How to earn a five-figure passive income in Web3?

Only additional income can bring true freedom.

Written by: Scribbler

Translated by: Chopper, Foresight News

Unless you possess exceptional skills or have a high-paying job, if your X platform followers are less than 10,000, the most profitable way right now is to participate in InfoFi.

Even if you have a full-time job, this can be a considerable extra income. Earning an additional 3-5 figures (USD) per month is enough to change your life (this is my personal experience). After all, fixed salaries are often depleted as soon as they arrive, eaten up by bills and unexpected expenses, while extra income brings real freedom.

I deeply understand this: I started with a monthly income of $300, and now my earnings depend entirely on how much effort I put in. One of my biggest wishes was to take my mom shopping. For years, I couldn’t afford to do this until recently. Watching her pick out whatever she wanted and being able to pay without hesitation was one of the best feelings of my life.

This is why I encourage everyone to develop additional income streams: it allows you to let go of burdens and think, create, and grow freely.

So how do you get started? The simplest path right now is X platform monetization and InfoFi.

Part One: InfoFi

If you want to maximize your earnings, the smartest move is to register early on new InfoFi platforms. These platforms usually reward early users with points, leaderboards, or even future airdrops.

Xeet

• Very likely to launch an airdrop (similar to Kaito);
• Making money is simple: just post content as usual, and the system will automatically accumulate "Xeet Points" for you;
• No need to tag or mention Xeet in your posts;

Wallchain

Post content and participate in crypto discussions to earn "Quacks" points—again, no need to tag or mention Wallchain;

There are currently 8 real-time leaderboards, and rewards for partner projects have been announced, including: Limitless, Covalent, Genome

Mindo AI

• Currently running 4 reward campaigns, with partner projects including: Avalanche, Mindo AI, CoralApp, Elympics
• How to earn: create content related to these projects, increase your "Mindo Score," and compete on the leaderboard;
• Low competition: just a few quality posts can get you on the leaderboard and win rewards.

Many people initially only focus on Kaito, but platforms like letsCatapult have quietly rewarded early creators. If you join now while competition is still low, you have a better chance of high returns in the future.

Part Two: How to Monetize Within Two Weeks Without Disrupting Your Daily Routine

The secret to monetizing within two weeks (reaching 5 million impressions) is actually simple: leave comments in the comment sections of major Web2 accounts.

Why do this?

• Web2 accounts have much greater reach and engagement than Web3 accounts;
• The Web3 circle is like an "echo chamber": only a few people care about airdrops, perpetual contracts, meme coins, or development;
• Web2 is global: content can reach a massive audience and go viral; while Web3 content is harder to spread, and many people still see crypto as a scam or simply don’t understand it.

If you want to monetize quickly, most of your commenting time should be spent on major Web2 accounts, as that’s where the traffic is. Examples of high-exposure Web2 accounts: @TheFigen_, @Plettigoal, @FabrizioRomano, @xxxxTheKing, @elonmusk, @DailyLoud, @LostMemeArchive, @PopBase, @DiscussingFilm, @historyinmemes, @cosmic_marvel, @AMAZlNGNATURE, @NoCapMediaa, @FearedBuck, @ishowspeedsui, @KaiCenat.

Commenting early on posts from these major accounts can bring you a lot of exposure; if your comment is high-quality, you can also get good engagement.

Efficient Operation Method

Create an account list: set up a new list and add the above Web2 accounts. You can continue to add more accounts based on X platform recommendations.

Why use a list? The "For You" feed on X platform mixes old and new content and pushes content you might be interested in based on algorithms. If you usually follow Web3, you’ll only see Web3-related content, which severely limits your exposure; but a list only shows the latest posts from the accounts you add, ensuring you never miss the chance to "comment early."

How to quickly spot viral posts:

• Follow areas like "movies, music, football, culture, politics, news" and look for posts that reach over 100,000 impressions within 30 minutes;
• Immediately like and bookmark these posts—this signals the algorithm to recommend more similar viral content to you;
• If you don’t want your main account timeline filled with Web2 content, use an alt account for this.

Alt Account Operation Tips

• Register an alt account, follow top Web2 accounts, and turn on notifications;
• Frequently like and bookmark viral posts from these accounts to train your alt account’s timeline;
• When you find a post worth commenting on, use your alt account to click "reply," edit your comment, then in the comment section click your alt account avatar to switch to your main account, and finally post the comment with your main account.
• Focus on accounts related to "hot topics you can participate in," so your main account maintains a "Web3-focused" clean image while your alt account captures Web2 traffic.

Three Types of Comments That Easily Go Viral

• Contrarian: Offer deep, curiosity-provoking opinions, but avoid offending others;
• Questioning: Even a simple "@grok is this true?" can bring high exposure, as questions spark discussion and make people click to check the comment section;
• Resonance: Share genuine feelings, such as funny, awkward, or emotional moments, so readers feel "I’ve experienced this too."

Professional Advice

When commenting, "write whatever comes to mind"—don’t overthink it. Viral comments often happen when you least expect it.

Keep applying the above methods to posts from accounts in your list, and actively participate in algorithm-recommended viral posts to quickly increase your exposure.

How to Gain Followers Through Comments?

Many people overlook this: quality comments not only bring exposure but also attract others to click your profile. If your profile content is interesting, they’ll follow you.

Therefore, you need to:

• Consistently post quality content on your main account (don’t just rely on comments);
• Optimize your profile: a good-looking avatar, a clean cover image, a concise bio, and an attractive pinned tweet.

These are the first things visitors see. Optimizing them can greatly increase your "profile click → follow" conversion rate.

Part Three: "Content Creation Reward Projects" Worth Recommending After TGE (Token Generation Event)

• MultiBank: $150,000 USDT reward pool, distributed to the top 200 quality creators (Yappers);
• DeFi App: 100 millions HOME tokens in the reward pool, worth about $3.5 million at current prices;
• Peaq: $137,600 monthly reward pool, distributed to the top 100 quality creators each month;
• Polkadot: $100,000 monthly reward pool, distributed to quality creators each month.

Why recommend post-TGE activities?

• Tokens are already listed: reward amounts can be calculated directly, clear and transparent;
• Products are live: you can actually use the product and share real experiences;
• Timelines and reward rules are clear: less speculation, lower psychological pressure;
• Less competition than "pre-TGE" activities;
• Plenty of content material: no need to spend lots of time on research.

Pre-TGE activities may bring high airdrops (even 5-figure returns), but usually take longer, are highly competitive, and sometimes have unfair rules; post-TGE activities may offer slightly lower returns, but are safer, more predictable, and since the product is live, you have more to talk about when creating content.

Best strategy: combine both, balancing your time and energy.

Part Four: Stablecoin Mining

Since we’re talking about passive income, we can’t ignore stablecoin mining to increase annualized yield (APY). If you’ve earned over $500 through the above methods and want a safe way to grow your money, I recommend trying stablecoin mining.

Why is stablecoin mining wise?

• You can earn stable returns;
• If the project hasn’t issued a token yet, you may also get potential airdrops (for example, Katana).

I won’t elaborate too much here, but will directly recommend a batch of quality stablecoin mining protocols for you to research:

Katana (@katana), Multipli (@multiplifi), Paradex (@paradex), FalconStable (@FalconStable), Huma (@humafinance), Plume (@plumenetwork), Perena (@Perena__), Ethena (@ethena_labs), Infinifi (@infiniFi_), Terminal (@Terminal_fi), Upshift (@upshift_fi), Liminal (@liminalmoney), Level (@levelusd), Aegis (@aegis_im), Ethereal (@etherealdex), Hyperbeat (@0xHyperBeat), Loopscale (@LoopscaleLabs), Noon (@noon_capital), Openeden (@OpenEden_X), Resolv (@ResolvLabs), Strata (@strata_money), YieldFi (@GetYieldFi), Noble (@noble_xyz), Stream (@StreamDefi), Gaib (@gaib_ai), Reya (@reya_xyz), Zerobase (@zerobasezk), Superform (@superformxyz).

As you can see, there are plenty of protocols for you to participate in stablecoin mining and earn passive income.

That’s all for this article. I hope you can gain some immediately actionable ideas from it. Stay persistent and keep trying—your sources of passive income will surely grow wider and wider.