Instead of farming everything, experienced players focus on the narratives that crypto markets are currently obsessed with. Projects in hot sectors attract more investment, more users, and typically deliver larger airdrops because they have more to distribute.
In 2025–2026, the hot narratives include: perp DEXs and tokenized equities (the HIP-3 / Hyperliquid ecosystem), prediction markets (Polymarket’s confirmed token), AI-native DeFi protocols, privacy-focused infrastructure, and restaking. Projects sitting at the intersection of a hot narrative and a real product tend to be the best farming targets.
The risk: narratives rotate fast in crypto. Something that was S-tier six months ago can cool quickly. Timing matters.
