1. Project Name: LiqWhale
6. Atlas Profile: https://atlas.optimism.io/optimist-9a7ad01b
7. Total OP Requested: 10000
8. Grant L2 Delivery Address: 0x7c85c432e4E0e6164DcA4A25213f092882D45397
10. Project & Program Overview: LiqWhale is an automated treasury management protocol on Base. Unlike traditional tokens, our smart contract features a custom 'Rebalancing Engine' that periodically sells excess treasury asset growth to market-buy and burn $LWL. With 99% of the 1 quadrillion supply locked until 2048, our growth program aims to boost DEX liquidity on Aerodrome. We will use the OP grant to incentivize LPs, creating a deep and stable pool for our long-term deflationary ecosystem
11. Target Liquidity Pairs & Pools: The primary pair is LWL/WETH on Aerodrome Finance (Base). Our contract is already synchronized with the Aerodrome Factory (AERO_FACTORY) and features an automated 'Auto-LP' function that converts a portion of transaction fees into permanent liquidity $LWL / WETH - Aerodrome - (Base) - Volatile Pool - 1% Fee Tier 0x526e5FC8a66Ae67F5b8d82379337f61122947dc6
12. Lending Market Alignment: Our smart contract features a built-in yield generation mechanism that automatically deposits treasury assets into Aave V3 to earn interest. While $LWL is not yet listed as a collateral asset on Aave, our protocol's architecture is designed to manage blue-chip assets via Aave natively. This grant will help us scale our liquidity to the point where $LWL can meet the governance requirements to be officially listed as a collateral/borrow asset on lending markets.
13. Current Baseline Metrics: Total Supply: 1 Quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000). 99% of the supply and liquidity is locked until the year 2048 via Team Finance, ensuring maximum investor security. Current TVL is being bootstrapped, and we aim to use this grant to scale it to $100k+ Current TVL: ~$306
14. Incentive Design: "We will use the OP tokens to supplement our existing Auto-LP mechanism. Rewards will be streamed to LPs on Aerodrome, focusing on increasing 'Sticky TVL'. This prevents 'mercenary capital' and rewards long-term holders who align with our 2048 lock-up vision
15. Milestones to unlock OP distribution: Implementation of the $LWL Incentive Program and Liquidity Deepening
Pending$10
Due: Feb 5, 2026
The first 40% of the requested OP grant will be utilized to seed and incentivize the primary liquidity pools for $LWL on the Base network. Our primary objective for this milestone is to increase the Total Value Locked (TVL) in the $LWL/WETH pair to a target of $20,000 within the first month of distribution. This will be achieved by distributing OP rewards to liquidity providers, thereby reducing slippage for traders and improving the overall price stability of the token. Success will be measured by on-chain data showing a sustained growth in both TVL and daily active trading volume compared to our current baseline metrics
16. Final Milestone for Grant Completion: Sustained Liquidity Growth and Ecosystem Expansion Description
Pending$50
Due: Feb 5, 2026
The final 60% of the grant will be distributed upon maintaining a minimum 30-day average TVL of $50,000 and achieving a secondary integration with another Base ecosystem partner. We aim to demonstrate that the $LWL incentive program has successfully attracted long-term holders and reduced price volatility, creating a stable environment for future RWA (Real World Asset) backing integrations
17. Additional information you consider relevant: We would like to clarify that the low scores on automated security scanners (e.g., Token Sniffer) are false positives primarily caused by our deflationary tax mechanism and the long-term liquidity lock. To ensure maximum investor security, we have locked the liquidity and team tokens on Team Finance until the year 2048. Our smart contracts are verified on BaseScan, and our project identity is registered as 'liqwhalecoin.base.eth'. The $LWL project is designed for long-term sustainability, featuring a built-in yield generation strategy that utilizes Aave V3 for treasury management.
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

Application for Optimism Season 9 - Growth Grants

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Implementation of the $LWL Incentive Program and Liquidity Deepening

Sustained Liquidity Growth and Ecosystem Expansion Description