Ponchiqs

Ponchiqs is a Web3 entertainment studio building an interconnected gaming ecosystem around toy-themed characters. The project spans a Telegram tap-to-earn game with five million users, a free-to-play first-person shooter listed on Epic Games, and a city-building marketplace — all tied together by the $PONCH token. The token lives on two chains: TON for the core Telegram audience and Solana, where it trades on Raydium. Founded in March 2024 by Salim Gökhan Gezici under Ponchiqs Studios, the project targets the intersection of casual mobile gaming, competitive FPS, and blockchain-native rewards.

Core Mechanism

The Ponchiqs ecosystem is built on a progression loop that moves players from casual mobile gaming into competitive PC play, with $PONCH serving as the connective tissue throughout.

PonchKick is the entry point — a tap-to-earn mini-app deployed within Telegram on the TON blockchain. Players tap to accumulate $PONCH tokens and can activate boosters, spin a daily Rainbow Wheel for bonus rewards, or use a 2X Boost multiplier. The game also houses a leaderboard and a DeFi center where players can access farming and bonus mechanics. PonchKick reached five million users within five months of launch, making it the ecosystem's largest traffic driver.

The Toy Factory extends the mobile experience into a city-building and resource management game where players construct toy-making enterprises, earn NFT assets, and participate in what the team calls a "gamified real-time economy." The Toy Factory doubles as a marketplace: NFT characters and cosmetics flow in and out of this hub, connecting PonchKick progression to the broader ecosystem.

Ponchiqs Arena is the premium product — a first-person shooter built on Unreal Engine and available for free via the Epic Games Store. The game features four battle maps and supports solo, duo, and trio squad configurations. Ponchiqs Studios plans exclusive tournaments for $PONCH holders, with prize pools denominated in the native token. The Arena positions itself as the competitive endgame for players who entered through PonchKick.

PoncHead is a real-time PvP football game delivered as a Telegram bot. The team describes it as the first real-opponent PvP game on TON, with zero-lag matchmaking and plans for expanded competition formats.

Ponchiqs Blast, a physics-based puzzle game, is listed as coming soon in the documentation.

Token and Tokenomics

$PONCH has a fixed total supply of 400,000,000 tokens with no additional minting planned. The disclosed distribution is:

• Ecosystem Fund / Piggy Bank: 44.21% (176,825,000 tokens) — the largest allocation, earmarked for long-term project operations and community incentives
• Marketing: 29% (111,200,000 tokens)
• Team and Partners: 20% (80,000,000 tokens)
• Community Rewards: 2% (8,000,000 tokens), designated for the PonchKick airdrop campaign

$PONCH launched on December 6, 2024, and was initially listed on KuCoin and MEXC. Both exchanges delisted the token in mid-2025, citing liquidity challenges driven by limited GameFi market activity and sell pressure from early airdrop distributions.

$PONCH remains actively tradeable in two markets: Solana via Raydium DEX (contract PNCHtJUtaMhgwke4LXExrWXRJDpq51b2tRPdY6DWNLv) and TON via Ston.fi DEX. The Raydium deployment is the connection to Solana Compass.

Token utility spans multiple layers: in-game cosmetics, NFT purchases, upgrades, and merchandise; exclusive tournament access for $PONCH holders in Ponchiqs Arena; revenue sharing from game income and planned merch sales; staking for passive rewards with longer lock periods generating higher yields; and priority access to NFT drops and new features.

NFTs

The Genesis Collection is Ponchiqs' primary NFT line. Genesis NFTs function as PFP assets, grant access to limited Toy Boxes, and allow holders to participate in PonchKick with additional benefits. Holders receive daily token generation and commercial rights over their specific NFT character images, while Ponchiqs Studios retains a non-exclusive license for broader use.

Soul Bound Tokens (SBTs) are non-transferable on-chain credentials that decorate a holder's wallet and unlock special rewards as milestones are reached. PonchKick Passes advance progression within PonchKick and are expected to grant early access when Ponchiqs Arena reaches broader availability.

Detailed supply figures and mint pricing are not publicly disclosed in current documentation.

Team and Partners

Ponchiqs Studios was founded by Salim Gökhan Gezici. The broader team spans gaming, animation, business development, and Web3, but individual team members beyond the founder are not named in public documentation.

Disclosed strategic partners include Startgate Ventures, TON Foundation, IBC Group, SuperVerse, Merit Circle, Polygon Labs, and Immutable. Aethir provides GPU cloud compute powering Web3 gaming tournaments for PoncHead and Ponchiqs Arena. The studio holds pre-existing associations with Epic Games and Unreal Engine, which enabled the Arena's listing on the Epic Games Store.

The partner mix reflects a multi-chain ambition: Polygon Labs and Immutable suggest NFT infrastructure planning beyond TON and Solana, while TON's presence aligns with the Telegram-native PonchKick audience.

Audits and Security

No public security audits of the $PONCH token contracts or game smart contracts have been disclosed. The project has referenced engaging a "reputable global audit firm" to oversee revenue distribution from merchandise sales, but this refers to financial reporting rather than smart contract security.

Solana Fit

Ponchiqs' Solana presence is primarily a liquidity venue. The $PONCH token on Solana via Raydium gives Solana-native traders and GameFi participants exposure to the ecosystem without needing a TON wallet. The project's primary operational chain remains TON for the Telegram-based games, with Solana serving as an accessible secondary trading market. The June 2025 transparency update from the team confirmed continued development across PonchWorld, Ponchiqs Arena, new mobile games, and AI agent tooling, alongside in-progress work on an animated film with planned revenue distribution to $PONCH holders.