Notcoin and Helika Gaming unveil $50M Telegram Gaming Accelerator

Notcoin recently announced the introduction of the Telegram Gaming Accelerator together with Helika Gaming, after the growing popularity of the Telegram blockchain-powered Mini Apps. Notcoin is a play-to-earn token that is part of the TONNE ecosystem. In a game on Telegram, users mostly earn tokens by tapping a virtual coin and completing other in-game tasks.

The new project intends to enhance the messaging platform’s user gaming experience by leveraging blockchain technology and Mini Apps’ recent notable popularity.The program also comes after games like Hamster Kombat, which debuted on Telegram in March and amassed 200 million players.

According to Notcoin’s statement on X, the “new meta” was the huge Telegram user base that resulted from the Mini Apps. Notcoin intends to expand its accelerator program designed only for game creators by partnering with Helika Gaming. Enhancing creativity and growth among developers who want to create gaming apps that are linked with Telegram is the program’s main goal.

$50M Partnership to Boost Game Development on Telegram

The partnership aspires to help individual creators, game studios, and mobile app developers. It is supporting by a sizeable $50 million investment from Helika Accelerate. Through the collaboration, the Open Network blockchain’s capabilities and Telegram’s platform will combine to offer a unique and entertaining gaming experience.

Notcoin made this strategic step to increase the variety of games on the Telegram platform and reach a wider audience by offering incentives for game development. Consequently, applications for the Telegram Gaming Accelerator program’s first cohort will start accepting next week.

Moreover,over 20 million people signed up for the popular clicker game Notcoin in less than a month shattering records for cryptocurrency games. Sasha Plotvinov who is the creator of the Open Builders game, stated that the game “just solved the issue” in a interview with Cointelegraph. Plotvinov eliminated “all the roadblocks” by simplifying the onboarding procedure and inspiring customers to “go for all this Web3.”