Sologenic SOLO Airdrop: How It Worked, Who Got It, and What’s Next in 2025

Back in 2021, if you held XRP in your personal wallet on December 24, you got a free gift: 40 SOLO tokens. That’s not a rumor. That’s what happened. And if you didn’t withdraw your XRP from an exchange like Zondacrypto before the snapshot, you missed out. No second chances. No refunds. Just a lesson in how airdrops really work.

What Was the Original Sologenic SOLO Airdrop?

The first big Sologenic airdrop wasn’t just a marketing stunt. It was a strategic move to build a community around its tokenization platform on the XRP Ledger. The goal? Get real XRP holders to try out SOLO - a token built for trading real-world assets like stocks, bonds, and commodities on blockchain.

The rules were simple but strict:

• You had to hold XRP in a non-custodial wallet (like Trust Wallet, Ledger, or Xumm) before December 24, 2021, at 8:00 PM UTC.
• Exchanges like Zondacrypto, Binance, and Kraken didn’t support the airdrop. Holding XRP on them meant you got nothing.
• You had to register on the Sologenic platform and complete KYC to claim your 40 SOLO tokens.

The value at the time? Around $10 per person. Not life-changing, but enough to get people engaged. By January 20, 2022, those tokens started hitting wallets. But here’s the catch - the SOLO token price has changed since then.

As of October 2025, SOLO trades at $0.2849. That means those 40 tokens are now worth about $11.40. Not bad for a few minutes of setup. But if you’d held onto them, you’d have seen it dip below $0.10 in early 2023. Volatility is part of the game.

The Coreum Airdrop: A Loyalty Reward for SOLO Holders

Fast forward to September 2025. Sologenic didn’t run another general airdrop. Instead, they teamed up with Coreum, a new blockchain built for fast, low-cost asset transfers. And they gave away 100 million CORE tokens - but only to people who already held SOLO.

This wasn’t open to everyone. Only SOLO token holders who met the snapshot criteria got in. The snapshot happened between September 18 and September 26, 2025, from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC. If you didn’t have SOLO in your wallet during that window, you were out.

And even if you qualified, you didn’t get CORE tokens right away. Distribution happened 6 to 8 weeks later, on random dates. Why? To avoid a massive sell-off the moment tokens dropped. Smart move.

But here’s where it got technical. To receive CORE, you had to set up a trustline on the XRP Ledger. That’s not something most new crypto users understand. A trustline is like giving permission to a gateway (in this case, Coreum’s) to send you tokens. Without it, your wallet won’t accept CORE - even if it’s sent to you.

Sologenic released step-by-step guides in late January 2022 (yes, they were early) on how to set up trustlines using the SOLO Wallet app or Xumm. If you didn’t follow those steps, your CORE tokens sat in limbo. No one sent them again. No customer support would fix it. You had to do it yourself.

Why Sologenic Doesn’t Do Random Airdrops Anymore

Sologenic isn’t a typical crypto project. It’s not trying to get 1 million Twitter followers. It’s a financial infrastructure company. Its clients are banks, brokerage firms, and institutional traders. The SOLO token is a utility token for accessing its platform - not a speculative asset.

That’s why their airdrops changed. The first one was about onboarding. The Coreum one was about retention. They reward people who stick around, not people who jump from one free token to the next.

Their ecosystem includes:

• SOLONEX - a brokerage platform for trading tokenized assets
• Sologenic DEX - the biggest decentralized exchange on the XRP Ledger
• SOLO Wallet - iOS and Android apps built for managing tokenized assets

These aren’t side projects. They’re core products. The airdrops? They’re tools to drive adoption of these tools - not to pump the token price.

What You Need to Know Before Joining Future Airdrops

If you’re thinking about chasing the next Sologenic airdrop, here’s what you need to do - now:

1. Get a non-custodial wallet. Trust Wallet, Xumm, or Ledger are your best bets. Never hold XRP or SOLO on an exchange unless you’re sure they support the airdrop.
2. Hold SOLO tokens. Future airdrops will likely target existing SOLO holders. The more you hold, the more you might get.
3. Learn trustlines. If a new token is coming via the XRP Ledger, you’ll need to set up a trustline. Practice with a small amount first.
4. Follow Sologenic’s official channels. Their blog and Telegram are the only reliable sources. Twitter and Reddit are full of scams.
5. Check the timing. Snapshots are precise. If you’re 10 minutes late, you’re excluded.

And don’t forget taxes. In New Zealand, Australia, and the U.S., airdropped tokens are treated as income. If you received SOLO or CORE in 2022 or 2025, you may owe tax on their value at the time of receipt. Keep records.

What’s Next for Sologenic Airdrops?

There’s no official announcement yet, but clues are everywhere. Sologenic has been pushing blockchain-based inheritance solutions - think digital wills where assets like tokenized stocks pass automatically to heirs. That’s a huge market. It’s likely their next big feature.

Will there be an airdrop tied to that? Probably. And it’ll likely be for SOLO holders who’ve used their platform for at least 6 months. Not for new users. Not for speculators. For people who’ve actually used the tools.

They’re also talking about partnerships with asset managers in Asia and Europe. If they launch a tokenized bond platform next year, expect another loyalty-based airdrop - again, only for SOLO holders.

Bottom Line: Airdrops Are Not Free Money

The Sologenic airdrop wasn’t a lottery. It was a test. A way to find people who understood blockchain beyond hype. The Coreum airdrop wasn’t a giveaway - it was a vote of confidence in the community.

If you’re still holding SOLO, you’re part of a small group that stuck with a real financial platform, not a meme coin. That matters. The next airdrop might be bigger. But it won’t be easy. And it won’t be for everyone.

You don’t need to chase every free token. You just need to know when the real ones are coming - and be ready.