Time to touch base on our good friends, @paint_swap $BRUSH is the native utility and governance token of the Paintswap ecosystem: the NFT marketplace, launchpad, and game-integrated platform originally built on Fantom and now deployed on Sonic. ( $S ) Originally created in 2021 on Fantom, Paintswap combined an AMM DEX with an open NFT marketplace and game integrations. It was designed to bring together decentralized trading, collectibles, and community utility in one protocol suite The $BRUSH token acts as a protocol utility token used for fees, governance, and in-game economy functions. In the Paintswap docs, $BRUSH powers services like marketplace fee settlement, NFT minting and trading fees, and ecosystem participation Total supply was originally planned at 450 million, but with the move to Sonic, Paintswap stopped emissions and effectively reduced supply via burns so that total supply now equals circulating supply. $BRUSH continues to be deflationary through protocol activities that buy and burn tokens Deflationary mechanisms include using a portion of NFT marketplace fees and launchpad fees to buy back and burn $BRUSH, creating ongoing supply pressure tied to ecosystem usage. Beyond marketplace utility, $BRUSH is embedded in the Estfor Kingdom @EstforKingdom on-chain MMORPG; it functions as an in-game currency used to purchase items, upgrade clans and heroes, and participate in events. A percentage of these in-game spends is burnt, contributing to the token’s deflationary model. The token also played a role in liquidity migration from Fantom to Sonic. Paintswap incentivized BRUSH/LP holders with superior APRs and integrations into Sonic’s FeeM program, where developers receive a larger share of gas revenue to attract liquidity and bribe weight to voting systems in Sonic DEXs. $BRUSH’s utility scope now includes marketplace operations, governance rights over Paintswap protocol direction, in-game economic activity in Estfor Kingdom, and community incentives via LP and fee structures post-migration. Market data sources show $BRUSH trading in the Sonic ecosystem with a circulating supply in the hundreds of millions and deflationary mechanics influencing token dynamics. Historical price performance reflects past all-time highs followed by a compression in price as the ecosystem matured and migrated chains. In summary, $BRUSH is both a functional ecosystem token and a deflationary mechanism for Paintswap and connected gameFi activities, with a supply model tied to real usage rather than continuous emissions. (They were also the real first NFT marketplace on $S / $FTM, well.. Aside from $ZOO)