TokenWorks’ NFT Strategy tokens have launched on NFT marketplace OpenSea after achieving widespread market success with the ‘flywheel’ effect that allows traders to combine DeFi with NFT.
Summary
- All eight of TokenWorks’ NFT Strategy tokens have been listed on the OpenSea NFT marketplace.
- NFT Strategy tokens combine NFTs and DeFi and manage assets associated with specific NFT collections through automated trading strategies.
On September 30, OpenSea announced that all NFT Strategy tokens are now available for trading on their NFT marketplace. The latest lists include the original Punk Strategy token, PUNKSTR, as well as several other well-known NFT collections related to the new trading model that allows traders to invest in NFTs as a way to earn returns.
NFT Strategy tokens combine NFTs and a DeFi model, where assets related to certain NFT collections are managed through automated trading strategies to create value or returns for holders. This type of strategy is known as the “flywheel” because it allows automatic relistings of NFT collections at 1.2x the initial purchase price.
As part of the new launch, OpenSea has added a rewards pool for select tokens worth 20 ETH. These tokens include PUNKSTR, PUDGYSTR, APESTR, TOADSTR, BIRBSTR and many more.
With this new model, NFTs are no longer considered just digital art collectibles. They become investment instruments that bring value and generate returns for their holders, just like a token does. The team behind the NFT strategy investment mechanism, TokenWorks, started the model with the launch of PunkStrategy September 2025.
The token was mentioned as an automated trading protocol exclusive to CryptoPunks, the iconic 10,000-character NFT collection launched by Larva Labs and later acquired by Yuga Labs in 2022.
“PunkStrategy started as an art project and turned into a whole new token meta. It definitely needed to be forked, and we felt we needed to create a way to launch your own while still being permission-free and safe for buyers,” TokenWorks wrote on its official website. account.
“We also wanted to make sure everyone was amplifying $PNKSTR, as well as giving value back to project creators/artists who have been slowly cut off from royalties,” the project added.
According to facts from OpenSea, the PUNKSTR token has generated a market cap of $87.2 million since its launch on Ethereum (ETH). The token has a daily trading volume of $1.5 million and is currently valued at $0.08718. The price is down slightly by 1.9% in the last 24 hours, but has seen a 392% increase since its launch on September 15.
How Do NFT Strategy Tokens Work?
According to TokenWorks, each ERC-721-based NFT collection can be staked 1 for 1 as a single NFT Strategy token. When the treasury hits the floor price of the cheapest CryptoPunk, the smart contract essentially automatically buys it up and immediately puts it back on the market at a 20% markup or at a value of 1.2x the purchase price.
When the NFT is sold on the market, all ETH earned from the sale of CryptoPunk will then be used to purchase and burn NFT Strategy tokens. The cycle then continues as more NFTs are purchased and relisted, generating returns for token holders.
Each PNKSTR swap on DEXs like Uniswap is charged a 10% fee, of which 8% is funneled into an ETH treasury. The remaining 1% goes to supporters and another 1% goes to the TokenWorks team.
According to the post, other NFT Strategy tokens will have a slightly different fee structure. Each token still carries a 10% fee, of which 8% goes to the NFT accumulation pool. 1% goes as royalties to the collection owner, and 1% is used to purchase and burn PNKSTR as the main product.
