Today, September 26th, the long-awaited Hamster Kombat token airdrop and launch will happen at 12 pm UTC. The event comes after millions of players spent several months tapping their screens in an effort to receive free tokens.
As announced earlier this month, Hamster Kombat’s native crypto HMSTR will launch on Telegram-affiliated network, TON. Numerous other Telegram-based games have deployed their tokens on this blockchain over the past few months. Notcoin is among them. In May, Its developer launched the NOT token, which rallied significantly to record an all-time-high market cap of $3.1 billion. Can HMSTR attain a similar milestone? Well, that remains unclear.
Here at Cryptocoin Stock Exchange, we have been closely following developments around Hamster Kombat’s airdrop and have managed to gather all the vital information you need to know about the event. Stick around! We will take you through the process of claiming your tokens and explain what’s next for Hamster Kombat after the airdrop.
How Can You Claim Your Airdrop
If you are eligible for the HMSTR airdrop, go to Telegram and search for Hamster Kombat. Once you access the game, find the “Airdrop” button and click on it to view your token allocation. To receive the allocated HMSTR tokens, press “Withdrawal” and select a crypto exchange to which your airdrop will be deposited.
Note that all the listed exchanges require players to complete the Know Your Customer steps before receiving HMSTR. Also, it’s worth mentioning that if you fail to select an exchange before the HMSTR token launch, you can opt for the “direct claim” option after the launch to have your airdropped HMSTR sent to a TON-compatible wallet.
How Many Players Are Eligible for HMSTR Airdrop?
Over 300 million players have engaged with Hamster Kombat since its launch in March 2024. However, only 131 million are eligible for the HMSTR airdrop. Initially, the game’s developer announced that 133.3 million players had qualified for the airdrop, but after conducting a “thorough review,” 2.3 million users were banned for cheating. Meanwhile, some eligible players have expressed dissatisfaction with their token allocations, claiming they don’t match their efforts.
What Can You Do With Your Airdropped Token?
Before talking about what you can do with your HMSTR token, it is important to inform you that you cannot claim your entire token allocation at once. Instead, you’ll be allowed to claim 88% of the airdropped tokens today, and the remaining 12% can be claimed after ten months.
Can you sell the claimed tokens? Yes! You can cash out your HMSTR allotment via any centralized exchange that will support the trading of the token after its launch. Furthermore, Hamster Kombat said in August that it will include a staking functionality to allow players to lock up their HMSTR tokens in exchange for yearly yields.
What’s Next After HMSTR Airdrop?
The anonymous developer behind the Hamster Kombat game shared an ambitious roadmap earlier this week. The document showed plans to expand the crypto game’s ecosystem, powered by HMSTR. The Hamster Kombat creator aims to launch two massive game titles in January 2025. Moreover, they plan to build an NFT marketplace and an on-ramp gateway to allow players to buy HMSTR without leaving the app.
To retain players, Hamster Kombat says it will soon launch another airdrop campaign, in which users will receive free tokens after participating in the “Competitive Clan Championship.”
Additionally, the game’s developer plans to create a web app for desktop, iOS, and Android to expand beyond the Telegram ecosystem and reach a wider audience.
Like Notcoin, Hamster Kombat is looking to partner with traditional top-tier games in the coming months. According to its developer, these partnerships will make the crypto game feel fresh following months of monotonously tapping of screens.
That said, whether the Hamster Kombat creator can maintain hype around their project after the HMSTR airdrop remains to be seen.
