So X Empire's airdrop finally dropped back in October 2024, and I just realized how many people were grinding for those coins before the Chill Phase ended. Over 50 million users jumped into this Telegram game, which honestly is wild for a mini-app. The investment of the day used to be picking the right stock cards - Blockchain Projects, Classic Cars, Real Estate in Nigeria were the go-to picks if you wanted to maximize your in-game earnings.

The whole thing was pretty straightforward - you'd open the app, hit the Investments tab, pick your daily stock cards, and watch your coins grow. They refreshed daily at 5 AM ET, so there was always something new to chase. Plus there was that Rebus puzzle every day (the answer was Whale, lol) that gave you extra cash if you got it right.

What's interesting is how they structured the airdrop - 690 billion X tokens total, with 75% going straight to miners and players with zero lockup. That Chill Phase added another 5% if you completed challenges between October 17-24. Even though the mining phase wrapped up in September, people could keep grinding through October.

Now looking back, the investment of the day strategy really came down to staying consistent with those daily combos and not sleeping on the tasks. Definitely one of the bigger Telegram games that actually followed through with their token launch. Pretty solid execution compared to some other projects.