Etholvants are digital creatures residing on the Ethereum blockchain. They are generated entirely on-chain, possess deflationary properties, and have the ability to evolve.
The rules governing Etholvants are straightforward. There are a total of 10,000 unique Etholvants that can be minted at a price of 0.024 ETH each. Upon creation, an Etholvant is initially endowed with 24 cells, and it can undergo evolution through two methods: staking or combining.
By staking an Etholvant into the contract, it will progressively grow by 2 cells every 4 hours. For instance, if an Etholvant with 24 cells is staked, after one day it will have 36 cells.
When multiple Etholvants are combined, they are effectively destroyed (burnt) to give rise to a new Etholvant. The number of cells in the resulting Etholvant is equal to the sum of the cells from the burnt Etholvants. As an example, combining two etholvants with 24 cells and 40 cells respectively would yield a new etholvant with 64 cells.
Both combining and staking actions are free of charge, except for the associated gas fees. However, there is a fee of 0.01 ETH per transaction for unstaking Etholvants. It's worth noting that unstaking allows for the retrieval of multiple tokens in a single transaction. Additionally, the artwork of an etholvant increases in size as it evolves.
All aspects of Etholvants, including their artwork, are stored on the blockchain. The positions of the cells can be obtained from the contract itself. Etholvants are built as standard ERC721 tokens, enabling users to buy and sell them on OpenSea or other compatible platforms.
