‘Pixelverse’ Sets TON Token Launch Date—Will Telegram Gamers Get an Airdrop?
Pixelverse, the challenge behind rising Telegram recreation PixelTap, introduced Monday that it’ll launch its PIXFI token on The Open Community (TON) on Thursday, July 18, tweeting that “main centralized exchanges” are set to record the token at 12pm UTC.
The PIXFI token launch comes amid a surge in demand for Telegram-based video games. After Notcoin pulled in 35 million gamers earlier this 12 months and dropped the 12 months’s largest gaming token launch in Could, different video games on the messaging platform began gaining steam. Pixelverse says it attracted 50 million new gamers in June alone.
However tokens from these different video games haven’t materialized but. Hamster Kombat has stated that it’ll launch its token on TON this month, however there’s nonetheless no date—and the creators of the Notcoin-esque recreation TapSwap have stated they’ll launch someday this quarter.
Kori Leon, co-founder of Pixelverse, advised Decrypt’s GG that they’re taking a unique path than another main Telegram video games, getting the token out earlier than later.
“Pixelverse, with its token PIXFI, is the primary to launch within the Telegram ecosystem since Notcoin. This launch coincides with a market exhibiting indicators of restoration,” he stated. “Different tokens within the TON ecosystem, resembling Hamster Kombat, introduced a second airdrop however didn’t proceed with the itemizing initially rumored for the tip of Could. In the meantime, TapSwap has postponed its launch to Q3.”
Pixelverse introduced final week that it raised $7.5 million in supplemental funding from Galaxy and different buyers, following a $5.5 million increase introduced in June that featured participation from Delphi Digital, Benefit Circle, and others.
Can the most recent batch of surging Telegram video games recreate the on-chain hype of Notcoin? It’s the burning query that tens of thousands and thousands of gamers can’t wait to get answered. Even Leon didn’t come off as cocky within the face of that problem, as tap-to-earn fight recreation PixelTap continues to realize prominence within the Telegram gaming area.
“As we anticipate the outcomes of the tap-to-earn pattern, it stays to be seen if Pixelverse will obtain the identical success as Notcoin,” he advised Decrypt. “Nonetheless, it’s plain that Telegram mini-games have efficiently onboarded thousands and thousands of customers within the current months to the crypto area, whatever the monetary outcomes.”
The opposite burning query for gamers, after all, is whether or not they can count on an airdrop of the PIXFI token. Leon wouldn’t share exhausting particulars however stated the aim with the token is to encourage prolonged rewards and incentives slightly than dumping it unexpectedly on customers.
“This positions Pixelverse extra as a play-to-earn recreation, utilizing tapping mechanics in PixelTap to develop their viewers and construct their neighborhood earlier than increasing their recreation,” he stated. “Gamers will be capable to declare and obtain PIXFI tokens and in-game property, however the precise particulars of how it will work are nonetheless unknown.”
Leon added that the challenge goals to “redefine” tap-to-earn rewards by not disclosing the allocation to customers, however famous that finally 30% of the full PIXFI provide is designed for “long-term recreation rewards.”
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
