Charged Particles
Charged Particles

Charged Particles

A protocol fusing Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Users to deposit a primary asset such as DAI into their NFTs, which is converted to a yielding asset (e.g. aDAI). Principal & interest (“Charge”) from the deposit asset in then “locked” into the NFT.


NFT Containers with Programmable Value

20 Sep 2021 4 minute read 4 comments benlakoff

A key theme at Charged Particles is reiterating that NFTs are so much more than art. We’re definitely fans of Art, in fact we truly believe we empower artists with the unique toolset to create truly unique and groundbreaking types of art, but the ide...

NFT “Gift Baskets” for DeFi Onboarding or As Trust Accounts

16 Aug 2021 3 minute read 0 comments benlakoff

Have you ever wanted to transfer multiple assets to another person? Would it be nice to transfer ownership of an entire wallet / ETH address? Absolutely possible. Today I’m going to jump into a few specific use cases, which are completely possible wi...

Better Index Funds Built with Tools that Already Exist

26 Jul 2021 3 minute read 1 comment benlakoff

  At Charged Particles, we often get VERY excited about the possibilities emerging with NFTs. Our first decentralized dApp went live in February, but this is just barely scratching the surface of what is possible. We always say NF...

Charged Particles $IONX Liquidity Rewards Program Details

1 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments benlakoff

  After today’s successful IDO launch of the Charged Particles governance token, $IONX, we are absolutely thrilled to announce our Liquidity Rewards Program is now LIVE. This is the beginning of multiple rewards programs, designed to add value to th...

$IONX Airdrop to Community

31 May 2021 2 minute read 2 comments benlakoff

In our $IONX announcement, we announced a 3% airdrop to community supporters. To our Photon community you’re well aware that we’ve had a $CHARGE Social token since April-2020, over a year at this point. The CHARGE Community Token is used to ack...

Preparing For The Charged Particles $IONX IDO On Polkastarter

30 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments benlakoff

The timing, information, and schedule for the $IONX IDO on Polkastarter on Monday 31st May, at 3 PM UTC Tomorrow, 31st May, at 3PM UTC (11am EDT) is the $IONX IDO on Polkastarter for Charged Particles. A day ahead of the IDO we wanted to release mor...

Opening a NFT Pandora’s Box

23 Apr 2021 2 minute read 6 comments benlakoff

Unleashing A New World of Possibilities for NFTs In partnership with The Guild, we are incredibly proud to present the newest functionality of the Charged Particles Protocol — a piece of the puzzle that we’ve been working on since January of 2020. A...

Charged Ambassador Program

20 Apr 2021 1 minute read 3 comments benlakoff

Things are moving quickly at Charged Particles. We have a lot of amazing things rolling out in the next six weeks, so brace yourselves. Nested NFTs, whitelisting contracts from other major platforms, LAYER 2: Polygon, the release of our Governan...

Creating Truly Unique NFTs To Stand Out From The Masses

17 Apr 2021 6 minute read 12 comments benlakoff

Non Fungible Token (NFT) Platforms are all the rage right now. There are many different “NFT Platforms” that exist, and many more are expected to come online in the coming weeks. As a creator, it is perhaps overwhelming to choose which platform to us...

Altered State — Charged Particles Art Drop #3 Recap

15 Apr 2021 3 minute read 1 comment benlakoff

The Guild gettin’ their grooves on! What. An. Event. Responsible for 1/3 of all the people logged on to Decentraland, 819 people in discord, and 1700 people attending in Cryptovoxels alone, it’s safe to say that our Metaverse parties are growing. Ne...