Crypto-News Network reports that the popular Hamster Clicker game, known for its mass appeal on Telegram, is not officially banned in Uzbekistan. However, the Uzbek National Project Authority for Regulating Crypto (NAPP) warns that withdrawing in-game coins might lead to legal repercussions.
As the game’s popularity soared in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and other Eastern European regions, it attracted more than 200 million players worldwide within weeks.
The NAPP, overseeing the regulation of cryptocurrency in the country, highlights that Hamster Clicker is not a money-making game. Unlike cryptocurrencies, the in-game coins players earn lack collateral and practical utility.
Moreover, the coins do not reside on a blockchain, making them non-cryptographic assets. Nevertheless, if Hamster Kombat were to adopt blockchain technology in the future, these coins would be eligible for recognition as cryptocurrencies.
The NAPP asserts that Hamster Clicker can only be regulated when it switches to using blockchain for its accounting units.
A mid-month announcement from the Uzbek authorities warned that Hamster Kombat players withdrawing in-game coins to cryptocurrency exchanges or converting them to fiat currency risk a 15-day jail term.
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