Hard forks/coin swaps are a phenomenon unique to cryptocurrency. When the technology underlying a cryptocurrency is changed in a radical way, it is called a fork. This change to the blockchain can occur for many reason; to upgrade the blockchain protocol, fix bugs in the blockchain, create a new currency or refurbish an old one. Examples of recent forks include;
Litcoin forking into Litecoin Cash
Zclassic forking into Bitcoin Private
Etheruem Classic forking into Callisco
this is a simplified image of the change a blockchain undergoes
While used for a variety of reasons, a hard fork which creates a new cryptocurrency is often very interesting to enthusiasts and traders. By simply holding a crypto in the proper storage wallet, an individual can often receive FREE coins of a new forked currency when a hard fork occurs. This can be a very profitable experience.
The following list should be helpful. The following cryptocurrencies have upcoming forks scheduled in which free coins will be given or old coins will be swapped out to new coins. There may be good profit in researching these cryptos and taking advantage of the free coins given during the forks.
April 03, 2018 - BELA swap. BELA holders to receive 1:1 ratio of ERC20 BELA tokens
April 04, 2018 - LST airdrop. LST holders to receive TRX and XVG
April 05, 2018 - CPAY airdrop. CPAY to revenue share 10% of profits to holders
April 09, 2018 - BTX airdrop. 8% airdrop to BTX holders
April 10, 2018 - KMD airdrop. KMD holders get airdropped BLOCnation ico tokens
April 12, 2018 - CAPP airdrop. CAPP holders will be airdropped 7% more CAPP tokens
April 13, 2018 - PRL airdrop. PRL to get 1:1 ration of new SHL token.
April 15, 2018 - EOS airdrop. EOS holders of 100 or more tokens to be airdropped 1:1 ration of eosDAC tokens
April 15, 2018 - CTX airdrop. Monthly profits from CTX app distributed to CTX holders
April 16, 2018 - BTX airdrop. Another 8% airdrop to holders
April 30, 2018 - KICK airdrop. 3% reward airdropped to KICK holders
April 30, 2018 - UBQ airdrop. UBQ holders to receive 12 Escher tokens for every 1 UBQ held
April 30, 2018 - XMR hardfork and airdrop. XMR holders to receive 10:1 ratio of XMV tokens
As always, its important to do your own research. There is money to be made here so do your due diligence. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advise. Happy Trading crypto fam