1. Project Name: Whalenizer
6. Atlas Profile: @whalesofi
7. Total OP Requested: 120000
8. Grant L2 Delivery Address: 0xaA090889e0bD2376841019dBd097A158884c6A18
10. Project & Program Overview: WHALENIZER is a community-first SocialFi platform where social interaction and financial activity merge onchain. The platform allows users to trade profile shares, turning reputation, influence, and community participation into a tradable social asset. Our incentive program is designed to encourage active participation, trading activity, and network growth. Users will earn platform points for actions such as trading profile shares, posting content, and inviting new users to the ecosystem. These points will later convert into the WHALENIZER utility token, rewarding early contributors and long-term participants. The primary behaviors being incentivized are profile share trading, user engagement, and community expansion, helping create a vibrant SocialFi economy. A portion of platform trading fees will also support liquidity for the future token, strengthening the ecosystem. WHALENIZER aims to onboard new users into the onchain social economy and build a sustainable SocialFi network. Website: https://whalenizer.com
11. Target Liquidity Pairs & Pools: Target Liquidity Pairs & Pools The WHALENIZER incentive program will focus on building deep liquidity for the WHALENIZER utility token on the Base ecosystem. Incentives will primarily target pools that support trading activity between WHALENIZER and major ecosystem assets. Planned liquidity pools include: 1. WHALENIZER / ETH DEX: Uniswap Chain: Base Pool Type: Concentrated Liquidity (CL) Fee Tier: 0.30% 2. WHALENIZER / USDC DEX: Uniswap Chain: Base Pool Type: Concentrated Liquidity (CL) Fee Tier: 0.05% 3. WHALENIZER / WETH DEX: Aerodrome Finance Chain: Base Pool Type: v2 AMM Fee Tier: Standard These liquidity pools will support profile share trading activity within the WHALENIZER SocialFi platform while ensuring sufficient market liquidity for the token ecosystem. Additional liquidity pools may be introduced as the platform grows and trading demand increases.
12. Lending Market Alignment: Lending Market Alignment The WHALENIZER liquidity strategy will align with established lending markets within the ecosystem to ensure that the paired assets are widely used and accessible. WHALENIZER / ETH (or WETH) ETH/WETH is widely supported on major lending protocols such as Aave and Morpho, where it is commonly used as both collateral and a borrowable asset. This allows liquidity providers and traders to integrate ETH exposure with other DeFi strategies. WHALENIZER / USDC USDC is also supported on leading lending markets including Aave and Morpho. It is widely used as both collateral and a borrowing asset, making it a highly liquid and stable pairing for WHALENIZER trading pools. These alignments help ensure that the liquidity pairs used by WHALENIZER integrate well with existing DeFi infrastructure, improving capital efficiency and accessibility for users within the ecosystem.
13. Current Baseline Metrics: Current Baseline Metrics WHALENIZER is currently in the closed beta phase, and the utility token has not yet been launched. As a result, the targeted liquidity pools are not yet live, and there are currently no baseline onchain liquidity metrics available. At the moment: WHALENIZER / ETH TVL: Not live yet 30-day Trading Volume: N/A Volume / TVL: N/A WHALENIZER / USDC TVL: Not live yet 30-day Trading Volume: N/A Volume / TVL: N/A The project is currently focusing on user onboarding through closed beta testing and community growth. Liquidity pools will be launched alongside the WHALENIZER token generation event (TGE). Once the token launches, initial liquidity will be seeded to establish the WHALENIZER / ETH and WHALENIZER / USDC pools, after which baseline metrics will be tracked and reported.
14. Incentive Design: WHALENIZER uses a multi-layered incentive system designed to reward genuine engagement and long-term participation over short-term extraction. Who Receives Incentives: Both content creators and traders receive incentives. Creators earn platform points for posting content and receiving engagement. Traders earn points for buying and selling profile shares. Early participants receive disproportionately higher rewards to incentivize long-term commitment. Distribution Structure: Points are distributed based on platform activity — 10 points per post, 2 points per like, 25 points per share trade, and 5 points per daily login. Points accumulate on a leaderboard and will be converted to platform rewards at launch. Whitelist members earn a permanent early-whale multiplier on all future point earnings. Share Price Mechanics: Profile share prices increase 1.5x per purchase and decrease on sell. This bonding curve model naturally discourages wash trading because each buy raises the price — making round-trip trading immediately unprofitable. Sellers always receive less than buyers paid, creating a natural barrier against short-term extraction. Sustained Liquidity: Liquidity is sustained through social dependency — a user’s share price is tied to their content quality and engagement. Users are incentivized to keep posting and engaging to maintain and grow their share price, creating organic long-term participation rather than mercenary behavior. Anti-Manipulation: The bonding curve pricing model makes wash trading economically irrational. Each transaction costs more than the previous, meaning coordinated artificial trading results in net losses. Additionally, shares are tied to real social profiles with OTP-verified email accounts, preventing bot-driven manipulation.
15. Milestones to unlock OP distribution: Milestone 1
Pending15000$
Due: May 15, 2026
Milestone 1 — First 40% of OP Distribution: Launch the WHALENIZER platform publicly with the following fully functional features: ∙ Complete user authentication system with OTP email verification ∙ Integrated non-custodial EVM wallet auto-generated per user supporting Ethereum and Base networks ∙ Live social feed with post, like, and engagement functionality ∙ Profile share trading system with bonding curve pricing (1.5x per purchase) ∙ Points and leaderboard system tracking all user activity ∙ Minimum 500 verified whitelist users onboarded from current closed alpha ∙ Smart contracts deployed and verified on Base network for on-chain share trading ∙ Full platform security audit completed Milestone 2 — Remaining 60% of OP Distribution: Scale and grow the platform with the following achievements: ∙ Minimum 2,000 active users trading profile shares ∙ Total trading volume exceeding $50,000 on Base network ∙ Integration with Base ecosystem wallets and dApps ∙ Mobile responsive platform fully optimized ∙ Points reward system converted to on-chain claimable rewards ∙ Community governance system launched allowing token holders to vote on platform parameters ∙ Public API released for third party integrations
16. Final Milestone for Grant Completion: Milestone 1
Pending15000$
Due: Aug 15, 2026
Final Milestone — Last 60% of OP Distribution: Full platform maturity and ecosystem integration with the following achievements: ∙ User Growth: Minimum 5,000 active verified users with on-chain wallets on Base network ∙ Trading Volume: Total profile share trading volume exceeding $250,000 on Base network ∙ On-Chain Activity: Minimum 10,000 transactions recorded on Base network from WHALENIZER users ∙ Rewards Launch: Platform points fully converted to claimable on-chain rewards distributed to top 1,000 users ∙ Share Contracts: All profile share trading moved fully on-chain with verified smart contracts on Base ∙ Liquidity Depth: Minimum 50 profiles with active share holders and consistent trading activity ∙ Retention: 40% monthly active user retention rate demonstrating sustained engagement over short-term extraction ∙ Open Source: Core smart contracts open sourced and published on GitHub for community review ∙ Base Ecosystem: WHALENIZER listed on Base ecosystem directory and integrated with at least 2 Base ecosystem partners ∙ Audit: Full third party security audit completed and published publicly These milestones demonstrate WHALENIZER’s commitment to building sustainable, long-term value on the Base network rather than short-term extraction, directly aligned with Optimism’s mission of growing the Superchain ecosystem.
18. I confirm that I have read and understand the Grant Policies: Yes
19. I understand that I will be required to provide additional KYC/KYB information to the Optimism Foundation to receive this grant: Yes
20. I confirm that my grant will be subject to clawback for failure to execute on Critical Milestones: Yes

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