X Empire players have spent numerous weeks tapping on their screens in an effort to boost their chances of receiving free X tokens via an airdrop. The long-awaited day has finally arrived. The team behind the Telegram crypto game is set to distribute millions of X tokens to eligible players today, October 24th, from 12 pm UTC.
According to X Empire’s recent announcement, the X coin will be deployed on Telegram-affiliated blockchain, The Open Network, and distributed to roughly 6 million eligible players. Interestingly, the game has been played by over 55 million players, but less than 10% qualify for the X airdrop.
Some of the players locked out of the airdrop have taken to the X social app to express their disappointment, accusing X Empire creators of allegedly applying “unfair criteria” to pick eligible players. What’s more, others have raised complaints directly to X owner Elon Musk despite not having an official relationship with the Telegram crypto game.
So, how can the eligible players claim their free tokens today? If you are one of them, then this article has all the details you need to know ahead of the airdrop. We recommend you keep reading.
How to Claim the Airdrop
X Empire paused gameplay last week to prepare for the airdrop. As of this writing, if you open the Telegram game, all you can see is a page with information about the X token airdrop.
Eligible players are able to view their token allotments in the orange box. Below the box, an option to donate your airdrop to the X Empire team, to charity, or Telegram founder Pavel Durov can be seen. If you opt for this alternative, your X airdrop allocation will not reach your wallet. Instead, it will go to the selected donee.
Underneath the charity option, you’ll find several withdrawal options, such as centralized exchanges (OKX, KuCoin, Bitget, and Bybit), self-custody wallets, and the Telegram Wallet app. If you want your tokens airdropped to an exchange or the Telegram Wallet app, you will not incur any network fees. However, a 0.02% gas fee is applicable if you select a self-custodial wallet.
It is worth mentioning that if you opt for the exchange option, you must register an account and complete the Know-Your-Customer procedure. After the account has been verified, copy the deposit address for the X token and paste it on X Empire to claim your airdrop.
Did you purchase an NFT within the X Empire game? If so, there is an explainer on the mini-app with details on how to redeem your NFT for X coins.
What Do With Your Airdrop
Like most airdropped tokens, X is tradable, meaning you can cash it out immediately after it reaches your wallet. But what is the expected starting price for the X Empire coin? The answer to this question remains unclear. While X trades at $0.00019 in the pre-market, this doesn’t mean it will be valued the same when it enters the spot market.
To prevent a massive dumping of its token on day one, X Empire has announced that it will reward X holders in various ways. For example, it has partnered with two TON-based projects, Staff Only and Memes Labs, each promising to airdrop X holders part of their token supplies in the coming months.
Furthermore, the X Empire team says it plans to boost X’s utility by working with multiple “utility dapps,” including language learning platforms, sleep trackers, and news feeds. However, it remains to be seen how such collaborations will benefit holders of the X token.
What Happens After the X Airdrop?
X Empire, an Elon Musk-inspired tap-to-earn (T2E) crypto game, is expected to continue. The team behind the project says 25% of the X total supply will be used to reward active players and new users. That said, some analysts expect X Empire to reinvest itself to keep players interested in playing the game.
