Hamster Kombat, the largest Tap-to-Earn project, has seen its Telegram subscribers decline from 60.7 million to 55 million in October, according to Tgstats data.
The daily loss of 200,000 subscribers is attributed to community dissatisfaction following poor token allocations during the project’s airdrop campaign. Many miners, after months of active participation, received minimal rewards, sparking widespread frustration.
In addition to the declining Telegram numbers, Hamster Kombat’s popularity has dropped across other platforms. Google Trends shows a sharp decrease in search interest for the project, from a peak score of 100 in September to just 3 points in October.
Community members, led by prominent figure Crypto Khan, have voiced their displeasure, calling for others to unfollow Hamster Kombat across social media platforms due to the unequal distribution of rewards.
Crypto Khan criticized the project for allocating a significant portion of the airdrop to influencers and YouTubers, urging users to protest by unfollowing and reporting these individuals.
He emphasized that the community had been misled and exploited for the benefit of content creators, pushing for collective action to prevent future mistreatment in similar projects.
The controversy surrounding Hamster Kombat has tainted its reputation as a once-prominent Tap-to-Earn project with over 300 million global players. Despite being the largest airdrop event of 2024, in terms of tokens and participants, the outcome has severely damaged trust in the platform. Many now question the credibility of Tap-to-Earn projects as a whole.