#Hamster is trending wildly on X [formerly Twitter]!
This is because, in a shocking turn of events, the much-anticipated airdrop from crypto-mining app, Hamster Kombat, which had been trending for months, has left thousands of Nigerians in uproar.
After five long months of continuous tapping to earn rewards, users expected substantial payouts promised by the coin’s promoters—some dreaming of becoming millionaires.
However, as the coin finally launched on Thursday [today], the reality hit hard: instead of the massive financial rewards users had been led to believe, payouts ranged from a mere $1 to $4.
Unconfirmed reports about the highest earner so far ranged from $7 to $17.
Social media is ablaze with frustrations, as disgruntled users lament receiving as little as ₦2.75 for their efforts.
The campaign, which had promised to turn everyday Nigerian into billionaires and CEOs, has, instead, sparked widespread disappointment and anger.
Nigerians have since taken to various platforms to express their outrage, accusing Hamster Coin of misleading them.
The once-hopeful community of tappers is now engulfed with tears and wailing, as what was supposed to be a life-changing opportunity has turned into a bitter letdown.
Hamster Kombat came to life in March 2024.
On Thursday afternoon, the official X account, @hamster_kombat, announced the coin’s long-awaited launch.
It read, “THE MOMENT IS HERE, $HMSTR trading has official begun! Congratulations, and to the moon, CEOs. On-chain is on. On-chain direct claim and balance withdrawal options are open. You can now transfer your tokens anywhere!”
My net worth just pumped by $18, thanks Hamster Kombat
— DeFi Warhol (@Defi_Warhol) September 26, 2024
You gave me dust after 4 months
I am killing hamsters, rats, rabbits or anything that looks like a hamster.
It’s hunting season.
— Geoffrey Nwankpa (@GeoffreyNwankpa) September 26, 2024
I keep refreshing to see $0.19 😭
— Lord Nate (@natedeyforyou) September 26, 2024
Hamster CEOs with $7😭 pic.twitter.com/XGeVye1LCk
— AltcoinGlitz (@TheAltcoinGlitz) September 26, 2024
Hamster Kombat is the worst telegram project ever…
The biggest dust in the history of all DUST
After 6 months…now you want me to Play season 2…
You can’t even list at 0.02 that I predicted… As we speak hamster it’s at $0.008
And it’ll dip more immediately Onchain… pic.twitter.com/jNziyKI82U
— Crypto Pioneer (@Dcryptopioneer) September 26, 2024
The Season 2 should be cancelled
We won’t make influencers rich again !— IFEOLUWA❤️🇳🇬 (@Maliqifeoluwa) September 26, 2024
This has to be the worst project ever
— OZONE (@OZONEOFAFRICA) September 26, 2024
I’m the 3rd guy 👇🏼😂 pic.twitter.com/kVIpIvYZGT
— Web3 Preacher (@R_Web3_Preacher) September 26, 2024
Couldn’t even recover the money I spent to make this 😭 pic.twitter.com/cgaPnOfI8v
— Smart Tech (@smart_ech) September 26, 2024
Ori yin ti gbale 😂
Biggest Airdrop of the year una
— 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖🗽 (@CrypttoBABY) September 26, 2024
In a bizarre twist, Hamster responded to the dusted CEO’s with a tweet that met with more angry reactions:
Your mistake was to distribute the drop to 120 million people including cheaters (a lot of cheaters were saying they were not really banned). You should have limited the drop to players with certain rank i.e Grandmaster.
Now it is too late anyway.
A lot could have been done…
— Daily Hamster Kombat (@DailyHamKombat) September 26, 2024
Again, see the reactions:
I am really disappointed with the listing price, I was hoping for more than that!!
— Mr. T_Speaks (@mrt_speaks) September 26, 2024
You accept your fault
— Muzaffar Ali (@MuzaffarAli552) September 26, 2024
Exactly. Too many people with nothing vested in this project got tokens and the loyal players didn’t get rewarded for the increased difficulty of PPH and Achievements. Worst Airdrop allocation possible. How can people have faith they can build a business
— CoinSapper (@CoinSapper) September 26, 2024
You piece of crap! You’ve been doing this for months and you’ve only made $2. pic.twitter.com/SQsLDwrXWE
— Victor Choi (@VictorChoi17068) September 26, 2024
Like damn the price is giving me headache rn
— Jason Scott (@JasonScott72230) September 26, 2024
The initial post has since garnered over one million views and over 15,000 comments.
Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap stated that the crypto asset was listed as HMSTR on number 114 at $0.008315 at at about 15.36pm on Thursday.
The market cap is valued at $535.3m and the volume since launch (in 24 hours) is $448.7m.
