Qubetics airdrop: what happened, how to claim on Ethereum, and how to avoid fakes

The 2025 distribution, the 2026 Ethereum claim and the fake giveaway pages, explained.

By Qbitics Editorial · 6 min read

Key points

The Qubetics airdrop was the delivery of presale tokens to buyers, starting 30 July 2025. It was not a free giveaway.
A deployment error sent 1.11% of each allocation instead of 10%. The missing 8.88% followed the same day through a second contract.
The old Qubetics chain stopped on 14 September 2026. Eligible balances are now claimed as ERC-20 TICS on Ethereum.
No free TICS airdrop is being offered by Qubetics. Sites that say otherwise are scams.

"Qubetics airdrop" can mean three different things: the 2025 distribution of presale tokens, the 2026 claim of migrated tokens on Ethereum, or a fake giveaway page built to empty wallets. This guide covers each one in turn.

What the Qubetics airdrop was

People who bought TICS in the presale did not receive tokens at the time of purchase. Qubetics delivered them later by sending them to each buyer's wallet on its own Layer 1 blockchain, and called that delivery an airdrop. The published schedule was 10% of each allocation on 30 July 2025, then 1% a day for the following 90 days.

Before that, buyers had to make sure their receiving wallet could work with the Qubetics network. The deadline to change the wallet address on the Qubetics dashboard was 17 July 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Qubetics warned that tokens sent to an incompatible wallet after the cutoff could not be recovered.

What went wrong on 30 July 2025

Antier Solutions, the contractor that ran the distribution, published a root cause analysis on 4 August 2025. In plain terms:

The airdrop was launched by an automated script running in a Docker container.
The settings file had been updated to release 10%, but the container was built from a cached copy that still held a test value of 1.11%.
The first batches went out at 1.11%. Because the transactions were already on-chain, the run could not be paused or reversed.
A second contract was deployed the same day to send the remaining 8.88%.

Antier said no tokens were lost and every wallet ended with the correct 10%. It also said a display delay on the TICSscan explorer made balances look wrong for a while. As fixes, it now forces clean builds and requires a person to confirm the live unlock rate before any distribution runs.

The market did not wait for the explanation. The price spiked to $2.22 and then dropped about 97% as buyers saw a fraction of what they expected. Qubetics blamed the outsourced team and promised that every eligible wallet would get its full allocation. The price history shows that TICS never recovered from that week.

Airdrop timeline

Date	Event
17 Jul 2025	Deadline to set a compatible receiving wallet
30 Jul 2025	Airdrop starts. 1.11% sent in error, 8.88% sent later that day
4 Aug 2025	Antier publishes its root cause analysis
Aug to Oct 2025	Remaining 90% released at 1% a day
14 Sep 2026	Snapshot at block 6,650,277. Old chain stops, ERC-20 claims open
6 Oct 2026	Qubetics confirms there is no planned deadline for claims

How to claim TICS on Ethereum

If you held TICS on the Qubetics chain when the snapshot was taken, the same number of ERC-20 tokens is reserved for your address. The snapshot counted liquid tokens, staked tokens, tokens being unbonded and unclaimed rewards. According to the official migration guide, the claim works like this.

Use the same wallet address. If your tokens were in the Qubetics wallet app, export its private key and import it into MetaMask or Trust Wallet. Do not create a new wallet. The address has to match the one in the snapshot.
Add a little ETH. The claim is an Ethereum transaction, so the address needs ETH on Ethereum Mainnet to pay the network fee.
Connect to the official migration page. Switch the wallet to Ethereum Mainnet and open the migration page on the Qubetics website. It shows the amount you can claim.
Claim. Confirm the transaction. The tokens arrive at the same address. You may need to add the TICS token to your wallet's list before the balance shows.

Qubetics advises against smart contract wallets for the claim, since they may not be eligible. If your tokens were on MEXC or LBank, the exchange handled the swap and its own announcements apply. Coinstore delisted the old token, and holders there were told to withdraw before the snapshot.

On 6 October 2026 Qubetics said the claim portal stays open with no planned deadline, and that keeping it open does not create new eligibility. Only balances recorded in the snapshot can be claimed.

Fake Qubetics airdrop sites

There is no free TICS airdrop. Qubetics is not giving tokens away, and no legitimate claim asks for your recovery phrase.

Security site PCRisk has documented a copy of the Qubetics website at qubeticsairdrop[.]info. The page invites visitors to "claim airdrop" by connecting a wallet. Doing so triggers a drainer, a script that requests approval to move the wallet's assets and then sends them to the attacker. Blockchain transfers cannot be undone, so the money is almost never recovered. PCRisk says such pages are spread through fake or hacked social media accounts, misleading ads and compromised websites.

Warning signs

The address is not the official Qubetics domain, or adds words such as "airdrop", "claim" or "bonus" to it.
The offer promises free tokens or a reward for acting quickly.
Someone contacts you first, by direct message or email, offering help with a claim.
The page or person asks for a private key, recovery phrase or wallet password.
Your wallet shows a request to approve unlimited spending or to sign a message you do not understand.

If you connected to a fake page

Move any remaining assets to a new wallet with a new recovery phrase.
Revoke token approvals for the old address using a trusted approval checker.
Stop using the old wallet.
Report the site to your local fraud reporting service and to the exchange if exchange funds were involved.

Be wary of "recovery services" that contact you afterwards. They are usually a second scam.

Other Qubetics giveaways

Trust Wallet once ran a joint campaign with Qubetics offering $50,000 in TICS to 5,000 randomly chosen participants. Trust Wallet's campaign page now says it has been paused. We are not aware of any active official giveaway. With development of the project's products on hold, as described on our news page, a new one seems unlikely.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Qubetics airdrop still running?

The 2025 presale distribution is finished and the chain it ran on has stopped. What remains is the Ethereum claim for balances recorded in the September 2026 snapshot.

I bought in the presale and never saw my tokens. What can I do?

Connect the wallet you used for the purchase to the official migration page and see whether a claimable balance appears. If your address was not in the snapshot, only Qubetics support can say why. This site cannot check or recover balances.

Is there a deadline to claim ERC-20 TICS?

As of 6 October 2026 Qubetics said there is no planned deadline. That could change, so check the official blog.

Does Qubetics ever ask for my recovery phrase?

No. Qubetics states that its team and moderators will never ask for a private key or recovery phrase. Anyone who does is trying to steal your funds.

Sources

This article is general information, not financial advice. Qbitics is not affiliated with Qubetics. Prices were read on the dates shown and will have changed. See our disclaimer.