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We are thrilled to announce ETH Genesis: the launch of our ETH Marketplace beta. With this expansion, we continue our cross-chain vision to serve the OG NFT ecosystem. You can now mint, buy, and sell NFTs across four chains on our platform across ETH, Bitcoin, Solana, and Polygon.We Will Be A Home For Creators On ETHWe know there's already a lot happening on Ethereum. Why is Magic Eden entering the space?&nbsp;The opportunity to enter ETH and support the most established and largest blockchain NFT ecosystem has been on our minds since we launched Magic Eden in 2021. Last August, we debuted our aggregator and Launchpad. Since then, we have helped launch 33 Ethereum collections who have raised over 12,000 ETH. We knew entering this market wouldn’t be easy, and our goal was to first learn more about the ETH ecosystem in order to plan a thoughtful marketplace entry.&nbsp;We’re finally ready to launch a dedicated marketplace, although we expect to eventually bring back the aggregator on top of our marketplace. Our value proposition is supporting creators. It's time the pendulum swung back to towards creators in the midst of heavy trader incentives and a race to zero on marketplace fees. We have sold out over 300 projects across chains and are trusted for our strategic guidance, distribution through our own and partner channels, as well as the ways we go above and beyond for our partners.Tangibly, here are ways Magic Eden hopes to support creators:<ul><li>Royalties on all native listings, including new &amp; existing collections&nbsp;</li><li>For a limited time, we will offer our 2% transaction fee to ETH Launchpad creator partners for 6 months</li><li>Agility to provide custom integrations and support for top collections looking for a new platform partner</li><li>Tools including BYOC (Bring Your Own Contract) that allow creators to use their own contract on our Launchpad. This means they can drive more distribution to their mint either solely on Launchpad, or have the mint run simultaneously on their and our platform.</li></ul>In-line with our entry to Polygon and Bitcoin, our approach has been to adopt the ethos of the blockchain’s stance on royalties while applying learnings from our royalties journey on Solana. On ETH, new collections that have launched with operator filter have royalties respected across major platforms. We will follow suit in respecting royalties on operator filter collections. For listings within our control (i.e. native on ME), we want to give all creators, the same treatment of respecting their royalties. Thus, we’ve decided that all creators launched pre and post-operation filter will have royalties respected on Magic Eden native listings.&nbsp;Our ETH RoadmapOver the next few months, we will be focused on:<ul><li>Improving our marketplace functionality: Today, our marketplace is in a MVP state. More to come.</li><li>Aggregation: For all listings that are not native to Magic Eden (aggregated listings), we are not able to control royalties on these listings and will also not be taking fees, so royalties for aggregated listings will be subject to approach from the listing’s native platform. The 2% marketplace fee offer for ETH Launchpad creators would also not apply to non-native listings.</li><li>NFT use cases beyond trading: Consider this some alpha 😉</li></ul>&nbsp;Thank you to 17 ETH Creator PartnersTo celebrate ETH Genesis, we are partnering with 17 ETH collections who will launch on Magic Eden throughout the month of April.Our partners include:<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/dd0b7763-a0cd-427b-561c-bc4f033ca800/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoNinja_NFT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CryptoNinja Holiday -in WAFUKU-</a>: A collaboration between CryptoNinja and WAFUKU, Japan's most famous project and largest NFT IP in Japan.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/0a8fb193-867b-4f85-5c78-f1f92fe24c00/auction"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/hashflow" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hashflow</a>: The Hashverse is the first-ever storyverse-driven, gamified governance platform. It aims to bring Web3 communities together to enjoy an immersive experience where users can complete quests and earn $HFT rewards while deciding the future of the protocol.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/a429889b-e3a4-4bbd-b360-ef1c48e3bc00/auction"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/realmhunterio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Realm Hunter</a>: Enter a captivating universe filled with magical creatures known as NBMons, just waiting to be discovered and bonded with. Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience a one-of-a-kind adventure - claim your Genesis Key to begin the hunt.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/edb4feae-1896-4b23-5bf1-554b38201400/auction"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/thespaceclub_" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Space Club</a>: A project designed to empower its holders by granting exclusive access to a powerful suite of cutting-edge analytical trading tools, DAPP and Metaverse gamification system.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/f73913fe-2e3c-4b8d-4369-114afb975b00/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/KaijuKingz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KaijuKingz</a>: A Web3 community centered around art, programming, gaming, and culture.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/6335d589-99ed-4bba-f3a9-5b54b3b79600/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/McPepes_AI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">McPepe's</a>: McPepe's has a vision to revolutionize the world of memes as we know it. This begins by bringing every possible variation of the legendary Pepe meme to the masses.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/9bcd702b-3598-4fd0-cda5-b86589474b00/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/subberxyz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subber</a>: Freakz are the collection of 10,000 hand-drawn PFPs of the Subber community. <img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/ae7445a3-a363-4ee6-d0ce-155e92f9c500/auction"><a href="https://twitter.com/DogeBlocky" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blocky Doge 3</a>: A PFP collection from BillyM2k, founder of doge coin.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/bb7e5733-9ffa-4367-2412-e0b026a4af00/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/buymagna" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Magna</a>: A 5,000-piece, free storytelling collection aimed at onboarding newbies into the web3 ecosystem.<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/6ba35f63-31eb-46c9-81e5-2d9251bc3b00/auction"><img><a href="https://twitter.com/ZTXofficial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ZTX</a>: ZTX is a metaverse platform empowering creators and communities to build, play and earn. ZTX will be releasing its first NFT collection called the ZTX Genesis Home, consisting of 4,000 bespoke 3D-rendered District Home NFTs -- immersive, customizable and multilayered in-game assets.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/4bbfc945-37e6-4d47-2cd0-d4340a2c0200/auction"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/playSHRAPNEL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shrapnel</a>: The first moddable extraction shooter built by a unique team of BAFTA &amp; Emmy Award-winning talent using UE5 and blockchain.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/584b1534-65a9-4f58-565c-03bd3e5bc100/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/1998_lain" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Serial Experiments Lain</a>: To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Serial Experiments Lain, a popular anime classic, Anime Metaverse is releasing Open Edition Digital Collectibles.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/056b2851-eba1-4131-0bab-1be0a1f61d00/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/shelbystardust" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code: Name Stardust</a>: An Open Edition and Burn Quest created by artist Shelby Stardust, telling the story of her character in the Sunderlands universe.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/f6ebd6cd-66d7-40d7-a768-5c7674e57b00/auction"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/FreckleTrivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Freckle Trivia</a>: The first P2E web3 game show with daily interactive game shows where you play to earn raffle tickets redeemable for prizes on their website!<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/51f375b2-b24c-4e3b-7953-59c5a656b000/auction"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/kriminalsNFT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kush Kriminals®</a>: A story-based digital collectible project written by Marvel &amp; DC writer Sam Humphries that features high-res 3d art, &amp; offers it’s holders lifetime discounts at select Cookies® cannabis locations.<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://imagedelivery.net/E-VnZk4fwouzlzwX_qz4fg/9466056a-14bc-4fdc-e149-69b64fd05700/public"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/SparkadiaGG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sparkball</a>: Welcome to Sparkadia, a new ecosystem of games featuring whimsical characters, a lighthearted ‘cozy-cosmic’ world, and best of all, super fun gameplay experiences.<a href="https://twitter.com/AbyssWorldHQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Abyss World</a>: The Abyss World is an Open-world Action-RPG with a dark fantasy theme. Players will explore the vast Nordinian realm, uncovering the secrets of the "old tide".&nbsp;&nbsp;We Look Forward To Helping All Creators Explore OrdinalsLast week, we added Bitcoin by welcoming ordinals to Magic Eden. We believe there is great synergy between the Bitcoin and ETH ecosystems. Since our Ordinals launch, we’ve received an overwhelming positive response, especially from folks in the ETH ecosystem. We believe the opportunity to provide a frictionless user experience from Bitcoin to ETH and cross-pollinate across our four supported blockchains is stronger than ever.As of early April, Magic Eden will have a dedicated Launchpad and core secondary market on all four chains (Solana, Polygon, Bitcoin, and Ethereum). We know many Ethereum collections are also interested in other chain expansion including Polygon and Solana, and look forward to helping creators engage more audiences.&nbsp;A Final NoteMagic Eden was born in the bull market in late 2021 but learned how to fight and grow throughout the bear. Growing on Ethereum is going to be a long journey ahead, but we're eager to show the market why we're different. We remain hungry and look forward to showing you why Magic Eden is different and built to last.&nbsp;Follow us on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/meonethereum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MEonEthereum</a> for regular updates and news.

Ethereum is now Magic Eden's fourth supported chain. We are proud to partner closely with 17 creators to launch their collections this month.

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Announcing: Magic Eden ETH Marketplace & Our 17 Launch Partners

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Where were you fifteen years ago? Somewhere in the distance in 2008, a mysterious figure by the name of Satoshi Nakomoto changed the world by creating Bitcoin. Bitcoin, the grandfather of all blockchains, created the foundations of a public decentralized protocol that could facilitate transactions. Through a grand butterfly effect and series of events, his actions led to the monumental growth of blockchains overall and ultimately this led to the very possibility of Magic Eden.With great respect to the origins of web3, we are thrilled to announce the launch of&nbsp;<a href="http://magiceden.io/ordinals">our latest supported chain on Magic Eden - Bitcoin</a>. As the most original, decentralized, and biggest blockchain in the world, Bitcoin represents an opportunity to build a unique marketplace where folks can trade true, immutable collectibles, something that was inconceivable until the release of Ordinal Theory.&nbsp;Just as we have expanded into other chains, we now aim to bring our expertise in building marketplaces to the nascent, yet flourishing Ordinals ecosystem. By doing so, we're honoring the culture of Bitcoin by providing the first audited marketplace and our winning user experience to collectible lovers. &nbsp;Why Bitcoin?At Magic Eden, innovation is an integral part of the foundation we’re built upon. As a result, we paid close attention to the release of Ordinal Theory and the lightning pace of adoption that soon followed.&nbsp;We are starting on this journey by creating a Bitcoin marketplace that showcases the purest form of collectibles, ones that are truly immutable and that will exist on satoshis forever. Our aim is to empower creators and collectors, providing them with the tools and infrastructure they need to succeed. Our marketplace was built within a month, culminating in a hackathon in California with over a dozen devs. We’ve loved every step of the journey.&nbsp;Our decision to support Bitcoin is driven by several key factors:Getting back to our roots and exploring emerging markets:&nbsp;As the original and most prominent blockchain, Bitcoin holds a unique place in the hearts of many. We are the first major marketplace on Bitcoin and are excited to be in another pre-product market fit environment where we can learn and iterate quickly and support an emerging market. It reminds us of our early days on Solana, of finding something really special and growing an ecosystem alongside creators and collectors.Delivering the best marketplace experience on chain:&nbsp;Creating a marketplace on Bitcoin challenges the status quo and showcases our ability to overcome technical barriers. Now you can easily buy, sell, list, and bid on collectibles with our familiar and intuitive interface on our platform.&nbsp;<ul><li>Wallets partners:&nbsp;We’re excited to partner with Hiro and Xverse to bring a familiar wallet transaction experience onto the marketplace.</li><li>Wen Launchpad? While we’re launching with a secondary collectibles platform, we have already been met with enormous demand to provide a Launchpad to deliver inscription services directly to creators. We are thinking through the best approach to this and will share more to come.</li><li>Royalties?&nbsp;We spent a lot of time on how to handle royalties in this new ecosystem where there is very little tooling and no secure and trustless enforcement solutions. With no royalty standard today, we have decided to launch on Bitcoin without royalty support for now. We believe that this is most in-line with the ethos of the ecosystem, and despite this, we are actively looking into the development of an on-chain, permissionless royalty standard and are committed to working with creators and the greater community.&nbsp;</li></ul>Continuing our multichain journey:&nbsp;By this point, we are no stranger to chain expansion. We’ve built marketplaces on Solana, Polygon, and are re-planning a more concerted entry into Ethereum. We’re excited to apply our learnings to the Bitcoin ecosystem and create cross pollination across chains.Supporting the Bitcoin culture:&nbsp;By building on Bitcoin, we contribute to the culture of trust, security, and decentralization that is synonymous with the blockchain. This move aligns with our mission to promote the benefits of collectibles and blockchain technology while remaining true to the principles that underpin the technology. To help push the ordinal ecosystem forward, we also plan to open source key pieces of our marketplace infrastructure in the near future. We want to do our part and share the discoveries we’ve made to help this space flourish.&nbsp;Join us on this exciting journey, as we continue to break down barriers and redefine the NFT landscape. We invite you to&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/meonbtc">follow our new Bitcoin handle on Twitter</a> and email to stay up to date with our latest developments.&nbsp;<a href="http://magiceden.io/ordinals">See you on our Bitcoin marketplace.</a>&nbsp;

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Bitcoin marketplace, offering our familiar user experience and the first audited, secure marketplace for Ordinals

Welcoming Our Bitcoin Marketplace on Magic Eden

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&nbsp;&nbsp;In the&nbsp;<a href="https://eng.magiceden.dev/scaling-magic-eden-part-1">last post</a> we discussed motivations and options for running your own indexer for Solana.&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.solana.com/developing/plugins/geyser-plugins">Geyser</a> has emerged as a popular mechanism for indexing on Solana, and has dramatically improved our site reliability and speed - becoming almost 30x faster from chain-to-site!&nbsp;&nbsp; Solana Validators&nbsp; &nbsp;Solana validators are nodes in the network responsible for verifying transactions and maintaining the blockchain's integrity. They perform critical functions such as participating in the network's consensus algorithm, providing RPC (Remote Procedure Call) endpoints, and staking SOL tokens to secure the network. Validators play a crucial role in ensuring the network's stability and security by continuously monitoring the blockchain and ensuring that it remains in consensus.&nbsp;Solana validators run on beefy hardware in order to keep up with the network’s high throughput. They require at least 12 CPU cores, 128GB of RAM, and an SSD hard drive with a minimum capacity of 1.5TB, to ensure fast transaction processing and participation in the consensus algorithm. These requirements contribute to the platform's high-performance capabilities and ability to handle a large volume of transactions efficiently.In comparison, the typical hardware requirements for an Ethereum node are much lower, with a minimum of 4 CPU cores, 4-8GB of RAM, and an SSD hard drive with a minimum capacity of 256GB. However, the exact specifications can vary depending on the specific use case and the network's current state.&nbsp;What is Geyser?&nbsp;&nbsp;Geyser,&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/solana-labs/solana/pull/20047">introduced in September 2021</a>, is a validator plugin mechanism through which the information about accounts, slots, blocks, and transactions can be transmitted to an external sink. Common sinks include external data stores such as relational databases, NoSQL databases or Kafka.&nbsp;While it requires running your own validator, the Geyser interface allows you to open up the fire-hose of all updates on Solana.&nbsp;This beats fetching data from RPC by orders of magnitude, in part because there is no need for egress from your backend’s network! Geyser enables you to dump updates wherever they need to go, without the unnecessary network overhead.&nbsp;Account updates are of particular interest to us, because they are not performantly accessible via RPC. The&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.rs/solana-geyser-plugin-interface/latest/solana_geyser_plugin_interface/geyser_plugin_interface/trait.GeyserPlugin.html#method.update_slot_status">Geyser interface</a> includes a method you can implement called&nbsp;update_account. This method is called for each updated account, along with metadata like slot and whether the update came from the validator’s snapshot, or a recent on-chain update.&nbsp;<figure class="table" style="float:left;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#333333;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;fn&nbsp;update_account( &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &amp;mut&nbsp;self, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; account: ReplicaAccountInfoVersions, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; slot:&nbsp;u64, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is_startup:&nbsp;bool, &nbsp; &nbsp; ) -&gt;&nbsp;Result&lt;()&gt;</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Geyser Considerations&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Running a Validator&nbsp;Running your own validator is the most operationally complex part of setting up Geyser-based indexing. It’s gotten easier over the years, with a<a href="https://discord.com/channels/428295358100013066/837340113067049050"> strong community of validators on Discord</a> and increasingly stable releases from the Solana Foundation.&nbsp;As we discussed, running a full voting Solana Validator&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.solana.com/running-validator/validator-reqs">requires some hefty hardware</a>. If you’d like to operate your validator as an RPC node (serving read/write requests to the network), bump those specs to 256GB RAM with 16 cores. Most dApp teams are not in a position to conveniently run bare-metal, and the network cost to pipe data can be exorbitant.&nbsp;Fortunately for us - Geyser-only validators have lower hardware requirements compared to voting or RPC nodes, which makes them more manageable to operate on cloud computing platforms such as AWS or GCP.We’ll go over our validator setup in detail in a later post.&nbsp; &nbsp;Handling Throughput&nbsp;&nbsp;Ingesting all accounts provided through&nbsp;update_account&nbsp;would result in thousands of updates per second. Scaling a data-sink to this amount of throughput is unnecessary for most dApps, as most only care about a small subset of on-chain programs. Implementing a set of account filters in your plugin is recommended in order to reduce your egress.The Solana Labs Postgres Plugin has an&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-accountsdb-plugin-postgres">AccountSelector</a> which provides a great example of flexible account filtering:&nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fH_uxl6j0zfuSz7LVvlPLrI2ueXUEV8UMD7jDFtJi2C7Iz86K5obu0oKWvPPmlmPJ5Y5f1wI6L23B3aw6iRbmQqfPxYFGoCvi1UYu3eDZjS8TFuCGvjeYnryhFU2mK9EJKsmr0inacQdVMlxBAsIkSE">&nbsp;It's worth noting that the configuration is loaded during validator startup, and any changes to the configuration require a restart of the validator. This restart can take up to an hour, which can be inconvenient if the configuration is updated frequently. To avoid this downtime and maintain flexibility with your configuration, incorporating configuration hot-reload into your plugin is recommended. &nbsp;Some implementations (like&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/holaplex/indexer-geyser-plugin">Holaplex’s plugin</a>) provide additional flexibility by fetching detailed configuration (like a<a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/solana-labs/token-list/main/src/tokens/solana.tokenlist.json"> token whitelist</a>) from an external server at startup.&nbsp;&nbsp;Commitment Status&nbsp; &nbsp;Solana has 3 states for a slot:&nbsp;&nbsp;Processed -&nbsp;The highest slot of the heaviest fork processed by the node. Ledger state at this slot is not derived from a confirmed or finalized block, but if multiple forks are present, is from the fork the validator believes is most likely to finalize.&nbsp;Confirmed -&nbsp;Block has received a super-majority of ledger votes.&nbsp;&nbsp;Finalized (Rooted) -&nbsp;Block has become a root of the chain, meaning all branches on the network are descended from this block.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fwwC_D_MdWiGvk0dbrWPHaQfYHhFkCh_sGbpsEPPQOWIjiqLWxV8xhCs0uLvBRhyVYTnqXO7bRkzTpsVfla-Fyjj6xU4smWA1FdT6W9ZRCmN-x5qjcBWbPY8KJ9T5oi-PhKKaU59EIj1sDwWS0qpa3M">&nbsp;Geyser emits account and transaction updates as soon as they are processed, which is beneficial for end-to-end indexing speed. However, there is a small chance (5-10%) that a processed slot may be&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.solana.com/terminology#skipped-slot">skipped</a>, so it's essential for data sinks to be aware of this and handle it appropriately.There's a trade-off to consider here - waiting for a block to be finalized before displaying the updated state to a user can result in a delay of up to 30 seconds behind the chain, while displaying new state at confirmed may only delay it by a few seconds once a transaction has been submitted to the network, with a negligible chance of being reverted.&nbsp; <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5hsb-n75-7MjCv2MMdVYRhRzlwygFOV1I0t4nTKJIdMAGBbcl9bAGfJkd8qDzLTm07pr-96BwWAk39XFfUSJd2BbOqn6ldNyESi3pUC5xVVPLCSR-4ekjYNL1cl8oK5ZePSY_fFXzvYja9dIZTofeU"> &nbsp;We’ll go over our chosen solution for handling commitment status in a following post.&nbsp; &nbsp;Transactions Handling Considerations&nbsp;In addition to the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.rs/solana-geyser-plugin-interface/latest/solana_geyser_plugin_interface/geyser_plugin_interface/trait.GeyserPlugin.html#method.update_account">account_update</a>&nbsp;method, Geyser also provides a&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.rs/solana-geyser-plugin-interface/latest/solana_geyser_plugin_interface/geyser_plugin_interface/trait.GeyserPlugin.html#method.notify_transaction">notify_transaction</a>, which similarly signals a new processed transaction. This can be quite useful if you’d like to fully remove your dependencies from RPC providers - with account state and transactions, you have all the information you need to power any read-dApp you’d need to build (beyond actually broadcasting transactions to the network).&nbsp;This may not be as critical as ingesting account state from Geyser however, since your backend can use any RPC provider’s&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.solana.com/api/websocket#blocksubscribe">Subscription Websocket API</a> to subscribe for new blocks, without placing additional reliability concerns / load on your account-indexing infrastructure.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Popular open source Geyser Plugins&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-accountsdb-plugin-postgres">Solana Labs Postgres Plugin</a>&nbsp;This plugin was the original proof-of-concept built by the Solana Labs team and writes transactions, account/block/slot updates directly to Postgres.&nbsp;It showcases some good examples on filtering down transactions / accounts based on configuration mounted to the validator. There’s also functionality to store&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-accountsdb-plugin-postgres#capture-historical-account-data">historic account data</a> in Postgres, allowing for lookback on older values of accounts.&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/Blockdaemon/solana-accountsdb-plugin-kafka">Blockdaemon Kafka Plugin&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;This plugin is a great example of writing account updates to Kafka. It uses the&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/confluentinc/librdkafka">librdkafka</a> library to&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/Blockdaemon/solana-accountsdb-plugin-kafka#buffering">buffer Kafka events</a>, which can be quite useful when Kafka is experiencing temporary issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;Writing to a message broker like Kafka decouples your validator from your indexers, allowing for:&nbsp;<ol><li>Better performance&nbsp;- Geyser will not be blocked by how quickly we can index updates</li><li>Increase Reliability - Message consumer can handle database failures downstream&nbsp;</li><li>Throttling - Can smooth out large bursts of messages in times of high TPS load &nbsp;</li></ol><a href="https://github.com/ckamm/solana-accountsdb-connector">Mango GRPC Stream</a>One of the more mature open-source plugins. This runs a GRPC server and streams updates to any consumer that connects.&nbsp;It also comes with stateless “connectors” that will startup and subscribe for updates from Geyser based on connector-specific configuration, deserialize account data and write to a table of your choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/holaplex/indexer-geyser-plugin">Holaplex RabbitMq&nbsp;</a>Another great example of writing to a message broker.&nbsp;This comes with additional flavors of filters for accounts like owners, account public keys, token mint addresses, and validator startup messages (which make it easy to backfill a new set of accounts to your database)&nbsp; &nbsp;Conclusion &nbsp;In conclusion - Geyser is a powerful tool for your indexing infrastructure to allow your dApps to be as fast and performant as possible. In our next post - we’ll dive deeper into how we integrated Geyser into our backend.&nbsp; &nbsp;

In the last post we discussed motivations and options for running your own indexer for Solana. 

Geyser has emerged as a popular mechanism for indexing on Solana, and has dramatically improved our site reliability and speed - becoming almost 30x faster from chain-to-site!  

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We're excited to announce our partnership with <a href="https://polkastarter.gg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Polkastarter Gaming</a>, the pioneering web3 gaming platform to create a more vibrant and inclusive gaming ecosystem. By working together, we will elevate the quality of support we offer projects featured on our marketplace and launchpad through Polkastarter Gaming’s expertise in content creation across socials, shining a spotlight on high-quality web3 games and providing gamers with more opportunities to explore and enjoy new titles.Our platform features over 16,000 collections showcasing a diverse range of NFTs that appeal to a broad audience. Given the decentralized nature of web3, it’s also hard to keep up with NFT projects, including games. There is a lack of platforms where games can provide the content they want to get out to the world. Users have to search far and wide to find information hidden across Twitter, Discord channels, and websites. Our partnership with Polkastarter Gaming enables us to highlight and showcase quality web3 gaming projects together.&nbsp;Chris Akhavan, Chief Gaming Officer at Magic Eden, had the following comment regarding the announcement: “The quality of Polkastarter’s news and reviews really help put a spotlight on the best web3 games in the ecosystem. We are excited to syndicate their content on Magic Eden to help drive discovery to the web3 games we are working with!”Through this partnership, projects on our launchpad can tap into Polkastarter Gaming’s community and benefit from direct support on content creation as well as valuable insights on navigating the web3 gaming space. We're excited to work with an innovative platform that places game discovery, reviews, guides, news, and quests at the center of the web3 gaming industry.Omar Ghanem, the Head of Polkastarter Gaming, shared his thoughts on the partnership with Magic Eden: "We’re super excited to help onboard magic eden’s community into web3 gaming through our content &amp; game discovery platform to support their future game launches &amp; showcase the top web3 games in the space!"Together, we're creating a new era of gaming that's accessible, inclusive, and rewarding for gamers, developers, and creators. Users can expect to see our existing and upcoming gaming launchpad projects showcased on Polkastarter Gaming’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/polkastartergaming">Twitch&nbsp;</a>channel, along with unbiased reviews in both written and video form. We're excited to embark on this journey with our partners and look forward to creating amazing gaming experiences for our users.Stay tuned for more updates on this partnership and the exciting developments that we will bring to the web3 gaming world! &nbsp;

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Polkastarter Gaming Partners with Magic Eden for the Future of Web3 Gaming

This blog is a short introduction of our 11 first investees for Magic Eden Ventures!Today, we're delighted to share that <a href="http://magiceden.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Magic Eden</a> Ventures has invested in our first 11 games. Since Magic Eden Ventures launched in July 2022, our dedicated gaming team has been working closely with innovative game studios with long-term vision in web3 gaming. The eleven studios range from web3 native developers to studios from traditional gaming backgrounds.&nbsp;By forming partnerships with game studios, Magic Eden helps games launch NFT projects, acquire and engage users for their games, and support gaming infrastructure via in-game marketplaces. Magic Eden’s full suite of creator products and services can enable games’ monetization and engagement across the web3 ecosystem.&nbsp;&nbsp;We have helped create visibility for games through its <a href="http://magiceden.io/launchpad" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Launchpad</a> product, which has championed success for over 60 games’ mint launches across Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon. With 1.5M daily user sessions and average user sessions of 15 minutes, Magic Eden offers unparalleled exposure to gaming partners. Given its on-platform engagement, Magic Eden has also begun working with games post-mint to pilot rewards tokens on its Rewards Hub that will allow game developers to engage with new and existing users. Beyond supporting games’ monetization and engagement, Magic Eden also supports games’ infrastructure. When games become playable, game developers can power their own in-game marketplaces using Magic Eden’s APIs, enabling users to transact on digital collectibles without leaving the ecosystem of the game.&nbsp;Enough about us…here are our first 11 Magic Eden Venture game partners!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1461428296927760384/1667944284/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://www.blockstars.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blockstars</a>Blockstars is a deeply immersive and highly engaging management simulation game with a music theme. Designed to be played over many years, players take on the role of a music industry manager, collect Blockstars (rockstars on the blockchain!) with a range of unique skills, combine them into bands, level up their abilities, write, record and release singles and albums and compete with other players in the music charts. Earn enough, and launch your own record label!&nbsp;Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/blockstarsgame">https://twitter.com/blockstarsgame</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/435077538/1660062849/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://www.br1game.com/ " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bravo Ready/BR1:INFINITE</a>Bravo Ready is a two-game studio. In addition to producing games like BR1:INFINITE &amp; Mini Arena, BRAVO READY offers a range of products &amp; services on the infrastructure side of our businesses. Licensing our risk-based &amp; win-to-earn IP, White labeling our games, tools, and go to market strategy for other games. We invented the concept of&nbsp; 'Kill-to-Earn' and 'Pay-to-spawn' and are a first mover in the world of risk-based video games.&nbsp;Our flagship AAA game, BR1:INFINITE, is the world's first risk-based shooter where gamers pay-to-spawn and kill-to-earn. For every player you kill, you earn the greater of 10% of a player's earnings or $1 - all paid &amp; measured in USD.&nbsp;Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/BR1INFINITE">https://twitter.com/BR1INFINITE</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/866724896553836544/1644269371/1080x360"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/bunchverse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bunch</a>Bunch is a lightweight digital world built around communication. Backed by game developers like Supercell, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, Bunch aims to become the place where teens spend time together online. The company plans to introduce its mainstream audience to blockchain via collectibles, and enabling marketplace activity through integrations with partners like Magic Eden.Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bunchverse">https://twitter.com/bunchverse</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1489051583442604032/1665870205/1080x360"></figure><a href="https://www.epicleague.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Epic League / Dark Throne</a>Epic League is a GameFi service platform developed by a group of game enthusiasts with over 200 years of combined experience in the world's leading gaming companies. By developing a blockchain-based game environment and connecting players, we provide players with a breakthrough gaming experience. Epic League's first game series, DARK THRONE is live now via mobile (iOS, Android), PC, and WebG. It has shown 23% retention rate in D+30 and 4.5 star ratings in both Android and iOS app stores. Also, There will be two more games to be released in 2023, Twilight Fantasy and Space Monsters.Twitter:&nbsp; <a href="https://twitter.com/epicleagueteam">https://twitter.com/epicleagueteam</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1465037966338895872/1655708461/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://guide.honey.land" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Honeyland</a>AAA play and own casual-strategy game for Android/iOS.&nbsp;Honeyland is a mobile-first blockchain strategy game where players assume the role of a Beekeeper to manage their colony of Bees and Lands.&nbsp;Playable game has been in testing since November with their community.&nbsp;Team has an expertise in mobile user-acquisition, having built tech platforms and campaigns that drove millions of users for King, Zynga, Gree, and many others and exclusive relationships with OEMS (e.g. Samsung partnership with more to come).Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/HoneylandGameFi">https://twitter.com/HoneylandGameFi</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1451135387963957249/1660131943/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://home.panzerdogs.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucky Kat / Panzerdogs</a>Lucky Kat is an award winning game studio from the Netherlands that has amassed over 200 million downloads on the app store. Its vision is to onboard the next billion web2 users through gameplay-first experiences.&nbsp;Its first released web3 game is called Panzerdogs: a play &amp; earn PVP tank brawler. The game has been recently soft launched in various countries on iOS and Android and already has seen over 50,000 users in a short period of time. At the same time, Lucky Kat is working on its second title, Cosmocadia, a collaborative community-based game where people build their dream island. It will soon release its initial genesis collection on Sui.Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/panzerdogs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/panzerdogs</a>&nbsp;Moonveil Entertainment [STEALTH]Moonveil Entertainment is a new web 3 game studio that aspires to deliver the most player-devoted game by effectively leveraging web 3 features. Moonveil’s team is comprised of top-tier game producers with soild gaming industry background and experience including League of Legends, Team Fight Tactics, and Minecraft etc).&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:86.85%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1535158136453349376/1675659734/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://www.neowiz.com/neowiz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Neowiz / Intella X</a><a href="https://intellax.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Intella X</a> is the next generation of Web3 gaming platform that is committed to establishing a new benchmark for game platform providers in Web3. With its proprietary platform services, unique service protocol that perpetually rewards both game developers and gamers, and exclusive protocol that redistributes shares of its revenue back to the stakeholders of the ecosystem, Intella X has set its journey on redefining blockchain gaming and the widespread adoption of Web3.Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamIntella" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/TeamIntella</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/52453491/1673352997/1080x360"></figure><a href="https://matchday.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Play Time / Matchday</a>Collect. Play. Trade. Matchday builds games for football's 5B fans, featuring thousands of officially licensed footballers and tournaments like the FIFA World Cup. Build squads of your favorite footballers to compete in any Matchday game. And since Matchday is powered by the blockchain, you truly own your squad.Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/matchday">https://twitter.com/matchday</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1472784527752044546/1643250015/1080x360"></figure><a href="http://www.stellafantasy.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ring Games / Stella Fantasy</a>Stella Fantasy is a high-quality character collectible Web3 ARPG to conquer the Abyss Rift, gather, craft, and fight in an Anime-inspired world.You can build and trade kawaii Waifu characters and epic weapons.Stella Fantasy will be globally launched in 2023 and please join now for our communities;Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rStellaFantasy " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/rStellaFantasy&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1490819298473951238/1644412875/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://twitter.com/Strider_DAO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Strider</a>Strider is a Collaborative Storytelling platform that brings creative communities and fans together to co-create, invest in and develop new worlds and entertainment products with the Community.&nbsp;Founded by games industry veterans Andrew Green (a16z, TinyCo, EA), Michael Brozman (EA, Jam City, Kabam), Michael Cala (Rockstar Games, Square-Enix) and Nick Braccia (Westworld, Watchmen).Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Strider_DAO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/Strider_DAO</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/1429864879133847556/1668818194/1500x500" alt="Image"></figure><a href="https://playrooniverse.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">XP Foundry / Rooniverse</a>Rooniverse, a F2P Hyper-Royale Mobile Game developed by XP Foundry, is releasing its Alpha build mid-February. The Alpha includes two game modes, custom lobbies, player accounts with battle pass progression, a soft currency, and an exclusive cosmetics store. The soft launch will include community tournaments, weekly leaderboard races, and competitions with partners such as YGG SEA, Snack Club, and Degen Legends. In lieu with this, XP Foundry will open its next round of seed funding at the end of Q1.Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/playrooniverse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/playrooniverse</a>&nbsp;

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