Hamster Kombat, that wild viral hit on Telegram, just did what few expected—it axed 2.3 million users for cheating. Yup, billions of tokens, $544 million to be exact, were straight up wiped from those shady wallets. Now, the legit players are getting some of that pie, while the rest of those tokens are getting scorched. You might be asking, “Why burn ’em?” Well, when tokens get toasted, the remaining ones might just spike in value, because you know, scarcity.
Who’s in the Game?
According to Hamster Kombat’s tweet storm, over 300 million users had their fingers glued to their phones, chasing down a piece of that airdrop action. But here’s where things get dicey. While 131 million made it to the September 26 airdrop shortlist, 2.3 million were called out as cheats. One dude apparently hooked up 400 accounts to one Binance address. Another mastermind invited 2,000 “friends,” who were all flagged by Hamster Kombat’s anti-cheat algorithm. Yep, cheaters had a nice run but not anymore.
Redistribution Frenzy Incoming
So, with those cheaters getting the boot, what happens to their ill-gotten tokens? Hamster Kombat says half of the 6.8 billion tokens will land in the laps of honest players. The rest? Burn, baby, burn. This move could give the HMSTR token a nice price bump ahead of its launch on The Open Network (TON). But keep your FOMO in check, as pre-market trading on Bybit has the token sitting at $0.08. Speculation is fun, but it can get messy, so watch out.
Protecting the Community from Script Kiddies
Hamster Kombat is drawing a hard line here: they’re not having cheaters drag down the ecosystem. “Cheaters don’t belong,” the dev team said in a tweet, doubling down on protecting the game’s long-term holders. These fraudsters were apparently automating their way to token riches, using software to flip tokens faster than any human player. But this crackdown? It’s all about ensuring fairness for the real community, the ones playing by the rules.
Tokenomics and Airdrop Hype Train
Looking ahead, the HMSTR token launch and airdrop are set for Thursday, with 60% of the 100 billion token supply ready to drop. There’s also another 15% tucked away for season two of Hamster Kombat. After that? No more community tokens. Hamster Kombat’s been cranking up the hype, but keeping that momentum rolling won’t be easy. Other games like Catizen and Notcoin have been riding the tap-to-earn trend with long-term plans. Will Hamster Kombat follow their lead?