Telegram tap-to-earn game MemeFi will launch its token in November, but on Sui rather than Ethereum layer-2 network Linea.

Just weeks before its token launch and airdrop, the developers of popular Telegram tap-to-earn combat game MemeFi have announced a shift to the Sui network, along with other details around the upcoming token launch.

MemeFi was previously being built on Ethereum layer-2 scaling network Linea, but the team said Friday that the game's token will launch on layer-1 network Sui instead. The developers said theyā€™ve teamed up with Sui network creator Mysten Labs on strategic initiatives around the launch, including marketing efforts and plans to showcase the broader Sui ecosystem.

ā€œMemeFi will help Sui integrate into Telegram (and the plans are huge!),ā€ the Telegram post reads. ā€œThe in-app features and airdrop campaign will help you get comfortable with Suiā€”you'll see firsthand how fast, cheap, and smooth it really is.ā€

Most major Telegram crypto gamesā€”like Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, and Catizenā€”have launched their tokens on The Open Network (TON), a network that the messaging appā€™s team originally created in-house before community developers took over. But MemeFi has charted a different path, and will continue to do so even with this transition.

Following the network shift, the MEMEFI token launch has now been finalized for November 12, with an on-chain claim planned. MemeFi previously planned to debut the token on October 9, but that announced date came and went amid apparent behind-the-scenes moves.

MemeFi will take a final snapshot of player activity on November 6 to determine how tokens will be distributed in the airdrop. The developers will share final allocations on November 8, but are letting players ā€œpre-checkā€ their allocation now based on partial data via OKX Wallet.

Alongside the migration announcement and airdrop details, OKX also announced that it has begun pre-market trading for the MEMEFI token on its futures platform, letting traders bet on the eventual price of the Sui token.