The Most Profitable Crypto Airdrops of the Week: Week 42 and the October 15 Sonic Burn

The deadlines at a glance ProjectStatusDeadline Sonic (S), Season 1 and 2Claim open, burn afterwardsuntil October 15, 2026 Meteora (MET), LP Stimulus Season 2Claim open, window closinguntil October 21, 2026 Pharos (PROS)Claim open, portal closes afterwardsuntil October 25, 2026 Grass (Stage 2, paid in USDC)Claim openuntil January 22, 2027 1. Sonic (S): 32.69 million tokens get burned on Thursday Sonic Labs has set a final cut-off for the Season 1 and Season 2 airdrops. According to the project, around 32,690,000 S across both seasons are still sitting in the contract and remain claimable; that balance will be burned on October 15, 2026 if it has not been claimed by then. The project does not name a time of day, and there is no grace period. After the date, any participant can trigger the burn of the remaining balance, which removes the tokens from supply permanently. They do not move to a team wallet or into a new incentive pool — they are gone. One point for anyone who has been waiting: the early-claim penalties are long over. Season 1 carried a deduction until April 18, 2026, Season 2 until May 24, 2026. From those dates until October 15, 2026 the claim is penalty-free. So there ...