Side Protocol Airdrop 2026: SIDE to Bitway BTW Status

Q: What is the official BTW contract on BNB Smart Chain?

It is 0x444045B0EE1ee319A660a5E3d604CA0ffA35ACaA . Verify it against Bitway's documentation and BscScan.

Q: What is the official BTW contract on Ethereum?

It is 0x3A63DE3572c69a1307ff08394f3Ee7702C16d25d . Confirm Ethereum is selected before importing it.

Side Protocol airdrop status in 2026

The Side Protocol Genesis Drop registration is over, and the project is now called Bitway. The original registration ran in November and December 2024. Side subsequently launched its chain, announced the Bitway rebrand in August 2025 and launched the new BTW token in March 2026. The old side.one website and Genesis portal no longer resolve, so the archived steps below must not be used as a current claim guide.

Item	Verified status
Original token and campaign	SIDE Genesis Drop; historical
Original registration	Opened 26 November 2024; closed in December 2024
Published Genesis Drop allocation	100 million SIDE
Side Chain mainnet	Launched in early 2025
Project name now	Bitway
Current ecosystem token	BTW; launched 2 March 2026
Current public Genesis Drop claim	None verified

Do not connect a wallet to a copied “SIDE claim” page, and do not pay a release or recovery fee. A historical allocation cannot be created by buying SIDE or BTW today. If you registered in 2024, first inspect the same public Bitcoin or Side/Bitway address on a block explorer; viewing an address does not require a signature or seed phrase.

What happened to the SIDE Genesis Drop?

Side's 23 November 2024 announcement assigned 100 million SIDE to the Genesis Drop. It listed Bitcoin users, selected NFT communities, ATOM stakers, validators and bridge operators, public-goods contributors, testnet participants and a social campaign. Registration originally opened at 10:00 UTC on 26 November and was scheduled to close at 10:00 UTC on 15 December 2024.

The plan changed almost immediately. After launching a SIDE liquidity-bootstrapping pool on Solana, Side canceled that public offering, said buyers would be refunded, said no token would launch on Solana and changed the Genesis Drop to be fully unlocked. Its announcement channel also said former sale participants could register for an additional allocation without the earlier first-come, first-served restriction. Validator testnet reward claims had a separate 31 December 2024 deadline.

These dated announcements supersede the “coming soon” wording and first-come, first-served instructions in the original article. They do not establish that a general late claim remains available in 2026.

Side Protocol became Bitway

Side announced its mainnet after post-launch testing in February 2025. In August 2025, the project's official account announced that Side Protocol was becoming Bitway. The current documentation describes Bitway as an on-chain strategy and Bitcoin-finance infrastructure ecosystem, including Bitway Ledger, a validator-operated Bitcoin bridge, lending and yield products.

BTW is now the ecosystem's utility and governance token. According to Bitway's current documentation, it is used for governance, staking and delegation, gas on Bitway Ledger, ecosystem incentives and access or fee benefits in selected products. That is a material change from a guide written before SIDE's planned launch.

Did SIDE automatically convert to BTW?

Do not assume a universal conversion ratio or automatic migration. The public Bitway token documentation reviewed for this update identifies the current BTW contracts and utilities, but it does not publish a general SIDE-to-BTW conversion ratio or an open-ended migration procedure for every historical Genesis Drop participant.

Bitway's current Bitcoin-finance app is available at btcfi.bitway.com, but the presence of a live official app does not prove that a particular historical allocation is claimable. Anyone who received or staked SIDE should use only links reached from bitway.com or the project's verified announcement account and contact official support if the dashboard does not explain the balance. Never send SIDE to a person who offers to perform a manual swap.

Official Bitway BTW contract addresses

Bitway's documentation publishes two current BTW token contracts:

BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20): 0x444045B0EE1ee319A660a5E3d604CA0ffA35ACaA
Ethereum (ERC-20): 0x3A63DE3572c69a1307ff08394f3Ee7702C16d25d

Verify the network and every character of the contract before importing or transferring a token. The word “Bitway,” the ticker BTW and the old ticker SIDE are not unique identifiers; unrelated or counterfeit tokens can reuse them. The current BTW contracts should not be confused with an old SIDE balance or with other projects that use the SIDE ticker.

How to check a historical Side allocation safely

Find the Bitcoin address used for the 2024 registration. The original campaign required a Bitcoin mainnet Taproot or native SegWit address.
Inspect that public address and any linked Side/Bitway address without signing a transaction.
Enter the current Bitway app only through the official Bitway website. Check the domain before connecting.
If an old SIDE balance appears, read the app's current instructions and confirm them against Bitway's announcement channel before approving anything.
If no allocation appears, do not pay a third party to “recover” it. Use official support and expect that historical deadlines may be final.

A legitimate support agent never needs a seed phrase or private key. Treat a surprise direct message, urgent wallet connection, token approval or deposit requirement as a scam warning.

Original November 2024 guide (archived)

The original article is preserved below for historical context. Its registration dates, first-come allocation and side.one links are expired. The status and safety information above supersedes these instructions.

Side Protocol ($SIDE) is an extension layer of Bitcoin designed to enable the next generation of non-custodial applications within the Bitcoin-centric internet by leveraging advanced Bitcoin security technologies and decentralized on-chain banking infrastructure. Their Genesis Drop has been confirmed and is coming soon! Here is our Side Protocol ($SIDE) token airdrop guide.

Check out our step by step guide.

What is Side Protocol ($SIDE)?

Side Protocol ($SIDE) is an extension layer of Bitcoin designed to enable the next generation of non-custodial applications within the Bitcoin-centric internet. Its main features include:

Decentralized On-Chain Banking: Introduces the first decentralized on-chain banking infrastructure, positioning Bitcoin as the global currency.
Advanced Bitcoin Security Technologies: Leverages Schnorr-based adaptor signatures, HTLCs, Taproot, and threshold signing, integrated with Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) and secure distributed oracles.
Scriptless Scripts: Delivers smart contract-like functionality on Bitcoin without requiring changes to Bitcoin’s underlying opcodes.
Interoperability: Employs multiple cross-chain messaging layers to gain ecosystem-wide access to assets across different networks.
Scalability: Supports infinite scalability by enabling developers to deploy applications effortlessly, fostering the next generation of consumer applications for Web3 and beyond.

How to get the Side Protocol ($SIDE) token airdrop?

Time needed: 10 minutesHere is how to get the potential Side Protocol ($SIDE) token airdrop.

Get Bitcoin address To participate in the potential Side Protocol ($SIDE) token airdrop, you will need a Bitcoin mainnet address (i.e. Taproot or Native SegWit).
Check eligibility You must fall within one of the eligible categories in order to get the Side Protocol ($SIDE) token airdrop. Categories include: Bitcoin active users, NFT community members, ATOM stakers, validator and bridge operators, public goods contributors, testnet insiders. The specific requirements were listed in the project's Genesis Drop announcement.
Register on Genesis Drop page If you fall within any of the eligible criteria, go to the Genesis Drop page to complete the registration process. Note the Genesis Drop registration follows a first-come, first-served approach. And there is a registration cap for each category. Therefore, once the cap is reached for a particular category, registration for that category will close. Registration will start at 10:00am on 26th November 2024 and end at 10:00am on 15th December 2024 (UTC).

Frequently asked questions

Is the Side Protocol airdrop still active?

No current public Genesis Drop registration or late-claim window can be verified. The original registration and separate validator reward deadline ended in December 2024.

What happened to Side Protocol?

Side launched its chain in early 2025 and announced the Bitway rebrand in August 2025. The current official website and documentation use the Bitway name.

Is SIDE now BTW?

BTW is the current Bitway ecosystem token. However, the public token documentation does not state a universal SIDE-to-BTW conversion ratio, so holders should not infer one or use an unofficial swap.

When did the BTW token launch?

Bitway announced BTW's token-generation event and exchange trading for 2 March 2026.

What is the official BTW contract on BNB Smart Chain?

It is 0x444045B0EE1ee319A660a5E3d604CA0ffA35ACaA. Verify it against Bitway's documentation and BscScan.

What is the official BTW contract on Ethereum?

It is 0x3A63DE3572c69a1307ff08394f3Ee7702C16d25d. Confirm Ethereum is selected before importing it.

How large was the original SIDE Genesis Drop?

The November 2024 announcement allocated 100 million SIDE to the Genesis Drop across several historical eligibility groups.

Did the SIDE token launch on Solana?

No. Side canceled its November 2024 public offering, announced refunds and said no SIDE tokens would launch on Solana.

Can I qualify for the old airdrop now?

No. The campaign used historical activity and registration deadlines. Buying SIDE, BTW, ATOM, BTC or an eligible NFT today cannot alter the old snapshot.

How can I avoid a fake SIDE or BTW claim?

Start from bitway.com, verify the complete domain and contract, and never disclose a seed phrase or pay a release fee. A block-explorer balance check requires no wallet signature.