# The Ultimate Truth About Bear Market Airdrops?

Anti-farming Has Become Inevitable—Which Path Should Ordinary People Take for Airdrop Farming?

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In the airdrop race,
the main theme from last year until now has only been two words: anti-farming.

Perps, BTC ecosystem, prediction markets, DePIN, AI……
One after another trending sector that everyone was excited about,
virtually all ended with retail investors suffering massive losses.

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2026 bear market continues, liquidity dries up, selling pressure finds no buyers!
Projects have already unified their strategy: completely abandon the bull market coin-scattering model, tighten token distribution across the board.

⭐️Core airdrop allocations are shifting wholesale from mass farming parties to Co-Builders and deep, genuine contributors.
▶️The golden age of multi-account scripts and zero-effort earnings might belong only to bubble-filled bull markets and opening banquets of a few leading projects.

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Will airdrop farming still be the main escape route for ordinary people?

Last year when zhaozhao was traveling around selecting English-speaking countries and institutions,
I visited a few airdrop farming players on the way, and many directly shut down their studios and quietly pivoted.

After deep conversations, several harsh conclusions emerged:

- Multi-account farming still has opportunities, but only for "new track leading" projects.
- Large airdrops still exist, but barriers are extremely high—must compete on real contributions and identity verification.
- The optimal solution is deep involvement, becoming a Co-Builder for the project.
- The pure zero-effort era has basically ended, anti-farming is now industry standard.

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First, look at the biggest anti-farming disaster at the start of 2026: Opinion.

Early-stage KOLs and community hyped it wildly, shouting about a strong 2026 opening.
Retail investors went crazy chasing points through trading volume, crushing on gas fees, going all-in betting on a reversal.
Result: TGE crashed directly, creating 2026's first iconic scene of total anti-farming.

But amid all this wailing, zhaozhao saw a few Co-Builder players making significant profits.

From the Opinion spectacle, it's crystal clear:
the old playbook of volume-chasing airdrop farming only works with bull market conditions.
It's completely unworkable in bear markets—to keep playing, you must completely change your approach!

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The other day, opening X showed nothing but anti-farming complaints about @PerleLabs.

When Perle's airdrop rules were announced, X platform erupted, the whole network flooded with complaints—another textbook-level anti-farming case.

Many players spent months on verification, data annotation. After chatting with small influencer @Ethcoin3 recently, I learned their top account had over 200U single-account cost, massive time and money invested, only to check eligibility and discover most accounts were "Not eligible"—all effort for nothing.

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Currently in the bear market, liquidity is extremely poor. If projects distribute large allocations, TGE day will inevitably face collective dumping, massive selling pressure crushing the market.

This might precisely be the unanimous choice of most projects in bear markets:
prioritize allocations to Co-Builders and deep genuine contributors, paired with linear unlocks, combined with strict multi-dimensional screening based on community activity and effective data contributions, strictly controlling token distribution.

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From Opinion to Perle to Backpack BP, retail investors look completely squeezed out, while many Co-Builders don't dare showcase their airdrop allocations on social media!

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Final Thoughts: The bear market airdrop farming path isn't completely blocked, it just requires transformation!

In the past, airdrops were about having more accounts, faster scripts, bigger nerve—low cost for high returns!

Now, airdrops are about early recognition, real contributions, accurate positioning. Only deep co-building lets you get a slice of the pie.

Anti-farming isn't targeting retail investors, it's the bear market forcing industry restructuring.

The airdrop farming path hasn't been completely sealed off, just the old bull market playbook has been completely phased out.

Going forward, either transform into a deep contributor, track the main narrative within each phase, bet on leading projects in sectors, abandon FOMO volume-chasing!

Or cut losses in time, stop wasting time and costs on illusory airdrops!

After all, in a bear market, surviving and not going completely broke matters more than anything.

Then work hard to become a Co-Builder of projects you believe in!!!!