In summary
- Cryptocurrency game X Empire announced that it will remove tokens from inactive users starting September 1.
- X Empire plans to launch its token in late September or early October, rewarding active players.
- Approximately 30% of X Empire users could lose their tokens if they do not log into the game.
Are you waiting for the X Empire airdrop? If yes, then you better log into the tap-to-earn game on Telegram as the creators are about to remove coins from inactive users.
The viral Elon Musk-themed cryptocurrency game formerly known as Musk Empire will have a token available in late September or early October. In an announcement on Thursday, the project confirmed that it will soon begin burning (or removing) the game tokens of users who haven’t played in a while.
“On September 1st, we will be holding our first in-game currency burn for users who haven’t logged into the game for over 30 days,” the game’s official Twitter account posted. “This is our way of honoring our most loyal and active users by giving them more tokens!”
To be clear, the total in-game currencies of X Empire are currently off-chain; they are simply a reward for players who tap the screen and invest in various upgrades for their avatar in the style of Musk and his companies. But when the currency becomes available on-chain, players will be rewarded for their coins and/or in-game activity.
Tap-to-earn game Notcoin, which set the precedent for games like X Empire and Hamster Kombat, performed a similar coin cleanup of inactive accounts ahead of its airdrop, which ended up being part of the biggest crypto gaming token launch of the year.
Notcoin co-creator Sasha Plotvinov told Decrypt that this was done so that “people who aren’t contributing their time” wouldn’t benefit from the airdrop. X Empire’s developers appear to have a similar motivation in mind as the token launch nears.
According to an update on Telegram, roughly 30% of X Empire users could face having their tokens burned as September begins. The game claimed to have about 20 million total players on August 18, and Telegram showed about 17 million monthly active players earlier this week, so millions of players could lose their in-game earnings.
This is good news for active and committed players as it is a clear sign that the project is gearing up for its airdrop. This comes amidst the broader trend of Telegram tap-to-earn games that encourage users to play by hinting at future token rewards.
Most notably, this was done with Notcoin’s NOT, which reached a market cap of $2.97 billion. Earlier this week, Hamster Kombat, which has the world’s largest Telegram channel with over 52 million subscribers, set its token launch date for September 26.
Much like Notcoin and Hamster Kombat, X Empire will debut its token on The Open Network (TON), the Telegram-linked network that has gained substantial traction over the past few months. However, it has also experienced two periods of downtime in the past two days as the network appears to be struggling to grow.
All of this is happening amid the recent arrest in France of Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov as part of an ongoing investigation into the platform’s alleged role in facilitating criminal activities. Developers of several Telegram-based crypto games have shown solidarity in support of the free speech advocate.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
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