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Free crypto sites: do they really pay?

The FTC lists ‘free money’ offers among its crypto scam warnings. Real crypto rewards exist, but they ask for coins, power or your time.

✓ Checked 5 Nov 2026 · Next check 5 Feb 2027
A hand holding a phone with a blockchain app open, a laptop behind it

What real crypto earning looks like

Two real ways to earn crypto have numbers we can check. Neither is free:

StakingPay slip
2.5%
a year on ETH, per ethereum.org
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Own validatorPay slip
32
ETH needed to run your own
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Mining at homePay slip
-$7
a day at US home power prices
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So a site offering meaningful crypto for nothing is offering what the network itself does not.

What the FTC says

“Only scammers demand payment in cryptocurrency.”US Federal Trade Commission

Walk away if

  • Someone you do not know contacts you out of the blue about crypto.
  • You are promised free money or guaranteed returns.
  • A new online friend starts talking about investing.
  • You must pay in crypto to receive your ‘free’ crypto.

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