Hamster Kombat (issuing project) Protocol · first-class entity story

Hamster Kombat is a Telegram-based tap-to-earn game in which players run a virtual crypto exchange by tapping and completing tasks. Developed by an anonymous team, it became one of 2024's largest crypto gaming phenomena, with more than 131 million qualifying players at its airdrop snapshot. Its HMSTR token launched on The Open Network (TON) in September 2024. Role: Telegram tap-to-earn game with the HMSTR token on TON.. Founding context: Launched in 2024 as a Telegram mini-app by a team that has remained anonymous; it grew virally to over 131 million qualifying players ahead of its September 2024 token launch, with 75% of the 100 billion HMSTR supply reserved for the community.. Ecosystem function: One of the largest tap-to-earn distribution events in crypto gaming: it onboarded a mass Telegram audience to TON, converted in-game progress into the HMSTR token via airdrop, and served as a template for the 2024 Telegram gaming token wave.. Key dated events: 2024-09-20 — Hamster Kombat took its airdrop snapshot, locking in the progress of more than 131 million qualifying players ahead of the HMSTR token generation event on The Open Network.; 2024-09-26 — HMSTR began trading at about 12:00 UTC on major exchanges including Binance, Bitget and Coinbase, as players received their share of the 100 billion-token airdrop (88.75% upfront, the rest vesting over ten months)..