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There’s no such thing as a free lunch, and Hamster Kombat players have had to learn this the hard way.

Hamster Kombat, a game launched on messaging app Telegram in March, positioned itself as a solution to the cryptocurrency industry’s intimidating complexity. It aimed to break down the fundamentals of digital asset ownership into a simple, addictive gameplay loop: tap your phone screen and earn money.
There is more to it, of course. Thanks to the game being part of Telegram, a player could link their TON wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet with native support on Telegram to the game. This made sending, receiving and managing cryptocurrency easier on the platform.
Why link your TON wallet, you’d ask? Well, the appeal …