Host, Tonya Scholz ( @knowaging) and co-hosts, Carlos Sicilia (@SiciliaStandUp) & Brent Manuel (@ManuelBrent3207) had an opportunity to chat w/ Peter Wake @PeterDWake, founder of The Whale Exploder Ecosystem (WHEXcosystem) about save the whales one transaction at a time.
Originally streamed
on Sunday, June 12 @ 7 PM EST for #NFTsForACause (EPS 21) v/ Twitter Spaces.
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About Peter Wake:
Peter Wake is a Mining Engineering graduate (2020) working full-time in IT/Business Development at a construction company in Ottawa, Canada. In early 2021, Peter got into putting real money into cryptocurrency, starting with Dogecoin and some DeFi projects. He had been casually watching the market after getting some free Doge in 2016 from a faucet. In March 2021, Peter made his first NFT on OpenSea and, in June 2021, launched the Whale Exploder token on the Binance Smart Chain.
About The Whale Exploder Ecosystem (WHEXcosystem):
The Whale Exploder Ecosystem (WHEXcosystem) consists of 1 DeFi token, a set of 4,800 NFTs and a DAO vote token. Our mission is to save the whales one transaction at a time.
Whale Exploder ($WHEX) is the start of the Whale Exploder ecosystem. Created June 19, 2021, it is a DeFi token on the Binance Smart Chain. A portion of the transaction fees get donated to Whale Conservation charities.
WHEXy Whales are a 4,800 NFT collection on the Polygon (MATIC) blockchain. Created April 29, 2022. They function as both a Profile Pic collection and as a way to earn passive income of WHEX via a portion mint proceeds and royalties shared among holders. They also generate income from mint proceeds and royalties for Whale Conservation charities. Additionally the distribution of DAO vote tokens is tied to these 4800 NFTs.
The WHEXcosystem DAO ($WHEXDAO) token was created May 12, 2022. It is used to make decisions on the future of the WHEXcosystem via blockchain vote. Each round of voting, each WHEXy Whale is airdropped 1 voting token. https://www.whexcosystem.com
