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Telegram Games ‘Tapswap’ and ‘Yescoin’ Launching Tokens on Open Network
First it was Notcoin-which brought down the biggest gaming token so far in 2024– and then it was the incandescent heat Hamster Fightingwhich is based on Telegram’s clicker model with a token airdrop ahead. Now, two emerging Telegram games have revealed plans to bring their projects to The open network (TON) too, with token launches ahead.
Tapswap and Yescoin, both simple games that can be played via applets on the messaging platform Telegram, revealed plans in separate announcements on Thursday to launch on TON.
If you played Notcoin before “mining phase” is over In April, before the token launch, Tapswap will be very familiar to you. It has the same basic premise of tapping a gold coin on your smartphone screen via the Telegram applet, earning in-game coins for upgrades and improvements, as well as for a future crypto token airdrop.
Tapswap – which has around 50 million players – previously offered integration with the Solana wallet, but said on Thursday it will launch on TON. “This thoughtful decision is the best option to provide the best experience for our ever-growing community,” the project states. tweeted.
Meanwhile, Yescoin takes a different approach to Telegram’s “clicker” premise. Its game has players accumulate in-game coins by swiping their fingers across the screen. It has a lo-fi pixel aesthetic and likewise allows players to increase their earnings by spending some of the coins on various upgrades and other perks.
Screenshots from the Telegram games Tapswap (left) and Yescoin. Image: Decrypt
Yescoin has teased a major collaboration in recent days, and on Thursday it posted on its Telegram channel that it was working with TON. In the message, the project alluded to a potential “YES” token ticker with phrases that included “Yes, let’s say YES!”
The open network tweeted that Yescoin has accumulated around 18 million users in just over a month, as more and more Telegram users flock to crypto-earning games on the platform.
Hamster Kombat, a game that expands the clicker concept by allowing you to run a crypto exchange like a fuzzy hamster, announced in late May that it will launch a token on TON. It has seen substantial growth since then, with the team stating more than 100 million players so far, ahead of the token’s planned launch in July.
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.