Users Must Act Fast as Binance's Airdrop Threshold Drops Hourly

Binance has initiated a new airdrop campaign, offering 640 Creditlink (CDL) tokens to users who hold a minimum of 200 Binance Alpha Points. The distribution, announced on October 11, requires participants to claim their reward within 24 hours by spending 15 Alpha Points. The eligibility threshold decreases by 15 points hourly if the reward pool remains unclaimed, creating urgency for users to act promptly PANews^[1].

The airdrop is part of Binance's broader strategy to incentivize engagement with its Alpha platform, which rewards users for holding or trading supported tokens. To qualify, users must accumulate Alpha Points through activities such as maintaining a minimum crypto balance in their wallets or executing trades on Alpha-listed tokens. For instance, holding assets valued between $1,000 and $9,999 in a Binance account generates 2 Alpha Points daily, while trading Alpha tokens via the BNB Smart Chain doubles the points earned .

Binance's Alpha Points system has been refined to prevent abuse, particularly following past issues with tokens like ZKJ and KOGE, which experienced sharp price collapses due to manipulated trading volumes. The updated two-phase airdrop model prioritizes users with higher point thresholds in the first 18–24 hours, followed by a second phase with lower thresholds for remaining rewards. This structure ensures a more equitable distribution while mitigating risks of bot-driven exploitation .

The CDL airdrop coincides with a parallel trading competition offering a total prize pool of 5,643,000 CDL tokens. However, only purchase volume-not sales-will count toward eligibility, emphasizing Binance's focus on fostering liquidity and user participation PANews^[1]. Analysts note that such campaigns align with Binance's broader ecosystem development goals, leveraging airdrops to drive token adoption and user retention.

Historically, Binance's airdrops have seen rapid token price movements post-distribution, often driven by immediate selling pressure from early recipients. The CDL token's listing on Binance Alpha underscores the exchange's role in bridging emerging projects with its user base, though participants are advised to conduct independent research before engaging with such opportunities PANews^[1].