The phrase "airdropped coins" refers to the distribution of free cryptocurrency to a large number of people. It is like giving away digital coins for free to many individuals. Full definition
He also added that the NAV spread is not accurate as it does not have any role to play in determining the value of airdropped coins from bitcoin gold and bitcoin cash or altcoins created as a resultant of Bitcoin hard forks. (kryptomoney.com)
«The big experiment with airdropped coins was that they'll just fail, and if people are getting free coins, they'll just immediately sell them and it will dump down to pennies,» said Rhett Creighton, who's leading the bitcoin private effort. (coindesk.com)
As highlighted by author Andreas Antonopoulos, claiming airdropped coins with a bitcoin key pair can risk linking an entire transaction history, even if a bitcoin user has been diligent. (links2exchange.net)