W-Coin is likely one of the newest Telegram-based video games to enter the tap-to-earn area. It units itself other than its rivals with a pair variations from the usual tap-to-earn mannequin, which anybody taking note of the Telegram gaming ecosystem has develop into very conversant in currently.
In response to the W-Coin group channel on Telegram, the sport has already amassed 13 million customers in round 2 months of being reside. It nonetheless has a methods to go earlier than catching up with the latest tap-to-earn sensation TapSwap, or the unique Telegram sensation Notcoin, nevertheless it nonetheless has room to develop forward of an anticipated airdrop to gamers. Right here’s what that you must know.
What’s W-Coin?
W-Coin makes use of the identical fundamental mechanics as different tap-to-earn video games, as you faucet the display screen to make your in-game coin stash develop, plus there are numerous power-ups and chronic upgrades you’ll be able to unlock to spice up your earnings.
Nonetheless, the sport does carry some added twists. With W-Coin, the gamers get to collectively determine which blockchain the eventual token will probably be launched on: Ethereum, Solana, or The Open Community (TON). The final of these is identical chain that Notcoin used, as will different Telegram video games like Hamster Kombat, Yescoin, and TapSwap.
W-Coin additionally differentiates itself from the competitors with the addition of staking. Gamers can stake their earned W-Coin to earn extra rewards. To stake tokens, gamers specify how lengthy they need to lock up their tokens: three, seven, or 14 days, with various yield rewards starting from 2% to twenty% relying on the chosen interval.
On the finish of the staking interval, your rewards are mechanically added to your coin stability. You may select to stake solely a portion of your in-game cash, or all of them—however make sure that to depart sufficient to pay for boosters!
How you can play W-Coin
Equally to Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, and TapSwap, you’ll begin the sport throughout the Telegram app on iOS or Android by beginning a dialog with the W-Coin bot. As soon as the sport is booted up, gamers are greeted with the oh-so-familiar coin within the heart of the display screen, able to be tapped.
You may have a finite vitality bar that decreases as you faucet the coin, and every faucet of the coin earns you 1 W-Coin at a time—at the least till you get some upgrades. There are two kinds of free each day boosters that gamers can use to optimize their each day earnings: Full-Battery, and Fortunate Cube.
Full-Battery recharges your vitality bar, so you’ll be able to hold tapping after you’ve used up all of your juice, whereas Fortunate Cube rolls a cube that generates a quantity between 1 and 20. No matter quantity you roll is a multiplier that’s utilized to your earnings for 10 seconds, plus your vitality bar doesn’t deplete throughout that interval. You get three free each day makes use of of every increase, so don’t allow them to go to waste.
Gamers may buy upgrades, which differ from boosters in that they’re utilized to your recreation completely and aren’t short-term perks. The upgrades obtainable in W-Coin are: Faucet, Maximizer, Charger, W-orker, and Multiplier.
The primary 4 upgrades are much like these present in different tap-to-earn video games. Faucet will increase the quantity of cash you earn per faucet, Maximizer will increase your complete vitality restrict, Charger will increase the velocity at which your vitality bar replenishes, and W-orker is an auto-tap bot that continues to earn you cash while you’re not within the app.
The final improve, Multiplier, is a brand new addition to the tap-to-earn meta. Utilizing the multiplier improve offers you an opportunity to randomly hit a multiplier of as much as 100x factors per faucet, although it’s a dear improve to spend money on.
When is the airdrop?
The vote for which blockchain to launch the official W-Coin token on remains to be reside, with TON at the moment main the cost with a whopping 81% of votes. The chain is turning into synonymous with Telegram itself, which is smart given its origins, so the outcomes aren’t an enormous shock.
Gamers will possible have to attend for an airdrop, on the very least, till the vote is completed. There isn’t any official data relating to the time or date of the airdrop, so keep tuned to Decrypt’s GG and the W-Coin group channel to be the primary to know when updates can be found.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
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