Hamster Kombat, a fast-growing tap-to-earn (T2E) game on Telegram, has announced that 131 million players are eligible for its first major airdrop. The game, which saw over 300 million active players between March and September 2024, disqualified millions of participants for violating rules, leaving a reduced but still significant number eligible for the token rewards.
Initially, Hamster Kombat promised rewards to all players who participated in daily tasks and challenges. However, due to rising concerns over fraud and cheating, the game’s developers introduced anti-cheating measures. This led to the banning of 2.3 million players who were found exploiting the system.
Hamster Kombat promoters explained how they caught the cheaters:
🛡️PROTECTING THE HAMSTER 🛡️
😈 We’ve banned over 2.3 million cheaters — enough to fill the entire city of Rome!
🏴☠️ Wondering how we caught them? Well, here’s an example: One person connected over 400 accounts to a single Binance address, while another invited almost 2,000 “friends,” all of whom were flagged by our anti-cheat system.
🤖 We have been analyzing users’ behavior for months before the TGE. We have seen accounts that logged in at the same time each day and were tapping the same exact pixel.
📈 We have taken away 6.8 billion tokens from these cheaters. 50% have been distributed among honest players, another 50% will be burned.
🐭 Cheaters don’t belong in our community. They automate their selling through software to get an advantage over regular players. We care about our players and market participants, especially long-term holders, and want to protect them.
As a result, only 131 million players remain qualified for the airdrop, a drastic reduction from the initial player base.
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Out of the remaining eligible participants, 30.6 million players have yet to select their withdrawal method. Despite the deadline, these players will still have the opportunity to claim their airdrop at a later date. To further incentivize participation, Hamster Kombat has introduced a new reward system, offering up to 300% APY for those who choose to receive their rewards via the game’s Telegram wallet.
Hamster Kombat has reserved 75% of its total token supply (100 billion HMSTR) for the community. For the 131 million qualified players, 60% of the total tokens will be distributed, with 88.75% available immediately and the remaining portion vested over the next ten months. Additionally, the developers have set aside 15% of the token supply for future airdrops, particularly for those participating in Season 2.
Following the completion of the airdrop on September 26, players will be able to trade the HMSTR token on major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, KuCoin, OKX, Bybit, and others. With more updates and exciting features promised for the next season, the game continues to build momentum in both Web2 and Web3 gaming circles.
