Ponchiqs

Ponchiqs is a Web3 gaming ecosystem built around an original toy-character IP, developed by Ponchiqs Studios. The project spans a Telegram-based tap-to-earn mobile game, a first-person shooter for PC and consoles distributed through the Epic Games Store, and an NFT layer anchored by the $PONCH utility token on Solana. Its stated goal is to dissolve the boundary between digital and physical entertainment—combining GameFi mechanics, Hollywood-style animated storytelling, and licensed merchandise under one interconnected universe.

Ecosystem Components

PonchKick — Telegram Mini App

PonchKick is the ecosystem's primary onboarding layer, a tap-to-earn game accessed through Telegram. Players tap on a toy character to accumulate PonchKick Coins, with earnings shaped by an energy system that regenerates over time, daily login bonuses, referral multipliers, and optional boosters. Social tasks and league standings determine $PONCH token allocations at airdrop events. The project reports 5 million users have joined through PonchKick, making it the widest funnel into the broader ecosystem.

Toy Factory

Embedded within PonchKick, the Toy Factory functions as a marketplace, customization hub, and base-building system. Players craft toy-manufacturing empires, generate unique assets, and mint those assets as NFTs. It acts as the real-economy layer sitting beneath the casual tap game—where PonchKick Coins convert into tradeable on-chain assets.

Ponchiqs Arena

The Ponchiqs Arena is the flagship PC and console title: a first-person shooter in which toy characters battle across thematic maps including Toytown Tussle Arena, Plushy Pillow Forts, Retro Toy Arcade Arena, and Cartoon Mayhem Arena, plus a limited sandbox lobby. The game entered early access on the Epic Games Store and uses Unreal Engine. Competitive play is linked to a Play-to-Earn/Prize Pool Protocol, distributing $PONCH rewards based on match performance and standings.

PonchWorld — Telegram Game Center

PonchWorld is a broader game center hosted as a Telegram Mini App, housing additional titles beyond PonchKick: Ponch Head, The Toy Factory Mobile, Ponchiqs Arena Lite, and Ponchiqs Blast. It includes a Profile, Wallet, and Leaderboard, serving as the hub for players who engage with the ecosystem via mobile without accessing the PC shooter.

$PONCH Token

$PONCH is Ponchiqs's native utility token, deployed on Solana with a fixed supply of 400,000,000 tokens. It was listed on KuCoin on December 6, 2024—its all-time high price of approximately $0.636 was recorded on that listing date. The token reached an all-time low of approximately $0.000116 in June 2025, with a market capitalization of roughly $17,000 at that point, reflecting the broader decline in gaming token valuations across the cycle.

Token distribution as documented:

• Ecosystem Fund (The Piggy Bank): 44.21% (176,825,000 $PONCH), 3-year vesting, for ecosystem support, promotions, and community initiatives
• Marketing: 29% (111,200,000 $PONCH), for ecosystem growth and user onboarding
• Team & Partners: 20% (80,000,000 $PONCH), 3-year linear vesting with a 6-month lock-up
• Community Rewards: 2% (8,000,000 $PONCH), distributed to PonchKick players via airdrop

$PONCH Utility

The token is described as "the lifeblood of the Ponchiqs Multiverse" and functions across all platforms:

• Earn: distributed as play-to-earn rewards in the Arena and through PonchKick airdrop leagues
• Spend: used to purchase in-game boosters, cosmetics, and upgrades
• NFT acquisition: minting Genesis Collection NFTs requires $PONCH
• Merchandise: redeemable for official physical Ponchiqs merchandise
• Governance: token holders participate in strategic ecosystem decisions
• Staking and locking mechanisms are documented within the ToyPaper

NFT Collections

The Genesis Collection is the primary NFT drop, minted using $PONCH tokens during designated drop windows. Ponchiqs Toy Boxes function as profile pictures (PFPs). Soul Bound Tokens (SBTs) serve as non-transferable wallet decorations that unlock special rewards and track player achievements. Collectible Passes grant progression advantages within PonchKick and priority access when Ponchiqs Arena opens broadly. All collections are described as limited-edition. Specific supply figures and trait breakdowns are not disclosed in the public ToyPaper documentation.

Team and Partners

Ponchiqs Studios was founded by Salim Gökhan Gezici, who cites a background in storytelling, animation, and Web3 development. The broader studio is described as spanning gaming, animation, business development, and Web3—no additional individual names are disclosed in the public documentation.

Documented partners include Startgate Ventures, TON (The Open Network), IBC Group, SuperVerse, Merit Circle, Polygon Labs, Immutable, Epic Games, and Unreal Engine. The partnership with TON reflects the ecosystem's dual-chain architecture: the Telegram game layer runs on TON infrastructure for wallet and transfer functions, while the primary token ($PONCH) and NFT assets are deployed on Solana.

Position in the Solana Ecosystem

Ponchiqs occupies the gaming and GameFi segment of the Solana ecosystem, competing alongside other play-to-earn and NFT gaming projects. Its Solana deployment is used for the $PONCH token and NFT settlement layer, while the user acquisition strategy leans heavily on Telegram's user base through PonchKick. The Epic Games Store distribution of Ponchiqs Arena gives the project a traditional gaming discovery channel alongside its on-chain components. The project was founded in March 2024 and launched its token in December 2024. As of mid-2025, the ToyPaper documentation site remains live and accessible, though the primary website (ponchiqs.com) was not resolving correctly at time of writing.