The Hamster Kombat (HMSTR) airdrop, launched on September 26, 2024, was highly anticipated but ended in disappointment. Many participants were disqualified due to a new “anti-cheat” system, which seemed to favor influencers over regular players. This sudden rule change caused major outrage.
The event, initially planned for July 2024, was postponed due to technical issues, frustrating the community. Just before the airdrop, the developers announced participants would only receive 88.75% of their tokens, with the remaining 11.25% delayed until July 2025, leading to a boycott movement.
The HMSTR token debuted at a low listing price of $0.01 and quickly declined, disappointing both long-term and short-term investors. Complaints arose as players who spent months accumulating tokens received disappointingly low payouts.
Participants also faced difficulties selling their tokens, especially those with small balances, due to minimum transaction limits on exchanges like Binance. Finally, Telegram wallet outages on the TON blockchain compounded frustrations by preventing users from accessing or trading their tokens.
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