Binance’s guide to making money effects: How to maximize returns by BNB Holding Party vs Alpha Points Party?

Author: Biteye Core Contributor Viee

From Launchpool mining, to Megadrop, HODLer airdrop, and the highly anticipated Web3 wallet TGE activities and Alpha airdrop under the highly anticipated Alpha points system, Binance's money-making effect continues to iterate, providing opportunities for users with different risk preferences and fund sizes.

However, in the face of endless new activities, most retail investors often feel dazzled and don’t know where to start. This article aims to deeply sort out the four mainstream types of money-making activities of Binance - Binance Wallet Alpha Airdrop/TGE, Launchpool, HODLer Airdrop and Megadrop, and explain in detail the core rules, participation processes and the latest revenue situation of each activity. More importantly, this article will summarize the specific money-making paths and techniques under the two core strategies of "steady holding BNB" and "actively brushing Alpha points" at the end, helping everyone to efficiently dig gold in the Binance ecosystem and maximize profits.

1. Overview of Binance’s four mainstream new mining activities

In order to give everyone a quick overall impression of Binance's current major new mining activities, we will summarize their rules and processes through the following table:

Next, we will analyze each activity in more detail.

2. Binance Wallet TGE Event & Alpha Airdrop: Grab the "Flight Ticket"

for Early Projects

The Binance Alpha sector has launched two core high-value activities: Token Generation Activities (TGE) and Alpha Token Airdrop. The core lies in participating in the initial stage of project token public offering (TGE) through Binance Web3 wallet, and even obtaining airdrops directly. This type of activity is closely linked to Binance's Alpha Points system, and an account with high Alpha Points often makes it easier to qualify for participation.

2.1 Core rules and participation process

Users can meet the Alpha points threshold through Binance Web3 wallet and obtain subscription or empty investment units. The process is as follows:

2.2 Alpha Points Rules

Points are composed of two parts: asset balance points and transaction volume points. The daily snapshot of the balance of the asset of the user in the Binance CEX main account and private keyless wallet, as well as the amount of Alpha tokens purchased in the past 24 hours, and the points on that day will be calculated. Points are made of a rolling 15-day computer system, and each point expires after 15 days. The specific rules are as follows:

Balance Points: Statistics the total asset balance and gives points according to the ladder. For example, the balance of $100-$1,000 is 1 minute per day, $1,000-$10,000 is 2 minutes per day, $10,000 is 3 minutes per day, ≥$100,000 is 4 minutes per day. The maximum balance point for a single day is 4 points (corresponding to position ≥ $100,000).

Trading volume points: Statistics the total amount of Alpha tokens purchased through the Binance platform or wallet on the day (excluding sales). Points double the amount of purchase: buy $2 and get 1 point, $4 and get 2 points, $8 and get 3 points, $16 and get 5 points, and get 1 point more for each doubling in the future. For example, after buying $600, you sell $500, and the points are still calculated based on $600. Starting from May, Binance launched a double point campaign. Purchasing or purchasing Alpha tokens on the BSC chain can double the transaction volume, which greatly reduces the pressure to score points.

Note: Alpha points are consumed immediately when you confirm participation in an Alpha activity (such as Alpha Airdrop or TGE).

2.3 Alpha points efficient score brushing skills

The following strategies are based on a summary of community experience and are for reference only. Please pay attention to costs and risks.

Key Tips:

• Point requirements: The threshold is getting higher and higher, and it is safer to get more than 200 points in recent airdrop points.
• Buy and sell: Sell Alpha tokens immediately after purchase to control risks, the main costs are transaction slippage and handling fees and wear.
• Multiple accounts: Multiple accounts have low cost points purchases that may be more effective than single accounts with higher cost investment (pay attention to platform rules).
• Double trading volume activities: Binance launches activities such as double trading volume. You can buy any Alpha tokens on the BSC chain or place a limit order. Note that you may not be able to buy smoothly by placing a limit order.

Trading operation Tips: Choose a pool with high liquidity; currencies with rising prices within a few minutes; transactions with large trading volumes can be split, such as transactions above 2000U, which can be divided into 4 transactions; choose a currency with a transaction fee of 0.01% and price impact less than 0.01%. You can also consider using a limit order to sell to ensure profits while earning double points. Currently, B2, AIOT, MYX and ZKJ not only have points rewards, but also participate in trading competitions: https://www.binance.com/zh-CN/support/announcement/detail/afa3aa4588404598b42950885355bef4

2.4 Profit analysis

The following table calculates the historical returns of Binance TGE new purchase activities and Alpha airdrops, and its money-making effect continues to be significant. For example, the order number income of the SHELL project on the day it was launched was as high as 280u, and the order number income of the highest price in history reached 583u; the order number income of the HYPER project on the day it was launched was 207u, and the highest in history reached 280u; the order number income of the PARTI project on the day it was also 140u. For example, suppose an account that meets the conditions participates in all the above projects, the total return calculated based on the price on the day of launch is about 2933u. If it can be sold at an all-time high, the return will be as high as 5242u. However, it should be noted that not all projects have high returns, and the number of airdrops and participation qualifications vary from project to project.

3. Launchpool: Stable staking mining

Binance Launchpool allows users to pledge tokens such as BNB, FDUSD, and USDC, and receive free token rewards for new projects in the form of "mining". This is a relatively stable and easy-to-operate way to make money.

3.1 Core rules and participation process

Users invest tokens that meet the conditions into the corresponding mining pool and receive new token rewards based on the investment ratio and duration.

3.2 Comparison and strategies of different token pools

BNB and FDUSD returns are better than USDC: As can be seen from the table below, the annualized rate of return (APY) of the BNB pool is usually competitive, but it needs to bear the risk of price fluctuations of the BNB itself. The stablecoin pool (FDUSD, USDC) has a lower risk and a stable principal value, which is suitable for risk-averse investors. Its APY may sometimes even exceed the BNB pool. Among them, FDUSD, as the main stablecoin promoted by Binance, can often obtain APYs similar to or even higher than the BNB pool in Launchpool activities, and sometimes the allocation quota is larger.

Fund allocation:

• Long-term BNB holders: Putting BNB into the BNB pool is a natural choice to achieve "eat more with one fish" (enjoy the potential increase of BNB + mining income).
• Robust investors: FDUSD pool is given priority, followed by USDC pool.
• If the amount of funds is large: it can be appropriately distributed to different pools, or dynamically adjusted according to the APY of each pool.

4. HODLer Airdrop: Exclusive Benefits for BNB Holders

HODLer Airdrop is a passive welfare mechanism designed by Binance for long-term BNB holders. Users simply need to hold BNB and subscribe to Binance's current or regular products to earn coins, and they have the opportunity to obtain airdrop tokens from new projects.

4.1 Core rules and participation process

When a user deposits BNB into Binance's guaranteed wealth management products (including regular or current wealth management, or on-chain income products), Binance will take a random snapshot of its BNB holdings during the event and issue a corresponding amount of new coins based on the holding volume. This mechanism ensures that coin holders can share the dividends of new projects without frequent operations. The process is as follows:

4.2 Profit analysis

Meanwhile, Binance’s HODLer airdrop activity has also brought continuous and considerable “passive income” to long-term BNB holders. In the following table, according to the closing price of the airdrop on the day, the BERA project achieved an astonishing 328.5% APY, and the KAITO and LAYER project APYs were as high as 107.0% and 106.1% respectively; even for the recent SIGN project, the APYs reached 55.9%. HODLer airdrop is not just a small probability surprise, but an effective way to effectively improve the comprehensive yield of holding coins, further strengthening the value perception of BNB as a "gold shovel".

5. Megadrop: BNB Lock + Web3 Task Combination Playback

Binance Megadrop is a new token issuing platform that combines BNB lockout (a regular product that earns coins through Binance) and Web3 tasks (a through Binance Web3 Wallet). It can be regarded as the "interactive airdrop" of Binance version: on the one hand, users need to lock in a certain number of BNBs. In fixed-term financial management, on the other hand, they need to use Binance's own Web3 wallet to complete the specified on-chain tasks. The two superimpose each other to determine the final airdrop share.

5.1 Core rules and participation process

Megadrop allocates rewards through points, and the number of airdrops for each user is proportional to their points share. Points consist of two parts:

• Locking BNB Points: Users subscribe to BNB for regular financial management for a certain period of time. The system calculates points based on the number of locked positions and the length of time. The more you lock and the longer you lock, the higher the points.
• Web3 Task Points and Bonus: Users must complete on-chain tasks related to the project (usually interactive project DApps, bridge assets, etc.) in Binance Wallet. Complete all designated tasks to obtain fixed basic points rewards and task completion rate bonuses.
• Total Score = (Lock BNB Score * Web3 Task Multiplier) + Web3 Task Reward.

5.2 Profit analysis

The following table calculates the yield rate of Megadrop in the second issue of this year. Judging from the historical data of SOLV and KERNEL, completing Web3 tasks can improve the final token rewards and APY bonuses. If you do not pledge BNB, you can also obtain minimum living allowance benefits by doing tasks.

6. Summary - Two core strategies to help retail investors dig out gold

efficiently

Faced with Binance's diversified money-making activities, you can choose a core strategy that suits you based on your own financial situation, risk preferences, time and energy, and your value judgment on BNB.

The following summarizes two mainstream strategies and their money-making paths:

6.1 Strategy 1: Hold BNB steadily, but don’t like to score points

Applicable people: Suitable for users who are optimistic about the long-term value of BNB and are willing to hold it in the medium and long term. They don’t like to spend time and energy to get alpha points.

Main sources of income:

• Launchpool Mining: Participate in each new coin mining period and receive free token rewards.
• HODLer Airdrop: Deposit BNB to Binance Earn Financial Management and receive irregular airdrops while lying down.
• Megadrop mission: Use the BNB you hold to participate in Megadrop activities, lock some BNBs and complete the task, and obtain the airdrop before the project goes online.
• BNB itself appreciates and others: In addition to the above "extra income", BNB, as the core asset of Binance Eco, has also brought capital gains to holders as a long-term increase in its price. In addition, holding BNB can also enjoy discounted transaction fees.
• Combination reference path: deposit most of the BNB into BNB Vault (or simple currency earning current), so that the BNB has interest per day and can be used for both Launchpool and Megadrop. Whenever Launchpool starts, use BNB in ​​Vault to directly stake mining. At the same time, those BNBs are still included in the HODLer snapshots and will not affect subsequent airdrops. When encountering Megadrop activities, select a portion of BNBs to transfer to regular periodic (such as greater than 30 days) to earn more points while completing all tasks with the BNB wallet. After the event is over, you can unlock the BNB back to Vault. This cycle operation can achieve three profits of BNB funds: usually get interest + airdrop, grab new coins when Launchpool, and get extra coins when doing tasks when Megadrop.

**6.2 Strategy 2: "Brush" Binance Alpha points, do not hold or hold a

small amount of BNB**

Applicable people: This strategy is suitable for users who have few BNBs in their hands or even zero positions, but are willing to make profits through frequent operations and small capital investment. In other words, it is the so-called "Alpha Points Party" - with the goal of obtaining airdrops, actively winning points for rewards.

Main sources of income:

• Alpha Airdrop: By drawing high Alpha points, you can first meet the qualification requirements of Alpha Airdrop and TGE for various projects, and there is a possibility of making a profit of thousands of dollars through airdrops within one month. However, we need to always pay attention to changes in the rule threshold, and there is uncertainty in returns.
• Secondary market arbitrage: If you are optimistic about the project, you can choose to hold it for a period of time and sell it after the price rises to obtain higher returns.
• Expected costs and benefits: According to the current market estimate, 200 points can basically cover most of the Alpha short investment spaces within one month. Of course, sometimes the qualification requirements will exceed 200 points. Suppose there are 9-10 airdrops that month, each airdrop is worth 60u, and a total income of about 540-600u, which can cover the cost of brushing (about 40u). If you can encounter big hair like NXPC, the income of a single project will soar to more than 500u.

**6.3 Strategy 3: Get all the benefits, hold BNB and brush Alpha

points**

For most retail investors, moderately combining the two strategies may be a better choice. For example, if you use part of your funds to hold BNB as a "ballast stone" for a long time, you will enjoy its stable value-added and basic benefits; at the same time, if you use another part of your energy to learn and participate in activities related to Alpha points, you will gain higher returns. Hold a certain BNB and enjoy ecological dividends, and use spare money to buy Alpha points to get airdrops, and get both benefits.