{
  "url": "https://blockindex.ai/coin/mplx",
  "name": "Metaplex",
  "links": {
    "github": null,
    "website": "https://www.metaplex.com/",
    "whitepaper": null
  },
  "dScore": 32,
  "market": {
    "priceUsd": 0.018258953913285785,
    "marketCapUsd": 9358657.192894988,
    "volume24hUsd": 723518.63789837,
    "priceChange7dPct": -3.41742093,
    "priceChange24hPct": -0.38811218
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  "source": "BlockIndex.AI",
  "supply": {
    "max": 1000000000,
    "circulating": 512551663,
    "circulatingPct": 51.2551663
  },
  "ticker": "MPLX",
  "founder": "Stephen Hess, Bartosz Lipinski, Austin Federa, Nikhil Kumar",
  "vcFunded": false,
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-19T06:00:31.158267+00:00",
  "fairLaunch": false,
  "launchYear": null,
  "description": "Metaplex (MPLX) is a purpose-built protocol and developer ecosystem operating on Solana that establishes standards, libraries and APIs for issuing and managing digital assets, with particular emphasis on NFTs. Built around the Metaplex Digital Asset Standard (DAS) and the Metaplex Program Library, the project aims to simplify creation, sale and lifecycle management of both fungible and non-fungible assets on Solana’s fast, low-cost chain. The protocol is positioned as a foundational layer for Solana-native asset economies, providing SDKs, CLIs and an API surface that enables creators and developers to mint, manage and index assets at scale. Metaplex’s materials point to hundreds of millions of assets created through its tooling and substantial on-chain transaction value processed via the ecosystem.\n\nTechnically, Metaplex is not a standalone blockchain: it leverages Solana and the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) for execution, inheriting Solana’s Proof of History (PoH) sequencing model working alongside Proof of Stake (PoS) validation. The protocol’s core technical contributions include the DAS (a standard for on-chain assets), a curated Program Library of audited onchain programs and tooling designed for developer velocity. Metaplex Aura is an explicit effort to decentralize indexing and data availability, helping applications retrieve reliable asset state without relying on a single centralized indexer. The project’s developer-first approach emphasizes Rust-based SDKs and onchain programs, with a focus on throughput, low fees and composability within the Solana ecosystem.\n\nIn terms of use cases and ecosystem adoption, Metaplex targets creators, marketplaces, game studios and projects issuing real-world assets (RWA), DePIN and gaming items. The DAS and Program Library are used to standardize metadata and interactions, enabling marketplaces and wallets to interoperate with a common asset model. Metaplex products power minting flows, sales mechanics and distribution models used by marketplaces and creators; integrations with Solana-native wallets and infrastructure providers (referenced in project materials) support a broad onchain experience. The project highlights substantial onchain metrics—large numbers of assets minted, billions in transact ion value and millions of unique signers—suggesting broad developer and creator adoption, although the provided materials do not always attach dates or independent verification to those aggregated figures.\n\nTokenomics, governance and organizational arrangements are described in broad strokes in the available material. MPLX has a fixed maximum supply (1,000,000,000 MPLX) with a circulating supply shown in public market snapshots (approximately 551,778,675 MPLX in the supplied data). Detailed premine, PIP or precise allocation percentages were not included in the supplied extracts. Organizationally, Metaplex operates with community-driven governance and coordinated support from the Metaplex Foundation, implying a hybrid governance posture where the foundation provides resources and stewardship while community processes and token-holder participation guide ecosystem decisions. Development activity—announcements like Genesis and Aura and ongoing monthly round-ups—indicates active product work and forward-looking initiatives that emphasize decentralization of indexing, tooling for token and NFT launches, and broader asset class support for the Solana ecosystem.",
  "methodology": "https://blockindex.ai/dscore",
  "classification": {
    "layer": "Layer 2",
    "isToken": true,
    "consensus": "N/A",
    "parentChain": "SOL"
  },
  "dScoreComponents": {
    "autonomy": 0,
    "ageHistory": 7,
    "governance": 25,
    "nodeDistribution": 0,
    "initialDistribution": 0
  },
  "decentralizationVerdict": "Centralized Leaning"
}