

https://x.com/AriesMarkets/status/1745668145015410850

When the project was launched, its TVL was about 29 million USD. Near the end of March, Aries launched the ARIES points system to incentivize borrowing/lending activities and referrals. When this news was announced, Aries' TVL was 155 million USD.

Multiple benefits: https://x.com/AriesMarkets/status/1770753114800284005

Inference 2: Aptos Released Four Tasks on Galxe

Additionally, Aptos released four tasks on Galxe in the first and second quarters (ending in April). The tasks were simple, just requiring the acquisition of OAT, which might be a market test.

However, this move indicates that the second round of airdrops will come soon, especially targeting active contributors and investors in the Aptos DeFi and NFT ecosystems.

https://x.com/Aptos/status/1767594987594944587

At this point, it is very clear that Aptos' data is not very good and has been surpassed by many. The Aptos Foundation is also starting to get anxious, testing the waters a few times, possibly preparing for a full-scale launch later.

So, let's see if Aptos is worth going for?

3. About Aptos — High-Performance Public Chain

Many people may have entered the market in 2024 because of $STRK, so many may not know the power of Aptos. Let's first introduce the background of Aptos and see from these objective facts whether the project is worth going for.

About Aptos

According to a Messari report, Aptos is a new independent public chain project established in 2021, focusing on security and scalability as a first-layer public chain. Its consensus mechanism adopts Proof of Stake, and it has attracted much attention due to its Meta background, Move language, and high TPS (Transactions Per Second). The core developer, Aptos Labs, raised about 400 million USD in two rounds of private investment in 2022.

The founders of Aptos worked at Novi (Facebook) for two years, responsible for the Diem project (formerly known as Libra). Libra was a digital currency project for payment transactions started in 2019, which was transformed into a stablecoin and renamed Diem due to regulatory reasons.

After several setbacks, Diem was not successfully launched. Therefore, a team of 17 former Novi/Diem engineers and researchers founded Aptos, aiming to build the most secure and scalable Layer1 blockchain.

For Aptos, having the Diem team background is one of the reasons it has attracted attention.

Technology

Aptos' technology stack has many novel aspects, including the AptosBFTv4 consensus mechanism, Quorum Store mempool protocol, Block-STM parallel execution engine, and Move programming language. Move on Aptos is built on the original Move language created by the Diem and Novi teams, offering enhanced flexibility and security compared to other Web3 programming languages. Move on Aptos is co-developed by multiple protocols.

Other key features are designed to improve user experience and security, including account decoupling of private and public keys, transaction pre-execution to interpret transaction results before user signatures, and transaction expiration time and sequence numbers. The development of the Aptos network and the growth of the Aptos ecosystem are mainly led by Aptos Labs and the Aptos Foundation.

Aptos' architecture makes it very suitable for supporting the new generation of high-performance dApps, surpassing other on-chain EVM product derivatives. Compared to other networks, this architecture provides Aptos with three main advantages:

  1. High throughput
  2. Low transaction fees
  3. Security

Background

Since its official exposure in February 2022, Aptos has attracted attention due to its Facebook team background and has been...

Continuously attracting market attention, under the halo of a "star team background," capital parties have thrown out high-value olive branches. In March 2022, it completed a $200 million seed round of financing, and in July of the same year, it secured $150 million in Series A financing. Most of the well-known investment institutions in the industry, including a16z, Coinbase Ventures, Paypal, and Binance Labs, participated in the investment.

MOVE Language

Move is a bytecode language inspired by Rust, created by the Diem and Novi teams. It aims to provide a more flexible and secure solution than Solidity and other Web3 programming languages. By enforcing data abstraction and built-in protection features, it eliminates attack vectors present in Solidity and EVM, such as reentrancy attacks and asset duplication issues.

Market Performance

The first quarter brought new momentum to the Aptos ecosystem, with TVL increasing from $130 million to $493 million in just four months, a growth of nearly 500%. The daily active addresses (DAA) averaged around 120,000. Although Solana leads the Alt L1 field in both TVL and DAA, interestingly, Aptos has the second-highest DAA in the Alt L1 field.

The Turning Point of the APTOS Ecosystem

  • For every public chain L1, a complete DEFI ecosystem is crucial for its sustainable development. Currently, APTOS has initially acquired quality projects in various sectors for the next stage.
  • Network data indicates that Aptos is at a turning point, with a thriving dApp ecosystem ready to welcome a new wave of users. Aptos Ascend positioned the network as competitive for TradFi entities and RWA on the first day through built-in compliance and customizability.
  • DeFi on Aptos has grown significantly over the past quarter.

So What Should You Farm?

When farming public chains, you should definitely farm leading projects, such as Aries Finance, Aptin Finance, Liquidswap, and NFT markets like Wapal, Mercato, and Topaz.

The more you participate, the more likely you are to earn APT tokens and other new tokens. However, participation comes at a cost. Watching tutorials on crypto farming is not about farming one by one but finding ways to maximize returns and reduce costs.

Therefore, this tutorial starts with Pontem Network, the largest application on APTOS, to see how to use strategies to maximize returns.

4. About Pontem Network

Pontem Network was created in 2020, more than a year before Aptos was launched. At that time, Meta was still researching the Diem blockchain project, and the Move language was part of it. Pontem Network's initial goal was to provide a connection between the highly regulated Diem ecosystem and other parts of the blockchain world, using Polkadot's infrastructure to achieve this.

What is Pontem Network Product Studio?

Pontem Network is a product development studio, often referred to as "developers" by many public chains. Pontem's strategic cooperation with Aptos involves creating dApps and infrastructure for Aptos, including development tools, EVM, AMM, etc., to facilitate the widespread use of its L1 blockchain.

Basic Products of Pontem Network

Pontem Network has created: Pontem Wallet, Liquidswap DEX, NFT, and Pontem also supports NFTs, ...

Lumio L2

Lumio is a groundbreaking Optimistic Rollup developed by Pontem Network, ready to redefine the field of Layer 2 solutions.

What sets Lumio apart from similar products like Optimism and Arbitrum is that Lumio supports both the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Move VM. Lumio aims to leverage Aptos to handle transactions settled on the Ethereum network.

Lumio is developed based on the OP Stack (an open-source toolkit from Optimism Collective), inheriting the powerful opportunities of the Optimism mainnet, effectively ensuring transaction speed and scalability.

Technically, Lumio benefits from the solid foundation provided by the Paradigm execution layer, utilizing the Rust implementation of the OP Stack, and the Magi client developed by a16z and Reth (Rust Ethereum) to achieve various scalability.

SuperLumio, the EVM iteration of Lumio L2 Pontem Network (already on the mainnet), supports both the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Move VM (part of Aptos).

As research on merging alternative virtual machines progresses, SuperLumio may be integrated into other networks in the future, such as Solana, Avalanche, Cosmos, etc.

Can Pontem Network Be Farmed?

After all this talk, has Pontem Network issued a token?

Pontem Network has not yet issued a token. It is one of the few projects on APTOS that has not issued a token and is the first cross-chain solution between APT and EVM.

Pontem Network raised $10.5 million from primary market investors like Animocabrands, with a TVL of $42 million.

So Pontem Network can be farmed. As a strategic partner of APTOS since its inception, we should farm it aggressively to strive for the largest airdrop allocation.

So how do you farm Pontem Network?

4. Preparations Before the Airdrop Tutorial

In 2022, Pontem posted a tweet hinting that a token might be launched.

 

What Preparations Are Needed to Farm Pontem?

(1) Fund Preparation

  • Fund 1: + 10.1 APT (currently worth 80u+)
  • Fund 2: +100u

These funds are used for the following purposes:

  • Transaction volume: + $5,000
  • Number of interactions: + 30 times
  • Add liquidity: + $100, add at least 3 pairs
  • Staking: + 10 APT

The above are just basic estimates; the more interactions, the better.

(2) Wallet Preparation

  • Phantom Wallet
  • Metamask or OK Wallet
  • Pontem Wallet (if you previously used OK Wallet for APT fees, you can directly import the original mnemonic)

Since this tutorial is about the Pontem Network airdrop, we will use the Pontem Wallet to start the tutorial. I imported the original OK Wallet mnemonic.

(3) Pontem

Wallet Tutorial

  • Log in to the Pontem Airdrop Page

https://airdrop.liquidswap.com/?ref=01HYAQ97X8M52ZCEJWEJBFVG7R

  • Click on the Pontem tab and install the Pontem wallet

After creating the wallet and depositing APT, proceed with the first step above, linking the Pontem wallet, Phantom wallet, Metamask, or OK wallet. Once linked, it will display as shown below:

5. Airdrop Tutorial

(1) L2 Lumio Waitlist

Step 1: Visit https://lumio.io/#join-whitelist

Step 2: Fill in your email, check "I have read and agree to the terms and conditions" and "I agree to receive emails from Lumio" -> "Join"

(2) Swap on Liquidswap

Step 1: Log in to Liquidswap and link your wallet

https://liquidswap.com/#/

Step 2: Select a trading pair to trade

 

 

If you want to qualify, it is recommended to increase the trading volume for each account to over $5,000 and ensure at least 30 interactions.

(3) Staking

  • On the Liquidswap website, click Earn
  • Select Staking

  • Select any "Validators" section
  • Click stake
  • Stake at least 10.1 APT (it is recommended to choose a validator with a longer duration)

(4) Add Liquidity (Triple Benefits)

Here we choose the Amnis Finance platform, which is a liquid staking protocol. Amnis has a points program, and creating an Amnis Finance account allows you to use both Amnis and Aries Markets systems, enabling you to receive at least three airdrops.

Step 1: Log in to Amnis Finance and link your wallet

https://stake.amnis.finance/mint

Step 1: Enter the amount of amAPT you want to mint and click Mint Only (if you want to maximize benefits from Amnis Finance, you can choose Mint Stake later, but for now, skip this step)

 

Step 2: Add liquidity on Liquidswap

  • Return to the Liquidswap platform
  • Click Earn
  • Select Farms

  • Add amAPT/APT

 

Step 3: Stake LP

  • Click the "fish icon"

  • Click Balance
  • Click Stake to stake LP, with an annual yield of 30% here;

(5) Buy NFT (For Reference Only)

NFT 1: Log in to the NFT trading platform and link your wallet

https://www.topaz.so/collection/Pontem-Space-Pirates-c46dd298b8

Select an NFT to trade

 

 

NFT 2: Log in to the NFT trading platform and link your wallet

https://www.topaz.so/collection/Pontem-Dark-Ages-7fef9d50cd

(6) Use PontemAi

PontemAi is a Web3 native chatbot. To register, you need a verification code, NFT, or doodoo token.

Summary

Pontem is a very powerful project suite on APTOS, including many products. It has not yet issued tokens, but it may do so during the second APTOS airdrop.

This article introduces

Here is a tutorial on how to interact with various products on Pontem. If you want to participate, focus on the DeFi section to increase transaction volume and frequency, allowing you to maximize your gains.

 

Any airdrop can be done with multiple accounts. Currently, the multi-account tool I use is: MorLogin Fingerprint Browser

https://www.morelogin.com/?from=AANvwSB8onX4

This is the safest Web3 fingerprint browser I have used so far, and it has also been officially approved by the OK Wallet:

The tutorial for using multiple accounts is as follows:

https://medium.com/@jiamigou/加密狗整编空投第263篇-使用指纹浏览器开启撸毛暴富历程-撸毛小白超级教程-8240e4c8d51f