Paintswap

Paintswap (BRUSH) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2021, serving as the deflationary native token for the Paintswap NFT marketplace and the Estfor Kingdom idle MMORPG. The protocol migrated from Fantom to the Sonic blockchain, embedding itself as a core liquidity and utility layer.

The marketplace functions as Sonic’s dominant NFT trading venue and the official launchpad for 190 million airdropped tokens. Its engine pairs a fractional NFT automated market maker with a peer-to-peer collectibles orderbook. A built-in verifiable randomness function (PaintswapVRF) underpins fair on-chain gaming outcomes across the ecosystem. These infrastructural pieces converge to eliminate fragmented liquidity and unreliable randomness, two perennial frictions in blockchain gaming.

The project operates on the Sonic blockchain, previously known as Fantom, a high-throughput layer-1 network. This backbone processes NFT minting and swaps as well as the complex game state logic of Estfor Kingdom.

BRUSH exists as a Sonic-native token, with a mirrored legacy contract on Fantom for vestigial liquidity. The Paintswap launchpad enables creators to issue collections with fine-grained control, while the marketplace’s architecture draws from the automated market maker model adapted specifically for non-fungible assets. Chainlink VRF alternatives often introduce centralized trust assumptions; PaintswapVRF produces cryptographic randomness natively on Sonic, securing in-game drops and raffle mechanics without off-chain dependencies.

The protocol first materialized in May 2021 on the Fantom mainnet. Early adoption centered on yield farming incentives and community airdrops, including the sizable 190M BRUSH distribution that cemented its nickname as Sonic’s airdrop marketplace. No single founder is publicly credited, positioning the project as a community-curated effort that progressively shed vestigial Fantom dependencies after the rebrand to Sonic.

The objective orbits around building a self-reinforcing economy where marketplace and in-game activity fuels token scarcity. Rather than extracting rent, the protocol channels 50% of its fee flow directly into open-market buybacks, permanently removing tokens from circulation. This mechanical redemption loop attempts to align the incentives of collectors, gamers, and liquidity providers under a single deflationary umbrella.

BRUSH serves multiple functional roles. Users pay fees in BRUSH when executing marketplace trades or launchpad mints, a portion of which triggers immediate buy pressure. Inside Estfor Kingdom, BRUSH acts as the reward currency for clan wars, quests, and skill-based competitions, creating a closed loop between player effort and token velocity. The protocol’s fee switch automatically computes the buyback amount and routes it through liquidity pools before conducting the burn transaction, an on-chain sequence visible on the Sonicscan explorer.

Gamers accumulate BRUSH by engaging in the idle RPG’s 17 skills and 60+ quests, then expend it on upgradable items and pets from the peer-to-peer orderbook. Collectors use BRUSH to mint new NFT collections on the Paintswap launchpad, with minting fees routed into the buyback and burn system. The token’s deflationary design means any economically active participant indirectly contributes to supply contraction.

Paintswap has a maximum supply of 450,000,000 BRUSH tokens. Currently, 407,474,087 tokens are in circulation, matching the total emitted supply. A deflationary constant operates silently in the background: half of all marketplace and launchpad fees are systematically spent to buy back and incinerate tokens, withdrawing them from the active float. With a market capitalization of $261,497, Paintswap ranks #4,455 among all cryptocurrencies.