Telegram Game ‘TapSwap’ Dumps TON for BNB Chain Ahead of Airdrop
Telegram tap-to-earn sport TapSwap introduced it’ll launch its upcoming TAPS token on BNB Chain as an alternative of The Open Community (TON), as initially deliberate.
The sport was anticipated to full its token airdrop within the second half of January, however lately mentioned it delayed its token launch on the recommendation of an unnamed “tier-1” decentralized alternate in hopes of discovering higher market circumstances.
Now although, after finishing its first season of gameplay on February 6, the venture is shifting ahead with its token launch on BNB—which is anticipated to happen on February 14, per an X submit from earlier this week.
#BNB Chain is quick & scalable, dealing with hundreds of transactions per second. This implies clean gameplay, prompt transactions, and no annoying delays for @tapswapai customers 🙏
— tapswap (@tapswapai) February 7, 2025
“Launching TAPS on BNB Chain boosts pace, safety, and accessibility, making TapSwap even stronger for gamers and traders,” the venture mentioned.
Customers are set to earn the sport’s upcoming token based mostly on their total engagement with TapSwap’s tap-to-earn sport. Nevertheless, shifting ahead, the sport is engaged on transitioning away from its tap-to-earn roots and integrating skill-based gaming.
In early January, Telegram and The Open Community (TON) introduced an exclusivity settlement that will require all mini video games or functions with a crypto integration to make use of TON completely.
Nevertheless, regardless of beforehand selling a partnership with TON, TapSwap didn’t make any point out of Telegram or any migration plans in its token launch announcement.
Decrypt requested a TapSwap consultant for extra particulars concerning the BNB shift, together with how the transfer will influence the sport’s capability to combine crypto performance inside Telegram.
TapSwap isn’t the one Telegram crypto sport to maneuver ahead with plans to launch on a series apart from TON, regardless of the obvious limitations pressured by the exclusivity deal. For instance, Farm Frens will nonetheless launch its upcoming token on Ethereum layer-2 community Base, taking intention at TON in a latest announcement by calling it “The Closed Community.”
Edited by Andrew Hayward
