As Solana regains momentum in both infrastructure and user activity, what we’re seeing now isn’t just another gold rush, it’s a maturing ecosystem where user engagement, protocol stickiness, and network loyalty increasingly determine who gets rewarded. Projects are no longer distributing tokens at random. Instead, they’re carefully tracking wallets, behaviors, and long-term commitment through points systems, quests, and usage patterns.
In this new airdrop cycle, being early still matters, but being consistent matters more. Below are five projects currently building strong traction on Solana, each with high airdrop potential:
- Gradient Network
- Exponent Finance
- Huma Finance
- RainFi
- Lulo
Read more: Top 5 Best Airdrop Farming Projects on Solana (Part 1)
Gradient Network
Gradient Network is a DePIN project that connects personal devices worldwide into a peer-to-peer node network, providing a low-cost, secure, and AI-friendly computing infrastructure.
The project has successfully raised $27 million across three funding rounds, with backing from major investors like Pantera Capital and Multicoin Capital. Additionally, Gradient has launched an EXP Points reward program through its browser-based Sentry Node system.
- Visit the official Gradient Network website here.
- Sign in using your Gmail account.
- Navigate to My Node, click on Add new node, and download the Gradient browser extension.
- Once installed, simply activate the extension to start earning daily EXP points.
Exponent Finance
Exponent Finance is one of the emerging lending protocols on the Solana ecosystem, offering automated optimization for interest rates and capital strategies.
On November 21, 2024, Exponent successfully raised $2.1 million in a seed funding round with participation from major investment firms such as RockawayX, Solana Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Mechanism Capital, Robot Ventures, and several angel investors.
Currently, Exponent does not have a native token but has launched the Exponent Points program to reward user activity. Here are the steps to participate in the Exponent Finance airdrop:
- Visit the official Exponent website here.
- Choose one of the three strategies:
- Income: For users who stake assets expected to decline in value
- Farm: For users who stake assets expected to increase in value
- Liquidity: For users who stake assets expected to move sideways
- Select the asset you want to stake. You will then begin earning Exponent Points and APR rewards from the protocol.
Huma Finance
Huma Finance is a pioneering DeFi protocol focused on income-backed lending, aiming to provide decentralized financial solutions to individuals and businesses globally.
To date, Huma has processed over $3.8 billion in transactions through its PayFi network, generating $8 million in annual revenue and delivering stable, double-digit USDC yields.
In addition, Huma Finance has raised a total of $46.3 million across two funding rounds.
- Here are the steps to participate in the Huma Finance airdrop:
- Visit the official Huma Finance website here.
- Choose one of two farming modes:
- Classic: Earn both Huma airdrop points and APY interest.
- Maxi: Maximize airdrop point rewards but forgo APY interest.
- Deposit USDC and select a lock-up period (up to 6 months).
Note: During the lock-up period, users will not be able to withdraw their USDC from Huma Finance.
Rain.fi
Rain.fi is a pioneering DeFi protocol on the Solana ecosystem, focused on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending with collateral in the form of NFTs, DeFi tokens, and real-world assets (tRWA). The platform allows users to borrow and lend assets such as SOL, USDC, mSOL, and PYTH.
Rain.fi has already distributed over 4.2 million Droplets (Rain.fi airdrop points), with $2.89 million in total deposited assets and over $746,000 in active borrowing volume.
Here are the steps to participate in the airdrop:
- Visit the official Rain.fi website here.
- Click on the Borrow tab at the top of the screen.
- Choose from the following three options:
- Token: Use tokens as collateral to borrow other tokens
- NFTs: Use NFTs as collateral to borrow tokens
- Buy Now, Pay Later: Purchase NFTs with two installments, including interest, similar to unsecured installment-based lending
Lulo
Lulo Finance is a DeFi protocol focused on optimizing user yields by automatically allocating assets to lending protocols offering the highest interest rates.
According to DeFiLlama, despite launching just one year ago and raising only $350,000, Lulo has reached a TVL of $86 million – an impressive figure.
Here are the steps to participate in the Lulo airdrop:
- Visit the official Lulo website here.
- Click Transfer, then select Deposit to fund your account on Lulo.
Conclusion
As Solana continues its resurgence, these five projects DeFiTuna, Exponent Finance, Huma Finance, Rain.fi, and Lulo, are not just building utility, but also rewarding early and active users through sophisticated airdrop frameworks.
Participate early, stay active, and align with projects that show strong fundamentals, traction, and long-term vision.
