Final week, we witnessed a fervent frenzy surrounding the brand new Solana-based meme token, Bonk (BONK). Though we harbored hope that it might maintain its momentum, we couldn’t assist however suspect that it might finally fizzle out, as is usually the case with new meme tokens. Certainly, this phenomenon has occurred a number of occasions throughout the trade.
As reported by CoinPedia, BONK’s worth skyrocketed by roughly 3,000% inside a matter of days final week. Nonetheless, as of this writing, it has skilled a dramatic 10% drop inside a 24-hour interval. It seems that Solana and BONK at the moment are striving to salvage the meme token from oblivion.
BONK’s Non-Fungible Tokens
On January tenth, BONK deliberate to launch greater than 15,000 NFT collectibles on the Solana-based market, Magic Eden. These NFTs, supposed to be used as profile pictures on platforms akin to Instagram and Twitter, had been developed at the side of established Solana-based NFT initiatives and have art work created by members of the Solana neighborhood.
Holders of the “Gods” NFT assortment on Solana can be granted precedence in minting the Bonk collectibles, and can obtain a share of the gathering as a reward for his or her contributions to the challenge. Moreover, a portion of 8,000 from the full provide can be completely mined for BONK wallets.
It was reported that these profile pictures serve no sensible goal and had been supposed to exist solely as artistic endeavors. Minimal buy for the mint can be set at $25 in BONK and all secondary transactions can be made utilizing SOL.
Moreover, any BONK that’s collected can be destroyed and erased from existence, and a portion of the royalties earned from gross sales following the launch can be used to buy and burn BONK perpetually. It is a attainable issue that led to the lower in BONK’s market worth.
Furthermore, a number of SOL whales cashed out their shares at a time when rumors had been circulating on Twitter suggesting that BONK can be dumping.