- The popular cryptocurrency game on Telegram, Hamster Kombat, has revealed that it has more players than Russia, with over 150 million.
- When the game celebrated hitting 100 million users just last week, the spike amounts to a 50% increase.
To put it in perspective, one in five users of Telegram have registered for the game, in which participants attempt to construct a virtual cryptocurrency exchange for a hamster in exchange for actual cryptocurrency incentives.
A July token airdrop serves as one of the rewards for playing Hamster Kombat.
This airdrop will be available to players that reach a certain number of points throughout the game.
There is no requirement for extra downloads because the game functions as a mini-app within Telegram.
The Telegram announcements channel for Hamster Kombat has amassed over 35 million users, making it the most popular channel on the site.
Popularity of Hamster Kombat Increases on All Social Media Platforms
Not only has Hamster Kombat attracted a lot of attention on Telegram, but also on other platforms.
The game currently has 7.7 million followers on Twitter and an incredible 23 million subscribers on its YouTube channel.
The previous week has seen a significant increase in the following for both accounts.
Much of the popularity of Hamster Kombat may be traced back to Notcoin, a cryptocurrency-backed Telegram game that was its spiritual precursor.
An airdrop of tokens to players helped Notcoin amass a devoted following and created a great deal of enthusiasm.
After the airdrop on May 16, NOT has grown astronomically, with its market capitalization surpassing $2 billion just last week.
NOT is presently one of the top 60 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as per CoinGecko.
The popularity of Hamster Kombat has helped Toncoin, the native token of Telegram’s chosen blockchain, The Open Network (TON), in addition to Notcoin’s growth.
On Friday, the price of TON coin hit an all-time high of $8.13, representing a 26% rise over the previous two weeks.
There is no requirement for extra downloads because the game functions as a mini-app within Telegram.
Other ambitious games have taken notice of Notcoin’s and Hamster Kombat’s successful feats.
Tapswap and Yescoin, two brand-new Telegram games, have declared their intentions to debut on TON with goals of airdropping tokens.
Ethereum Is Behind TON Blockchain in Daily Active Addresses
Throughout this month, Telegram’s The Open Network (TON) blockchain has continuously outperformed Ethereum in terms of daily active addresses.
Delphi Digital, a well-known company, claims that TON’s daily active addresses have eclipsed Ethereum, crediting Telegram’s enormous 900 million users for this accomplishment.
Users may now buy in-app items on Telegram thanks to the launch of Telegram Stars, a new digital payment feature.
Smartphones running iOS and Android can use the “Stars”.
The decision was made in response to the recent explosion of users signing up for Telegram’s small apps—millions every day.
Hamster Kombat said earlier this month that it had acquired millions of new members and was now the most popular channel on Telegram.
More recently, a capital raising of $5.5 million was raised by Pixelverse, a Web3 Telegram-based game environment.
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