Hamster

Hamster Kombat

DOGS

Once a leading tap-to-earn game on Telegram, Hamster Kombat has seen a steep decline in its user base and engagement due to political backlash, bans and new competition.
Hamster Kombat boasted 300 million users in August, but as of Nov. 5, the game has only 41 million active monthly players — an 86% decrease.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, Paws, a newly launched Mini App on Telegram, has surged in popularity, reaching 20.5 million users in its first eight days, surpassing Hamster Kombat’s growth trajectory.
<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://app.intotheblock.com/coin/HMSTR/deep-dive?group=network&amp;chart=all" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://app.intotheblock.com/coin/HMSTR/deep-dive?group=network&amp;chart=all">According</a> to IntoTheBlock (ITB) data, on Sept. 27, active Hamster Kombat addresses peaked at around 772,330. Since then, user activity and token interest have waned, falling more than 36% in the past week.
<figure><img alt="Hamster Kombat loses 86% of users as Paws Mini App soars on Telegram" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2024-11/0192fba5-9d62-7d13-a936-a94616b18fea" title="">
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 IntoTheBlock chart showing Hamster Kombat’s decline in daily active addresses. Source: ITB
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<h2 id="token-price-and-activity-plummet">Token price and activity plummet</h2>
Hamster Kombat’s challenges are reflected in its HMSTR token price, which has fallen nearly 70% from an all-time high of $0.01 on Sept. 26 to approximately $0.0022 as of Nov. 4, according to CoinGecko data. This decline correlates with lower network engagement and fewer daily active users.
<figure><img alt="Hamster Kombat loses 86% of users as Paws Mini App soars on Telegram" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2024-11/0192fba8-f4f1-759f-b1a6-89b2d7c733ca" title="">
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 Chart showing the ATH price of the HMSTR token on Sept. 26. Source: CoinGecko
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This downward trend is reinforced by ITB’s active addresses ratio (AAR) chart — which calculates the ratio of active addresses to addresses holding HMSTR — revealing a 30-day low of just 0.34% active users.
However, according to ITB data, the total addresses holding HMSTR has continued to rise, establishing a 30-day high at 3.5 million holders on Nov. 4.
<figure><img alt="Hamster Kombat loses 86% of users as Paws Mini App soars on Telegram" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2024-11/0192fba6-bc3b-7084-86c9-2059aade20f2" title="">
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 IntoTheBlock chart showing a steady rise in total addresses holding HMSTR tokens. Source: ITB
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Compared to the performance of other popular Telegram games, a pattern emerges, as seen with the Dogs (DOGS) token airdrop, which dropped from $0.0014 to $0.0004 between August and Nov. 4.
The DOGS AAR chart also shows a steady drop in activity alongside the token’s falling value, hitting a 30-day low of 0.27% active users on Nov. 3.
<figure><img alt="Cryptocurrencies, Iran, Telegram, Tokens, Uzbekistan, Hamster Kombat" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2024-11/0192fbf6-4b97-7de1-8166-ae269ae614a5" title="">
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 Chart depicting the AAR of the DOGS token between late August and Nov. 4. Source: ITB
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<h2 id="scrutiny-and-volatilityresponse">Scrutiny and volatility&nbsp;response</h2>
Hamster Kombat has faced <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/iranian-officials-decry-blockchain-game-hamster-kombat" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/iranian-officials-decry-blockchain-game-hamster-kombat">criticism from Iranian government officials</a> and has been hit with <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/uzbekistan-hamster-kombat-game-legal-status" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/uzbekistan-hamster-kombat-game-legal-status">rumors of bans in Uzbekistan</a>, which have since been proven inaccurate.
The Hamster Kombat team <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/hamster-kombat-season-2-ceo-mode" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/hamster-kombat-season-2-ceo-mode">previously told Cointelegraph that its future plans include</a> payment system integration, launching new games and including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as in-game assets.
Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/ton-blockchain-prepares-millions-hamster-kombat-users" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">TON blockchain validators prepare for Hamster Kombat coin minting</a>
<h2 id="one-falls-one-rises">One falls, one rises</h2>
In stark contrast to the fall of Hamster Kombat’s network activity and token price, the Paws Mini App saw over 11 million users join in the first two days alone.
<figure><img alt="Cryptocurrencies, Iran, Telegram, Tokens, Uzbekistan, Hamster Kombat" src="https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2024-11/0192fbab-fea7-7516-ab63-4b3358599d58" title="">
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 Source: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/s0meone_u_know/status/1853377215464976420" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://x.com/s0meone_u_know/status/1853377215464976420">Viktor</a>
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A Nov. 4 announcement on the Paws Telegram channel stated that 10 million wallets had connected to the app and one million followers on the project’s X account.
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