# Make Money with airdrop

By [Damidez](https://paragraph.com/@damidez) · 2024-01-11

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a retroactive airdrop **happens when an existing protocol releases a native token**. You can think of it as a way of rewarding a project's early adopters and those who contributed to its initial growth.

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*Originally published on [Damidez](https://paragraph.com/@damidez/make-money-with-airdrop)*