ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, several crypto funds including Pantera Capital and ParaFi Capital have recently purchased a large amount of Metaplex (MPLX) tokens from Wave Digital Assets, which were originally held by FTX assets, and the relevant funds have confirmed this.Sources cited bankruptcy filings stating that FTX assets originally held 72.6 million MPLX tokens. The sources added, citing on-chain data, that 62.6 million of these tokens were privately sold in the past five months. Additionally, 2.5 million tokens were transferred from the FTX wallet last month, leaving 7.5 million tokens remaining for sale, all of which are expected to be unlocked by September 19.

ChainCatcher message, the decentralized NFT infrastructure Metaplex announced on X that 50% of the protocol's historical fees and monthly fees will be used to purchase MPLX and donated to the Metaplex DAO, with the aim of supporting decentralization and community governance.50% of the Metaplex protocol's fees in May (4,490 SOL) and a small portion of the historical fees (5,510 SOL) were used to purchase MPLX in June, totaling 3.8 million MPLX donated to the Metaplex DAO.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the Backpack wallet has completed its update, which includes UI and UX optimizations, as well as new support for the Metaplex Core NFT standard.Currently, the update has been completed on the plugin side and will soon be launched on Android and iOS.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem NFT platform Metaplex announced on the X platform that its newly launched NFT standard on Solana, Metaplex Core, has gone live on the mainnet. Core includes support and access to Candy Machine and DAS on the mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, Solana ecosystem NFT platform Metaplex announced that its latest NFT standard Core has now launched on Devnet. Core is based on the Metaplex team's experience in creating the first Solana NFT standard in 2021, aiming to eliminate complexity and provide a simplified specification for digital assets, significantly reducing costs and simplifying the developer experience. Core is specifically designed for NFTs, storing all key data in a single on-chain account, greatly simplifying developers' work while reducing network burden and enhancing Solana's operational efficiency through a single account model. The flexible plugin system introduced by Core allows users to extend the functionality of Core assets without waiting for standard updates, opening up vast possibilities for customization, from built-in staking to asset-based point systems.The Metaplex developer platform will fully support Core, with seamless integration with tools like Candy Machine, DAS, Umi, and Amman expected on the first day of Mainnet launch next week.Additionally, Metaplex announced on social media that it will allocate 50% of all protocol fees to purchase MPLX and send it to the Metaplex DAO, including all historical and future fees.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem NFT platform Metaplex announced on the X platform that support for Token22's Token Metadata has been launched on the mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana ecosystem NFT platform Metaplex announced on social media that it has launched Metaplex Inscriptions and Engravings, a new standard for fully on-chain and immutable digital assets on Solana. It is reported that most NFT images or metadata on Solana are currently stored on external services such as Arweave, IPFS, and S3. Metaplex Inscriptions allow the metadata and media content of assets to be fully stored on Solana, eliminating the need for any external trust assumptions and releasing composability for on-chain attributes and smart contracts.In addition, Metaplex has also launched the first immutable NFTs and the inscriptions Engravings. Metaplex stated that regardless of whether the original program is immutable, the Engraver adds an extra layer of security to prevent any changes to the Engraved NFTs. Both programs have been sent to the development network, allowing users to mint new NFTs and convert existing NFTs, with inscriptions numbered on a first-come, first-served basis.

ChainCatcher message, Amazon AWS services experienced widespread interruptions from 02:49 to 6:37 Beijing time due to increased error rates and latency. This issue has now been resolved, and services are back to normal operation. During this period, the "Creator Studio" feature of the blockchain game Illuvium and the Solana ecosystem NFT platform Metaplex was affected.Illuvium stated: "This is not an issue specific to Illuvium; many digital services worldwide have been impacted. The website has been backed up, and some functions have been restored. We will provide another update once all issues are resolved."Currently, Metaplex has not released any updates on the situation. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the NFT platform Metaplex on Solana has deployed programmable NFTs on the mainnet. Developers (including NFT marketplaces and wallets) can integrate the new pNFTs instructions using the latest stable version of token metadata. Creators and collectors can check the latest status of protocol or platform integrations. When the new asset class reaches over 50% coverage in NFT marketplaces and wallets, creators will be able to upgrade existing NFT collections to pNFTs by force. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the NFT platform Metaplex on Solana announced that starting next Friday (January 6), creators will be able to upgrade existing NFT collections to enable royalty enforcement. The upgrade process is divided into two methods: community voting and scheduled upgrades (with a 14-day notice to holders). Once the creator initiates the on-chain upgrade process, a 14-day countdown will begin before the upgrade takes effect.Metaplex stated that existing NFT collections will have 90 days to upgrade. After that, it will be possible to mint programmable NFTs or regular NFTs using enforced royalties, but migration between the two will not be supported. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Solana NFT infrastructure Metaplex CEO Stephen Hess announced layoffs on Twitter early this morning, but did not disclose the specific scale of the layoffs. He stated, "While our financial situation has not been directly impacted by the FTX collapse, the indirect effects on the market are significant, which requires us to take a more conservative approach moving forward." He also mentioned that Metaplex plans to focus on several key initiatives: royalty enforcement, creator studios, integration, compression, and the continuous improvement of development tools and SDKs.Previously, at the Solana BreakPoint conference held in Lisbon a few days ago, Metaplex reached a partnership with Beeple to promote the latter's entry into the Solana on-chain NFT market. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockster, at the Solana BreakPoint conference held in Lisbon, Stephen Hess, the CEO of Metaplex Studios, the development company behind Solana's NFT hosting and minting platform Metaplex, announced a partnership with Beeple aimed at promoting the latter's entry into the Solana chain NFT market.Stephen Hess revealed a new feature inspired by Beeple at the conference, which will invite users to create their own unique NFTs using "Beeple Everyday." More details about this feature will be released later this week. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, the Solana ecosystem NFT platform Metaplex has announced the launch of the MPLX token airdrop claim, which will airdrop to Solana NFT creators using the platform, excluding U.S. residents. The snapshot was completed on August 24. The claim channel is now open, but the token distribution has not yet been announced.Previously, Chain Catcher reported in January this year that the Metaplex Foundation completed a $46 million strategic round of financing, led by Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto, with participation from Solana Ventures, Alameda Research, Animoca Brands, basketball star Michael Jordan, and NFT collector Cozomo de' Medici.

Chain Catcher news, Solana's NFT infrastructure Metaplex announced that it will launch the governance and utility token MPLX on September 20. NFT projects launched using the Metaplex protocol have the opportunity to receive an airdrop, and the snapshot has been taken. Additionally, Metaplex will open a proposal vote on Monday regarding the airdrop to collectors. Holders of MPLX can vote in the Metaplex DAO and directly participate in the future development direction of the protocol.It is reported that Metaplex aims to create a "World NFT Protocol" by providing development tools and open standards for the NFT community, used for digital asset issuance and on-chain ownership. In January of this year, the project completed a $46 million financing led by Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto. (source link)