Hamster Fight has recently made headlines in the Web 3 space and beyond, mainly thanks to the platform’s growing user base. This has led to projections that it could be the next crypto project to watch.
What is Hamster Kombat?
Hamster Kombat is a based on a telegram A game that adopts the “tap-to-earn” model, in which users earn coins by clicking. However, the team behind the game has described it as more than just a “clicker” or “tapper” game, but a “cryptocurrency exchange CEO simulator.” As the name suggests, users take on the identity of a hamster in the game and are supposed to play the role of the “hamster CEO” of a cryptocurrency exchange.
As the CEO of Hamster, users will have to complete various tasks to transform their cryptocurrency exchange from a startup to one of the leading exchanges in the industry. While the game adopts a clicker model, with users tapping on their hamster to earn coins, it also involves a bit of strategy as these players will have to use the points they accumulate to build their cryptocurrency exchange and work their way to the top.
Hamster Fight is supposed to get a lot of attention thanks to No coinAnother Telegram-based game that revived the popularity of the tap-to-earn model earlier this year. Notcoin made headlines earlier this year by welcoming over 35 million players and launching over $80 billion via airdrop NO tokens to its users.
Following in the footsteps of its predecessor, Hamster Kombat has also promised a token launch and airdrop on The Open Network (TON), although a date for the airdrop has yet to be confirmed. However, players can connect their wallets to the game, suggesting that the token launch and airdrop could happen soon. The team has also recently clarified the airdrop criteria, as they informed players not to focus on piece balance.
So far, Hamster Kombat has seen impressive growth. The team complaints having gained over 200 million users since its launch in March. Hamster Kombat’s popularity is also evident in its social media audience, 11 million subscribers on the X platform (formerly Twitter) and 31 million subscribers on their YouTube channel.
TON Network: the biggest beneficiary?
Games to win by tapping on it like Hamster Kombat and No coin have undoubtedly contributed to the growth in the number of daily active users of TON, which has increased from around 16,000 in January to more than 300,000, according to data of Token Terminal. This also contributed to the remarkable increase in The value of Toncointhe crypto token posting a year-to-date (YTD) gain of 232%.
THE TON Ecosystem could still see an influx of new users soon, with other tap-to-earn games still waiting in the wings, including TapSwap and Catizen. These Telegram games are also expected to launch their tokens on TON and airdrop like their predecessor, Notcoin.
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