Metaplex
Create fungible tokens and NFTs on X1
The Metaplex Protocol is a decentralized protocol for Solana and the SVM ecosystem, designed to facilitate the creation, sale, and management of digital assets.
It is the preferred platform for digital asset creation and management on X1, offering tools and standards for developers, creators and businesses to build decentralized applications.
Known for powering digital assets including NFTs, fungible tokens, RWAs, gaming assets, DePIN assets and more, Metaplex is one of the most widely used blockchain protocols and developer platforms, with over 880M assets minted for a total transaction value of $9.8B (as of April 2025).
Products deployed
This is a Summary of all the products deployed on X1
Product
Description
The Token Metadata program supports a wide array of Token Standards depending on the requirements of the creator. It’s the defacto standard for Fungible Tokens
The most programmatic standard for NFTs powering the next generation of digital assets
The simplest way to deploy and launch NFT collections on the SVM. It works both with Token Metadata and Core NFTs
Products
Metaplex Token Metadata
The Metaplex Token Metadata Program is the de facto standard Fungible Tokens on Solana and across all SVMs offering the widest level of support by SVM dApps and protocols. It is built on the SPL-Token and SPL-Token-2022 token programs.
The Token Metadata program supports a wide array of Token Standards depending on the requirements of the creator.
Fungible Tokens
Metadata can easily be attached to SPL-Tokens using the Token Metadata program to make Fungible or Semi-Fungible tokens. The Token Metadata program attaches a Metadata account to tokens to make them recognized and readable across dApps, protocols and explorers.
Non-Fungible Tokens
Token Metadata offers a basic standard for supporting non-fungible digital assets, allowing users to create onchain art, PFPs, or other singular assets. It supports common functionality such as delegation, sales, owned escrow (e.g. ERC-6551 equivalent) and more.
Programmable Non-Fungible Tokens
All of the same functionality of Non-Fungible Tokens with additional programmability and royalty enforcement. Programmable NFTs support attaching a ruleset to an NFT that can prevent the asset from being sold or delegated to malicious platforms, marketplaces that don’t support royalties, and more.
Editions
Token Metadata also includes the ability to print editions, commonly used for 1/1 or prints of artwork. The protocol utilizes a Master Edition NFT that can have derivative artworks printed off as numbered edition copies.
More information and details on developing with Token Metadata can be found below:
Documentation: https://developers.metaplex.com/token-metadata
Javascript Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@metaplex-foundation/mpl-token-metadata
Metaplex Core
Metaplex Core is the most programmatic standard for NFTs powering the next generation of digital assets on X1. It’s already been adopted by all major dApps and protocols for creating the next wave of NFTs. Metaplex Core offers all of the functionality of the previous Token Metadata standard and more, all while improving efficiency and cost by an order of magnitude.
Core supports the same features as Token Metadata such as Editions and Royalties enforcement, while also enabling new functionality through its novel Plugin system. The Plugin system creates a common interface that allows additional features to be added to an asset dynamically, even going so far as to allow third party integrations installed directly to NFTs. Popular plugins include Royalty, Attributes, Autograph, and more!
The Core protocol utilizes a single account design that allows it to achieve the smallest onchain footprint, reducing the overall rent cost to the smallest possible amount. This compact, single account also allows the protocol to abstract away many of the complexities of SVM by utilizing its advanced Plugin system, allowing users to have all of the flexibility of a custom protocol without having to develop a new program.
More information and details on developing with Token Metadata can be found below:
Documentation: https://developers.metaplex.com/core
Javascript Package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@metaplex-foundation/mpl-core
Rust Crate: https://docs.rs/mpl-core/latest/mpl_core/
Metaplex Candy Machine
The Metaplex Candy Machine protocol is the simplest way to deploy and launch NFT collections on the SVM. It works by deploying a lazy-minting protocol that stores the asset data for an entire collection and allows minters to mint assets from the collection. Candy Machine supports a wide array of “Guards” which offer a range of conditions that must first be met in order to mint an asset from the collection.
Popular Guards include Sol Payment, which represents the sale price; Token Gate, which can be used to gate the collection to an allowlist token mint; Token Payment, which allows payment in a custom token of the creator’s choosing; Start Date, which establishes the start time of the sale. Candy Machine currently supports over 20 guards with more being added regularly!
More information and details on launching with Candy Machine can be found below:
Candy Machine for Token Metadata: https://developers.metaplex.com/candy-machine
Candy Machine for Core: https://developers.metaplex.com/core-candy-machine
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