GAMEE, a blockchain gaming platform owned by Animoca Brands and backed by Binance Labs, has unveiled $WAT, the core token of the web3 Telegram game WatBird and its universe, announcing that it is set to officially launch on Monday, September 23rd, on the TON blockchain.
What Is the $WAT Token?
The $WAT token is the main token that will power everything planned for the entire WatBird ecosystem. This web3 gaming universe will continuously grow to include more rewards, blockchain games, partner perks, and exclusive collectibles, adding more and more uses cases for the upcoming token.
What Is the Utility of the $WAT Token?
The $WAT token will act as the in-game currency for a variety of WatBird’s hyper-casual games, allowing you to make use of various in-game customization options and make in-game purchases while unlocking prize pools and a host of different goodies. That being said, $WAT will let you earn unique collectibles that will include not only digital assets, but physical ones as well. There will be a range of PFPs, NFTs, and other rare items to buy or bid on using the token.
Becoming a $WAT holder will not only grant you access to this entire gaming ecosystem, but it will also come with a number of exclusive partner perks and airdrops through their own official launchpad, with the official thread on Twitter/X also teasing that “maybe WatBird got a special frenship in store with a gaming classic.”
If you’ve been wondering what the utility of Wat Points would be that you could collect through various episodes part of the Wat Protocol (previously Phoenix Protocol), now the mystery is finally over. All of the Wat Points you managed to earn by September 15th will be possible to convert to the $WAT token when TGE takes place, so long as you transferred the Wat Points from GAMEE’s points platform over to Telegram. You can get triple (3.4x) your $WAT airdrop by joining WatBird’s MoonClub when choosing the claim type, according to one of the tweets in the official thread. Not only does this reward you with more tokens, but you also get a Mystery Box. What that does is now the next mystery to uncover, but it does seem like it will give you priority access over whatever the team has in store for their platform.
Play to Earn a Share of $4000 USDT in Wat Racer
In the meantime, you can check out Wat Racer on Telegram and start collecting tickets for a chance at earning a share of its $4000 USDT prize pool. You can access it through GAMEE’s Telegram game WatBird and start racing in similar fashion to endless runner games, except here you have a limited amount of time to collect as many tickets along the road as you can. As you do so you move left and right across 3 lanes to scoop up the floating tickets and dodge other birdies driving their carts along the way in a cute cartoonish world.
There are a variety of vehicles you can choose to race in, but they’re all actually locked by friend invites. The only free one is your trusty “The Box” which goes 10km/h with a 1x multiplier. If you want faster transports with bigger multipliers, you’re going to have to start inviting active friends onboard. The more active friends you invite, the more vehicles you get to unlock, giving you a better chance of collecting significantly more tickets in one playthrough.
Each playthrough in WAT Racer uses up Energy, which is what you need to have in order to start your next run. 20 Energy is needed to play, with 30 Energy automatically regenerated every couple of minutes. The Energy capacity is limited to 60, but you can also buy more Energy using Telegram Stars to let you play more of the web3 game in a shorter span of time, with the purchased energy not counted in the Energy capacity limit. You can get 60 Energy for 5 Stars, which is Telegram’s own in-app currency used to reward developers of Telegram mini apps while abiding by app store policies. Those who don’t have Stars can purchase a minimum of 100 Stars for $1.99.
