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Solana meme coin Bonk launched its first officially licensed video game, Bonk Arena, developed by Bravo Ready, known for BR1: Infinite. Bonk Arena is a fast-paced, top-down arcade shooter playable via web browsers and the Phantom wallet mobile app, with a future release planned for the PSG1 handheld...
Solana meme coin Bonk has launched its first official game, Bonk Arena, a fast-paced, pay-to-spawn, win-to-earn arcade shooter playable via web browsers and the Phantom wallet app. Players pay 10,000 BONK tokens to spawn and earn BONK tokens for eliminating opponents, creating a unique economic model that supports token burns, player rewards, charity donations, and buybacks of the READY token.
Developed by Bravo Ready, the studio behind BR1: Infinite, Bonk Arena features on-chain kill records and plans ongoing updates including unlockable characters, in-game rewards, and loot crates. The game is exclusive to Phantom wallet users and is designed to boost Bonk token utility while fostering growth within the Solana ecosystem amid its recent resurgence.
Bonk Arena’s “pay-to-spawn, win-to-earn” model charges players a spawn cost of 10,000 BONK tokens—an economical stake valued below $0.17—while winners inherit the stake of defeated opponents, with a dynamic service fee ranging from 0% to 10%. The launch campaign includes over $10,000 in prizes and additional BONK rewards for social media content creators, funded partly by the Bonk token community.
Half of the game’s revenue supports BONK token burns, player rewards, and donations to the Bonk for Paws charity, while the other half is dedicated to buying back READY tokens under a licensing agreement with the creators of the pay-to-spawn, win-to-earn model. Bravo Ready’s CEO calls this model “Real Money Gaming,” predicting it to be the future of token-driven gaming experiences.
Originating after the FTX collapse as a gesture to unite the Solana community, Bonk has grown into a symbol of Solana’s revival, expanding its ecosystem with projects like BONKbot, BONK Swap, and Bonk.fun. Bonk Arena marks the project’s first fully licensed gaming venture, promising to combine competitive gameplay with blockchain innovation and ongoing community engagement.