Hamster Kombat, the tap-to-earn Telegram sport that boasted an enormous 300-million-strong consumer base again in August, has reportedly shed 259 million gamers.

The sport’s energetic month-to-month participant rely at present stands at virtually 41 million and its token, which launched at a excessive of $0.009993 on September 26, has dropped by 76% to $0.002392 at this time.

Earlier this 12 months, Telegram’s CEO described Hamster Kombat as “the fastest-growing digital service in the world,” and claimed it’s a part of a brand new period of mini apps that might convey blockchain to the lots.

Nonetheless, regardless of the promise of crypto riches, the sport’s sloppily put-together AI artwork and tedious gameplay haven’t been sufficient to retain its once-strong participant base.

Hamster Kombat’s chequered historical past 

Native media in Nigeria reported that many gamers have been left feeling betrayed and cheated by Hamster Kombat’s token airdrop. Certainly, BeInCrypto reported that the majority customers might solely promote their HMSTR tokens for a single-digit determine regardless of months of grinding on the app. 

Hamster Kombat additionally incessantly delayed this airdrop and disqualified many gamers unfairly caught off guard by its new anti-cheat system. In complete, a reported 2.3 Million customers have been banned, and 6.8 billion HMSTR tokens have been confiscated.  

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The sport even spooked governments. Iran’s army deputy chief claimed that it was distracting voters from its election and referred to as it a “soft tool” utilized by the West to problem Iran’s non secular authorities. The chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee additionally referred to as for a ban whereas branding the sport a rip-off. 

Extra lately, on October 12, Hamster Kombat posted a disclaimer distancing itself from Gotbit which had simply been charged by the Securities and Change Fee and accused of providing “market manipulation as a service.”

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