@ChrissCrypto 3 December 2020 more from that month

Be very vigilant with Airdrops

Hello everyone! **We all know what Airdrop is more or less**, but do you know when this trend appeared? And do you know that it can be dangerous for you too? First of all let's **start with a bit of history**. You know that **Bitcoin appeared in 2009**, it's been 11 years since we discovered and live in a world that is undergoing profound changes due to Cryptocurrencies.  So do you know when the very first Airdrop appeared? This may surprise you, but the first of **the very first Airdrop took place in Iceland**!  https://www.coindesk.com/auroracoin-airdrop-iceland-embrace-national-digital-currency On March 25, 2014, all Icelandic residents who entered their ID card information on the **Official AuroraCoin website** received **31.8 AUR (AuroraCoin)** or approximately ***$385 on Airdrop Day***. **330,000 Icelanders shared the amount of 10,500,000 AUR**! http://auroracoin.org/ This is how the Airdrop was born. **Baldur Friggjar Óðinsson** (the founder of AuroraCoin) explained that ***the purpose of the AUR Airdrop was to provide an alternative form of currency to the Icelandic Crown 'ISK'***.

**But what about a few years later?**  Well, *I reassure you that the Crypto AuroraCoin (AUR) still exists*, but it is not the subject of this article. **We're bombarded every day with Airdrop opportunities**, whether it's on **Torum**, **Telegram**, **Social Networks**, or **Internet ads**, each more or less appealing than the last. ***But is it really worth it?*** ***Can we believe in these Airdrops?***  https://www.torum.com/signup?referral_code=chriss You would have gone **hunting for Airdrop in 2017**, **you could have made a small fortune**, up to a few thousand dollars. **But nowadays Airdrop's take a lot of time**, **and in the end nothing at all**, or not much, **or even worse**! ***Getting ripped off!*** It is necessary to **remain very attentive in all that you undertake** and that affects the world of Cryptocurrencies in one way or another. The vast majority of what you may see scrolling by during the day promises to make you a lot of money by just doing small tasks, but in the end it is useful to take a few minutes to fill out a form, post on Twitter, Facebook (and others) the information suggested by the Airdrop? (Knowing that on social networks you may also risk having your account suspended if you spam the messages/information from Airdrop) **We're going to play a little game**. Instead of jumping on all the Airdrop you find, I ask you to take the few minutes it took you to complete this Airdrop, and use them to **do some research on the project**: ***Project Name***  ***The creators (are they present on social networks)*** ***Website/Roadmap*** ***Community already present, and is it active?*** ***What can the project bring more (other than what already exists)*** **These simple and short searches** will allow you to avoid drowning under a mountain of Coins/Tokens that will eventually be of no use to you!

***Airdrops that only work with Referral links are also to be proscribed*** **After you have made your selection** of more reliable or more **serious Airdrop** (***according to you***), start to be interested in it, but before that take all the necessary precautions to protect your personal data (Use a different browser, on which you have no personal data, password, or crypto private key, create an account Twitter, Facebook ... specific, only for Airdrop, etc ...). **Begin to get interested and involved in this one**, by **deepening your research**, by **talking with project leaders**, with **the community**, etc ... **Also pay attention to this little detail** (***As a French saying goes "Le Diable réside dans les détails" (The Devil resides in the details)***), we can't say that the Airdrop are a scam, because **receiving 'free' Coins/Tokens is not a scam in itself**, but **many will ask you to invest** in for recieve more Coins/Tokens, once the project is listed, and you can start exchanging rewards. If that's the case, **LEAVE these Airdrops, these are SCAMS!** (We can invest in an ICO, but not in an Airdrop under any circumstances). **After applying all these tips you will see that you will not make 10-50 airdrop per day**, **but about 2-3 per week**.  And in the short and medium term **it will be more profitable for you personally** (because you will learn a lot about the world of cryptos) **and financially** (you will have managed to identify the most serious airdrops - I'm not saying that you will really make money with Airdrops, but simple checks will save you time and money). I don't want to criticize this principle of Airdrop, having practiced it myself for almost a year, and from personal experience, if we don't pay attention, we risk losing much more than we 'can' earn.  So what you need to remember is: *****do your own research*****. Above all, **any investment in Cryptocurrencies involves risk, invest only what you can afford to lose**. And be aware that any Airdrop posted to **Torum** is the **sole responsibility of the Author of the Post**, and **Torum** **will not be held responsible if you lose money** because of Airdrop seen on **Torum**. https://www.torum.com/signup?referral_code=chriss Be careful, **the world of Cryptocurrencies can bring you a lot**, **but can also cost you a lot of money**, **take the time to learn about it**, it's the first step to avoid losing money.  There are of course much simpler ways to earn Cryptos (and money) on the net, this will be the subject of a future article. Take care, see you soon! **Christophe WILHELM**