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What is Hamster Kombat? Telegram crypto game that's smashing records - 200M users and counting. Sony makes crypto play, acquires Amber Japan. $3B token unlocks in July. Pixelverse to launch on TON.
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Forget epic wars and brooding heroes – the internet is obsessed with something else for a change.
What is it? A tap-to-earn game.
Where to find it? Telegram.
What is it about? Mindless clicking.
Everyone is either playing it or talking about it.
Well, maybe not everyone.
But, 200 million users by June 24.
Launched on March 25, 2024 on The Open Network (TON) blockchain.
Within 11 days, the game had already amassed 1 million players.
40 million active players in just a couple weeks, and 200 million+ now.
31 million subscribers on YouTube and 11 million on Twitter.
Even surpassed MrBeast in subscriber count.
The team has even applied for a Guinness World Record.
Token Dispatch view: Is this the blueprint for mass crypto adoption?
Casual games distributed through interactive and high engagement apps - messengers. To achieve maximum reach.
Breaking down the entry barriers and then incentivising participation through token airdrops. For stickiness.
While casual games can go viral and clock massive numbers, player retention is a tough challenge across the industry.
With the layer of crypto and the token economy, can that change?
Can casual crypto games lay the foundation for the larger mainstream acceptance?
How does it work?
Be a hamster CEO of a crypto exchange.
Tap to earn HMSTR coins, the game's currency.
Upgrade your exchange for bigger earnings.
Earn passively by investing in "in-game mining."
Get bonus coins for completing daily tasks.
Upgrade your hamster's abilities for faster gameplay.
Recruit friends for referral rewards.
Powered by TON
TON Wallet Integration: The game connects with TON wallets, allowing players to manage in-game rewards and future tradable tokens on the TON blockchain.
A Glimpse into the Future: The game hints at even more TON functionalities in the future. This could involve earning TON-based rewards for playing, using TON for in-game purchases, or even having a tradable Hamster Kombat token on the TON network.
Oh wait, what is TON?
Read: TON - Next $100B Blockchain? 🟢
A July 2024 token generation event (TGE) is planned to integrate tokens into the game's economy.
Airdrop Deets
Scheduled to take place in July 2024, coinciding with the token's listing on exchanges.
Out of the total 10 billion HMSTR token supply, 20 million coins are allocated specifically for the airdrop program.
New users who join the game will receive 2,500 HMSTR coins as part of the airdrop.
Telegram Premium subscribers will earn an additional 22,500 HMSTR coins, for a total of 25,000 coins.
To participate, players need to complete the first airdrop task by linking their TON wallet to the Hamster Kombat game.
The airdrop aims to drive adoption and usage of the HMSTR token, as well as increase transaction volume within the TON ecosystem.
A little Deja Vu?
There are theories about the hamster CEO's origin.
Some say it's inspired by Mr. Goxx, the legendary crypto-trading hamster who outperformed human investors.
Some say the hamster CEO is a playful jab at the "lemming-like behaviour" in finance, where investors make impulsive decisions.
Read: Hamster Kombat creators: marketing geniuses or modern satirists?
Why do the clicks keep coming?
Free money? That's the golden carrot. The potential future cash-out, coupled with the success stories of similar games like Notcoin, fuels the "get rich quick" dream.
This is where things get weird
To unlock new features and maximise their earnings, players need to recruit more and more friends.
Each referral using your link earns you 5,000 HMSTR coins. Plus, if they have Telegram Premium, that jumps to 25,000 coins.
It starts feeling less like a game and more like multi-level marketing.
200 million players - but how many are genuinely interested, and how many just succumbed to FOMO (fear of missing out)?
Read: ‘Hamster Kombat’ Keeps Demanding More Friends—Enough Already
Block That Quote 🎙️
Iran’s deputy military chief Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari.
“One of the features of the soft war by the enemy is the ‘Hamster’ game.”
Hamster Kombat is a smash hit in Iran.
The government isn't buying it.
200 million players worldwide - significant chunk of Telegram's 900 million user base.
Iranian officials view the game with suspicion.
Why? They fear it's a distraction tactic to keep citizens from focusing on the upcoming presidential election, labeling it part of a "soft war" waged by the West.
State media lambasts the game:
“A society that instead of working and trying to succeed and earn money turns to such games and looks for shortcuts and windfalls gradually loses the culture of effort and entrepreneurship, and moves towards convenience.” - A state-run daily newspaper, JameJam.
Iran is electing a new president this Friday following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in May.
Sony Makes Crypto Move
Gaming giant Sony is officially entering the crypto exchange market?
They've acquired Amber Japan, a regulated crypto exchange.
What this means
Sony is taking crypto seriously, potentially offering crypto trading services or integrating them into their existing offerings like PlayStation.
Amber Japan Gets a New Name: Formerly known as DeCurret, Amber Japan will now operate under the name S.BLOX. They're also revamping their platform (WhaleFin) with a new look, expanded currencies, and a more user-friendly mobile app.
Amber Japan faced financial challenges after exposure to the collapsed FTX exchange.
Amber Group investors: Temasek, Sequoia China, Pantera, Tiger, and Coinbase.
Sony's acquisition - the much-needed stability.
This acquisition aligns with Sony's recent explorations in blockchain technology and NFTs.
Their 2023 patent hints at allowing players to use NFTs across different games.
The big picture
Sony Group is valued at over $100 billion.
It’s vast user base and technological expertise could significantly impact the future of crypto adoption and innovation.
In The Numbers 🔢
$3 billion
Worth of digital assets scheduled for release in July.
CryptoRank has identified the ten biggest token unlocks happening in July.
AltLayer (ALT): This Ethereum project is unlocking $119 million worth of tokens on July 25th.
Aptos (APT) & Arbitrum (ARB): These popular platforms will continue their routine token releases, totaling $150 million for their teams, advisors, and investors.
Worldcoin (WLD): Starting July 24th, this project will gradually release $18 million worth of WLD tokens over the next two years.
Keep an eye on: Uniswap (UNI), Ronin (RON), SUI, ImmutableX (IMX), SEI, Starknet (STRK), and Ethereum Name Service (ENS).
Pixelverse Comes To TON
Pixelverse is launching its PIXFI token on The Open Network (TON).
Pixelverse? A project aiming to create a cyberpunk themed GamiFi and SocialFi ecosystem.
This follows the success of their Telegram game, PixelTap.
Things we know
PixelTap: A clicker-combat game where players earn in-game coins to upgrade and battle robots.
Pixelverse ecosystem: Includes both PixelTap (Telegram) and a web browser-based quest battler (early preview).
35 million players: Pixelverse reports a large player base, mostly attributed to PixelTap's popularity within the growing Telegram gaming space.
PIXFI token details
The PIXFI token will be the lifeblood of the Pixelverse ecosystem.
Ticker: PIXFI
Total Supply: 5 billion
Utility: Essential for trading, crafting, and battling within the Pixelverse ecosystem.
TON: The platform of choice: TON is becoming a hub for major web3 gaming projects using Telegram.
The Surfer 🏄
Cat-themed Telegram game called Catizen teams up with millions of players to rescue stray cats. Players can earn real-world value through play-to-earn (P2E) model.
Pump.fun, a Solana-based memecoin launchpad, has generated over $50 million in cumulative revenue. Over 1.18 million memecoins have been deployed through pump.fun.
Pudgy Penguins' parent company, Igloo Inc., has acquired the web3 platform Frame. The Frame team will join Igloo in developing Abstract Chain, a network for on-chain culture and communities.
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