Solana NFT Trading Volume Declines Following y00ts Migration To Polygon
April 01 2023 - 08:21AM
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Solana has experienced a major decline in its NFTs trading volumes
following the massive migration of y00ts NFT collection to Polygon.
The process began earlier in the week and has seen more than 70% of
the NFT holders move to Polygon in the largest migration between
two blockchains. y00ts Migrates To Polygon Last
December, DeLabs Studios, the company behind y00ts and DeGods,
Solana’s flagship NFT collections, announced its intention to
migrate to Polygon and Ethereum, respectively. At the time,
the decision caused massive debate among holders as the collections
were seen as distinct to the Solana ecosystem. However, DeLabs
justified the action as a move towards making the collections the
biggest in the crypto industry. In order to encourage holders
to follow the migration process, DeLabs announced a full refund of
network costs within the first 24 hours. Furthermore, holders
received a reward of 5 USDC for each y00ts listed on Magic Eden and
not having to pay any transaction fees on the collection for a
month. Related Reading: Monero Price Stagnates, How Soon Will
It Cross This Obstacle? The migration was expected not to affect
the volumes on the Solana. However, the opposite has occurred in
recent days. According to data from Magic Eden and OpenSea, about
11,600 NFTs out of the 15,000 y00ts collection had been migrated to
Polygon. The floor price of 1.7 ETH represents about $36
million, making it the biggest migration of a collection of NFTs
between two blockchains. The context of the migration has
also come under scrutiny following news that Polygon paid $3
million grant to DeLabs Studio. However Rohun Vora, head of Delabs
refuted this claim by insisting that several major companies – like
Nike and Starbucks – have chosen Polygon. Related Reading:
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Why Solana Loses Ground In NFTs Race The migration of two of the
biggest NFT collections from Solana is a major turning point in the
NFTs war. Solana had previously been viewed by many crypto
enthusiasts as the most likely to dethrone Ethereum as the leading
NFT blockchain. Its low transaction fees and high scalability
had been tabled as an alternative to Ethereum but the awaited
flippening has yet to happen. This is because Solana has been
plagued by network outages, processing problems and technical
issues since its launch. In addition, the Solana Foundation
was heavily backed by FTX and Alameda Research. The bankruptcy of
the two entities has had a devastating effect on the blockchain and
investors have gradually left the ship. The development of
Layer-2 blockchains like Polygon and Arbitrium has made Ethereum
attractive as users can launch NFTs for low transaction fees.
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