Summary
Postponing the listing of the HMSTR token: Postponing the listing of the HMSTR token again raises doubts about the future of the project.
Promised listing and cancellation of the post: The announcement of the game developers about the imminent listing of the coin on CoinDCX and the deletion of the post increases doubts.
Player Community Concerns: Hamster Kombat Team's silence is adding to concerns among players, who fear the currency will not be included.
The listing of the highly anticipated Hamster Kombat token HMSTR appears to have been delayed once again, raising questions about the future of the coin and the credibility of the project.
Fans of the world's most popular game have been waiting months for its digital currency to be listed on cryptocurrency exchanges, especially after a series of postponements that began in May. Despite recent news of its listing in July, the silence of the Hamster Kombat team has raised a lot of doubts and speculation.
Delayed promises and mystery surrounding the Hamster Kombat project
On July 17, the game’s developers reportedly announced an imminent listing of the token on the CoinDCX exchange, with hints that an airdrop of tokens could take place within 24 hours. However, the post was quickly deleted, further fueling speculation.
Doubts are heightened by the absence of any details about the coin's inclusion in the project's official roadmap, which only mentions the tokens being launched and used in-game in July.
The market downturn may be one of the reasons for this uncertainty. Many crypto projects are postponing their listings due to the market downturn, as major cryptocurrencies have started to decline, making it unprofitable to enter the exchange at this time.
Gaming community concerns and increasing fraud
Hamster Kombat's silence has led to rumors and negative sentiments among the gaming community, which has over 250 million users, eager for news about the coin's listing.
Some users expressed their disappointment, saying, “Users are starting to lose hope in the game.” While others pointed out that the project team does not care about listing, and they only enjoy YouTube profits.
Others have warned that not listing the currency in July could lead to community disintegration and great disappointment.
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At the same time, scammers have taken advantage of this uncertainty to hijack users’ Telegram accounts by sending fake links to Hamster Kombat money withdrawal services.
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said that in anticipation of the launch of the currency, scammers have started stealing Telegram users’ accounts under the guise of a Hamster Kombat money withdrawal service.
The scheme works as follows: attackers send links to a resource for logging into the service. Through it, users can withdraw coins from Hamster Kombat. To do this, they must enter their data on the opened page. This is how scammers get access to personal accounts in the messenger.
“For example, in the case of Hamster Kombat, scammers emphasized that payment should be made within 15 minutes after successful login to Telegram,” said Olga Svistunova, senior content analyst at Kaspersky Lab.
The goal of phishing is to lure your phone number and verification code. Attackers can use this access to your accounts for a variety of purposes, including stealing confidential data, blackmailing, and sending fraudulent messages to your contact list.
With scams on the rise, Russia may be the first country to officially ban Hamster Kombat. Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma’s financial market committee, called the hamster clicks “clear fraud” and “manipulation and exploitation of citizens’ psychology.”
