1/ Metaplex June Round-up TLDR: • 1M+ fungible tokens created amidst Solana launchpad wars • $1.7M in protocol fees, $1.1M used to buy back 1% of $MPLX supply for the Metaplex DAO • $MPLX listed on @binance Alpha and @bitgetglobal Onchain • New Metaplex CLI launched in beta

2/+1M tokens were created amid Solana launchpad wars with apps like @pumpdotfun, @bonk_fun, @RaydiumProtocol, @jup_studio, @launchcoin, @timedotfun, and others using Metaplex. Metaplex continues to lead tokenization on Solana in memecoins, gaming, RWAs, and consumer apps.

3/ Core adoption continued with nearly 3M total assets minted to date. Over 193K new Core assets were minted in June, driving use cases in gaming, social, and loyalty applications.

4/ Protocol fees reached ~$1.7M (11,124 SOL) in June. ~$1.1M (6,740 SOL) was used to buy back 8.6M $MPLX (~1% of total supply) for the Metaplex DAO, the second-largest buyback to date in terms of $MPLX purchased.

5/ Metaplex CLI launched in public beta. The new CLI makes it faster than ever to mint, manage, and build with tokens, NFTs, collections, and wallets, all from your terminal.

7/ Metaplex Earn Season 2 wrapped up: • $1.5M+ in $MPLX and partner rewards distributed • $130K+ in DEX trading fees generated • Metaplex DAO now voting on Season 3 to deepen liquidity and launch $MPLX lending via @KaminoFinance

8/ Metaplex DAO Grants. Cohort 1 completed: $160K funded to 12 grantees building with Core and 404. Teams like @verxioprotocol, @publique_world, @FaenoraVerse, @SILICONS_CAW, @nomadz_co, and @RubiansVR received Metaplex DAO grants.

9/ Highlights: • $MPLX listed on @binance Alpha and @bitgetglobal Onchain with trading competitions • @meta_hess spoke at @Permissionless NYC alongside @ShelbyServes, @Aptos, @StoryProtocol & @soon_svm on decentralized infrastructure and scaling storage

10/ Application Ecosystem: • @Chain_GPT integrated Core for AI-powered NFT minting • @solana AppKit for mobile launched with native Metaplex support • @PipeNetwork held its token sale via @CoinList • @sendaifun agents now launch tokens via @RaydiumProtocol

11/ Creator Ecosystem: • @phygitals airdropping 100K+ tokenized Pokémon cards powered by Metaplex • @Claynosaurz partnering with Mediawan to expand to TV • @player2accepted launched 'Players' NFT collection • @TheBonkGames launched survival gaming ecosystem using Metaplex