NarwhalSwap innovated on traditional Decentralized Exchange models, using Automated Market Maker technology, Non-Fungible Tokens, Staking, and Yield Farming to bootstrap liquidity.
Narwhalswap Project Review
A narwhal and a unicorn each have horns, just like the unicorn roams the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) landscape on Binance Smart Chain (BSC).
Narwhalswap has been around for some time now, as it was one of the first projects launched on BSC back in October 2020. The protocol offers a Decentralized Exchange (DEX) using Automated Market Maker (AMM) technology, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s), staking, and yield farming. Overall, Narwhalswap pushes the boundaries of traditional DEX’s innovating in the DeFi space.
NAR Farming and Staking
Narwhalswap offers multiple ways of earning $NAR tokens; on the NAR Farm page, you can select from 2 pairs BNB/NAR and BTCB/NAR. The current annual percentage yield (APY) is 0.82% for the BNB/NAR pair and 1.612% for the BTCB/NAR pair.
To enter these farms, you will have to create a liquidity Provider token (LP) using the Narwhalswap AMM (exchange). First, start by selecting the “Liquidity” sub-tab and then pairing the assets you want to create liquidity, e.g., BTCB/NAR.
Another possibility to earn more $NAR is to stake them; to do so, navigate to the “Gem” page. This brings multiple advantages because staking $NAR will also reward users in $GEM tokens on top of your staking rewards. The staking rewards can be buffed up to the maximum buff rate, which depends on the staked days. You can update your buff rate every 24 hours from the time you entered; each time a buff is applied, your multiplier is set 50% higher. Users can do this for seven days until updating the buff rate is no longer possible, as the maximum buff rate has been reached. The buff rate update requires a transaction and will cost some gas fees.
The $GEM token can be used for staking in the GEM Pools; although there are currently no projects partnered in their GEM Pools. Luckily, there are multiple use cases for this token; users can also use it to stake for $GOLD tokens at the GOLD tab.
At the GOLD tab, you can see several options for staking to get $GOLD tokens. The most straightforward way is by staking your $GEM tokens, but you could also choose to create an LP and provide that for staking $GOLD.
Current $GOLD staking pools consist of: GOLD/BNB and the solo asset $GEM pool.
Because some pools have a higher multiplier than others, pairs like GOLD/BNB with a 20x multiplier receive a higher allocation of tokens versus pairs with 5x or 2x multipliers. These multipliers are typically skewed to represent a specific pair’s risk and popularity, so choose wisely when creating an LP for one of these pools.
So what can I use the $GOLD token for?
$GOLD can be used to get the NFT’s from the “GACHAPON” on the NFT tab. Gachapon is not always active so pay attention to when the team announces the new Gachapon, and in the meantime, save up on your $GOLD. It is important to note that the first try for the Gachapon will cost you 10 $GOLD tokens; any further attempt will double the cost, so the second one costs 20 $GOLD the next 40 $GOLD, and so on…
NFT-Fi
NFT’s provided by the Gachapon or obtained from the Bazaar (Marketplace) are specifically designed for the NarwhalSwap ecosystem. These NFT’s will give you bonuses and buff rate multipliers, increasing farming opportunities.
Exciting new collections are on their way, as can be seen below. The team is working toward providing as many attractive collections as possible, with these often categorized into five different kinds of NFTs, each available in 5 grades; Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Transcendent.
Different NFTs offer different enticing attractions for collectors:
Potion Runes Buff rate refresh increased from 55% up to 105% depending on the grade
Rank Runes Initial buff rate increased from 1.2 to 3
Refine Runes Maximum buff rate increased from 3.8 to 9
Shovel NFT Mining power 1200 to 2000
Christmas NFT Buff rate refresh increased to 75% (only one grade)
There is also a shovel NFTs that are unique as they will allow you to mine $SATO. The $SATO will be used for the next phase of NFTs on the platform, the upcoming Conquerer Runes. These single-grade, extremely rare runes will give a massive buff rate (four digits). These NFT’s will likely be super scarce as the only way to get them will be by spending the $SATO received from mining using a shovel NFT.
Tokenomics
There are four tokens in the Narwhalswap ecosystem; the $NAR token is the project’s governance and equity token, while the $GEM $GOLD and $SATO tokens are for staking or minting NFT’s.
$NAR
$NAR will have a maximum supply of 21,000,000, which has already been brought down to 20,167,956 tokens after some burns. As this token follows an emission schedule, there are currently 11,939,149 $NAR in circulation or about 60% of max supply.
The $NAR token has a built-in burn mechanism that will burn 5% on every transaction, be it buying or selling, transferring between accounts, staking, or harvesting, you will burn 5% of your tokens.
What happens with the burnt tokens? Half of the 5% will be destroyed forever, and the remaining 2.5% will flow into the dividend pool to be distributed to the Liquidity Providers/users.
For those who wish to learn more about Deflationary Tokenomics models, check out the following article:
Cryptonomics: Deflationary Tokens
When users make a trade on the Narwhalswap AMM, the 0.3% trading fee will be used to buy $NAR tokens and then distribute them to the Liquidity Providers.
$GEM
$GEM is obtained when you stake your $NAR tokens the amount of $GEM that you get is equal to the amount of $NAR tokens that you have put in. The total number of $GEM tokens is dependent on the number of $NAR staked for $GEM. There is no burning mechanism, and it is not intended to be traded. Its only purpose is staking, either in the Gem Pools or for $GOLD.
$GOLD
The use case is simple; you will need $GOLD to operate the GACHAPON, which will give you NFTs that you can use or sell at the Bazaar.
Gold can be obtained by buying on the Narwhalswap AMM or by staking.
$SATO
SATO is only obtainable by using Shovel NFTs. Currently, there is not much information on this token yet, other than that it will be essential in getting the announced Conquerer Runes.
What is Narwhalswap: A Roundup
Narwhalswap, as one of the early birds here on the BSC, has looked to innovate its product by adding new kinds of NFTs and offering an effective AMM. The team is actively working toward expanding revenue streams, the $NAR token with its maximum supply and burn mechanism (which makes it deflationary), among other factors such as the great community and good team, all contribute to the excitement around the product. The team will of course, want to make the most of the DeFi upswing and know they need to generate interest in these months.
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