Hamster Kombat’s HMSTR Airdrop Faces Uncertainty Due to Investor Conflict

TLDR:

• Hamster Kombat faces internal conflicts with investors and promoters
• Airdrop of HMSTR token potentially delayed due to these issues
• HMSTR pre-market price has dropped significantly from its peak
• Investor AD.RU claims they are owed profits, which Hamster Kombat denies
• Marketing director left the project, citing disagreements over profit sharing

Hamster Kombat, a popular tap-to-earn crypto gaming project, is facing internal conflicts that threaten to delay its highly anticipated HMSTR token airdrop.

The project, which has gained significant traction in the crypto gaming community, is now embroiled in disputes with investors and former team members over profit sharing and project ownership.

According to reports, AD.RU, an investor in Hamster Kombat, claims it played a crucial role in the project’s development by investing $600,000 and securing over $1 million in additional funding. AD.RU CEO Anton Gorshkov states that his company was promised a 25% stake in the project but has not received any share of the profits as the game’s popularity has grown.

However, Hamster Kombat’s lead, Eduard Gurinovich, denied in June that AD.RU had any involvement in the project. This contradiction has led to escalating tensions between the parties, with AD.RU considering legal action to resolve the dispute.

Adding to the project’s woes, Nikita Anuriev, Hamster Kombat’s former marketing head, left the team earlier this month citing differences over profit sharing. Anuriev, a YouTube blogger, claims he was promised 25% of the profits for his role in promoting the project and attracting early investments from several decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).

He accuses the Hamster Kombat team of reneging on this agreement and instead refunding early investors.

These internal conflicts have raised concerns about the future of the HMSTR token airdrop, which has already faced multiple delays. The Hamster Kombat team previously attributed these delays to the size of the airdrop and technical limitations of the TON network. However, the recent revelations suggest that internal disputes may be a contributing factor.

The uncertainty surrounding the project has had a noticeable impact on the pre-market trading of the HMSTR token. On exchanges like OKX and ByBit, where futures contracts for HMSTR are available, the token’s price has dropped more than 50% from its peak. At its height, HMSTR was trading around $0.26, but it has since fallen to $0.169 on OKX and $0.187 on ByBit.

Despite these challenges, Hamster Kombat continues to launch new features for its users, including a recent partnership with Crypto.com for an in-game card.

However, community sentiment appears to be shifting, with many users expressing frustration over the delayed airdrop. Social media comments on the project’s official channels are predominantly focused on demands for an airdrop date, with some users even offering to sell their coins.