11/ Check out the link below for the full blog post 🗞️👇

8/ In October @phantom launched a new feature for their mobile app enabling users to instantly mint photos and videos as Metaplex NFTs @Collector_Crypt is bringing Real World Assets to Solana via NFTs and recently partnered with @magiceden to drop 100 tokenized Pokemon cards

10/ October included exciting developments from creators - @Claynosaurz launched physical plushies, a new platform for holders, and their first cinematic trailer - @DegenApeAcademy released Higher Self aka v2 apes - @MadLadsNFT ’s parent company @xNFT_Backpack announced a new CEX

9/ Devs are experimenting with new use cases for cNFTs @solanaciv , a recent Solana hackathon winner, is building a fully on-chain strategy game that uses cNFTs for in-game assets And @tracedotfan is using cNFTs to deliver Formula 1 enthusiasts digital collectibles tied to races

7/ Two community Metaplex Improvement Proposals (MIPs) related to non-custodial edition sales and soulbound NFTs were submitted using the protocol’s decentralized governance process Make sure to follow @MetaplexFndn for more information

6/ The audit for spl-token 2022 support for Token Metadata, enabling token 2022 owned accounts to create Fungibles and NonFungibles was completed. Huge shoutout to @madshield_xyz for helping keep the ecosystem secure 🛡️

3/ In addition, ~165,000 unique wallets directly signed transactions with the protocol in October, with the majority coming from Metaplex’s Token Metadata program There were nearly 35 million transactions signed this month, the third highest month on record 🦾

4/ As of October, there are 9.1 million unique wallets that currently hold a Metaplex NFT, an increase of ~850k unique wallets month-over-month and the third largest monthly gain since the protocol’s inception

5/ In October, Metaplex released a new code repository for the Digital Asset Standard API (DAS API), which formally defines the interface for accessing NFT and token ownership data on Solana, supported by best-in-class SDKs and developer tools

2/ In October, creators and devs minted 16.6M NFTs with Metaplex, representing the highest figure since the protocol started and the sixth record breaking month in a row Over 109 million NFTs have been minted through Metaplex to-date, including almost 75M cNFTs 📈