How to get the Sui Network Airdrop — 2023 Guide
In today’s guide, I’m showing you exactly how to qualify for the Sui airdrop.
It will be one of the biggest airdrops in 2023 where you can earn hundreds or even thousands of dollars — with just an hour’s work!
Sui is a new layer 1 blockchain made by the team behind the Diem project, which was Meta’s blockchain initiative.
What separates Sui apart from most layer 1s starts with the Move programming language, which is highly similar to the language used in Solana, but widely regarded as a developer favorite.
If you’ve heard about the Move language before, that’s because it’s also the language used by their direct competitor Aptos.
Also made by the former Meta engineers, Aptos launched in late 2022 with a huge airdrop valued around 2–5 thousand dollars for each participant. This has led many to believe Sui will follow the same route.
Anyways, with Sui’s potential airdrop coming soon, let’s go through all the steps you need to take to qualify for this airdrop.
Step 1: Setup a Sui Network Wallet
Since Sui is an original layer-1 blockchain, you’ll need to set up a dedicated wallet for it. My favorite pick is the official Sui Wallet.
You can install this browser extension here:
Step 2: Request some free tokens on Sui DevNet
To interact with apps, you’ll need some tokens first. Go to the Sui wallet extension, open up the menu, then click “Request DevNet SUI Tokens”. You don’t need a lot, simply having some balance should be enough.
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Step 3: Play around with the Capy.art app
Mysten Labs is the official team behind Sui, and they released a demo app over the 2022 holidays called copy.art. This was a holiday campaign for people to mint some free NFTs and send them to friends.
Go on the site, connect your wallet, then go to the “My Collection” tab and mint your free copy.
Alternatively, you can also buy any copy from the “Market” page.
Feel free to do more on this app such as breeding and trying all the accessories.
Step 4: Join the SUI Discord to request some SUI testnet tokens from the faucet
Now we’ll move on to the Sui TestNet instead of DevNet. First, join the official SUI discord here: https://discord.com/invite/sui
Then head over to the #testnet-faucet channel, and type!faucet <your_sui_address>
to receive some free SUI tokens.
Next, go back to your Sui wallet and change the network to TestNet by going to the settings.
The discord has a ton of traffic, so you might need to wait a few minutes before receiving the tokens.
Step 5: Stake some SUI tokens to any validator
On the same Sui wallet extension, click on stake and earn SUI, then choose any validator to stake your testnet SUI tokens.
Step 6: Mint an example NFT
Next, reopen your wallet extensionand go to the “apps” page.
Then click on “Mint an NFT”.
After a few seconds, go to the “NFTs” page and you will see the example NFT you just minted.
Step 7: Create your own NFT on Sui Testnet using the demo app
Mysten Labs also released a demo NFT app that we can try.
To create this NFT, First, we need to get our image link which will be used to generate our nft. Visit https://imgbb.com and upload any image.
Copy the image link from the site, then go to: https://sui-wallet-demo.sui.io, which is the demo NFT app made by Sui.
On the site input your nft name, and description, and enter the image link you copied.
Lastly, click on create nft, and that’s it. Now you have created your own NFT on Sui.
Step 8: Claim a Sui domain name on TestNet
There are actually 2 domain name service providers on Sui right now. They are SuiNS.io and SNS.domains.
Both of them claim to be the official partner of Sui, although neither has been confirmed.
Therefore I suggest minting the same name on both to maximize your chances for the airdrop.
Go to both sites and search for any domain name you want. For example, I have claimed the VirtualBacon.sui name
Then click activate name to link your wallet address to the name.
Step 9: Follow the Sui token community access program
SUI has a program that rewards tokens to 5 types of contributors:
Developer Grant Program: Provides funds for teams building native, open-source apps.
SUI Delegation Program: Delegates SUI tokens to community-run validators to help bootstrap their operations.
Ambassador Program: Empowers community members with tools and resources to promote Sui projects and technology and share Sui knowledge with local communities.
University Outreach Program: Taps into the developers of tomorrow to unleash the next wave of builders in Sui’s ecosystem.
Educational Program: Rewards those who spend time learning and researching Sui, sharing knowledge with the wider Sui community.
The Ambassador, University Outreach, and Educational programs are not yet released, so these can be good opportunities to get some guaranteed tokens they launch. If you’re keen on getting involved, make sure to follow the Sui social media accounts and the announcements on their website here:
SUI Token Community Access Program
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So now you’re ready to qualify for the Sui Airdrop. As you can see, its not a lot of work to make yourself eligible, and you don’t have to put your money on the line with a risky investment.
