Hamster Kombat hints at NFTs, web app after airdrop

Less than a day before its highly anticipated airdrop, the Hamster Kombat team unveiled an updated roadmap featuring new initiatives planned through mid-2025. Amidst speculation about the token’s listing price and some user discontent threatening a boycott, the developers outlined their vision for the project’s future. Key plans include introducing non-fungible token (NFT) support and developing a progressive web app for both desktop and mobile platforms, including Apple’s iPhone.

A significant aspect of the updated roadmap is the token buyback strategy. The team plans to utilize advertising revenue to purchase tokens from the market, redistributing them during future airdrop events, which may influence HMSTR’s price action.

Airdrop Controversy

Despite the roadmap expansion, user sentiment regarding the upcoming HMSTR airdrop remains largely negative. Scheduled for September 26 at noon UTC, this airdrop was billed as one of the largest in cryptocurrency history. However, many participants felt disappointed with their token allocations, claiming that influencers and promoters received preferential treatment.

With over 300 million players engaged in the Telegram-based game, approximately 2.3 million users were disqualified for cheating, leaving around 131 million eligible for the airdrop. The airdrop’s success and its impact on the token’s market performance are under scrutiny, especially since major exchanges like Binance were set to list HMSTR.

The team has expressed optimism that HMSTR will outperform previous game airdrops, such as Notcoin, which distributed over 80 million tokens valued at $1 billion to its community.

In related news, one of the project’s co-founders has reportedly launched a hard fork called Hamster Kombat, an independent version of the original project aimed at enhancing its features and user experience. This development further complicates the landscape for current users as they navigate their expectations and the evolving project dynamics.