Metaplex
NFTs · Collectibles and Digital GoodsToken Transparency Filing
Project & Team
Description of Project
Provide a narrative description of the purpose of the project.
Metaplex is the leading tokenization platform on Solana, with more than 1 billion assets created and $13.5 billion of transaction value. It offers asset issuers, traders, developers, and agents an end-to-end platform for launching, discovering, and trading tokens and NFTs on Solana.
Known Project Team
For each existing entity, list key team members with full name, official title, and prior experience. Explicitly mark non-existent entities.
Foundation
Full Name | Official Title | Prior Experience |
|---|---|---|
Stephen Hess | Director & Founder | Previously Head of Product at Solana Labs and Director of Product at Omada Health, with over 15 years working in product, design and engineering roles in early stage technology startups in Silicon Valley. Studied Symbolic Systems at Stanford. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephennhess |
Atis Lertvilai | Director | Atis spent seven years at Shopee, where he held commercial leadership roles across FMCG and consumer electronics categories. He oversaw Retail and Fulfillment businesses generating hundreds of millions of dollars in annual GMV and worked closely with leading global brands to drive growth, profitability, and strategic initiatives. https://www.linkedin.com/in/atis-lertvilai-50434985/ |
Eduardo D’Angelo P Silva | Director | Accredited Director and a member of the Cayman Islands Directors Association and the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands. He has been actively involved in representing the Cayman Islands financial industry, previously serving as president of the Cayman Islands Bankers Association, chairman of Cayman Finance and as Honorary Consul of Brazil in the Cayman Islands. https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardodpsilva/ |
Joanna Powery-Adam | Director | Independent director providing governance oversight in the digital assets space. Experienced team leader in corporate governance and administration in the Cayman Islands. |
Mackenzie Hom | President | 12 years serving as an operator, investor, and advisor to technology and financial services companies. Prior to Metaplex, Mack spent eight years in traditional finance in special situations investing and investment banking roles at Siguler Guff, RBC Capital Markets, and PIMCO. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenzie-h-1aaa9957/ |
Nhan Phan | CTO | Prior to Metaplex, Nhan spent 15 years in ad tech, big data and 3D printing, holding executive and leadership roles at public companies and startups that exited, including Snap, Rubicon Project/Magnite, Carbon and Metamarkets. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhan-phan-a20a348 |
Brian Grace | General Counsel | 10+ years serving as a legal advisor to emerging technology companies, with specialization in blockchain, defi and intellectual property. Prior to Metaplex, spent 7 years in private practice at Waymaker LLP where he represented prominent tech and crypto companies in high-stakes litigation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-grace-52756283 |
Blockworks note: Labs/DevCo
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DAO Structure
Describe DAO governance, powers, economic rights, and control surfaces. If no DAO exists, state so and still address current tokenholder governance rights and economic arrangements.
- (a) IP ownership & control — State what IP the DAO owns or controls (e.g., codebases/repos, trademarks/brands). Note any license if relevant.
- (b) Contract/admin powers — List on-chain or administrative authorities and limits: pause/upgrade roles, governance-executor authorities, and the method of authority for each.
- (c) Locked-token rights (conditional) — If locking/staking for additional rights exists, explain the additional rights and what tokenholders can and cannot decide. If no locking mechanism exists, leave absent.
- (d) Current tokenholder governance rights and economic arrangements — If any, describe current governance rights of tokenholders and presently operative rights or arrangements relating to treasury actions, fee-routing, rewards, buybacks, or other protocol-controlled resources. If none, state that explicitly.
- (e) Control surface reliance — If any, briefly describe the anticipated or possible evolution of the protocol's governance/control model.
- (f) Dissolution authority — State who can dissolve/wind up the DAO and by what mechanism.
(a) IP ownership & control
The Metaplex Foundation holds the IP associated with the Metaplex protocol, including the protocol codebase/repos and the Metaplex trademarks. The protocol’s onchain programs and SDKs are made available via open source and permissive-use source available licences.
(b) Contract/admin powers
Token governance is implemented either directly (onchain) or via a multi-sig security council, per the Metaplex DAO Constitution and the Metaplex Foundation Bylaws. The multi-sig security council controls the onchain authorities for the DAO, including governance parameters and the DAO treasury.
(c) Locked-token rights (conditional)
Not applicable — there are no staking rewards for $MPLX and no locking mechanism that confers additional rights.
(d) Current tokenholder governance rights and economic arrangements
$MPLX tokenholders have governance power over the Metaplex DAO treasury and guide protocol development. Fifty percent (50%) of protocol fees are converted into $MPLX that is contributed to the Metaplex DAO treasury. The remaining fifty percent (50%) is reserved at the Metaplex Foundation to support the long-term sustainable development of the Metaplex ecosystem, including payments to service providers, security audits, grants and other administrative expenses. Through DAO proposals, $MPLX tokenholders can direct treasury actions and protocol parameter changes.
(e) Control surface reliance
No changes to the DAO’s control surface reliance are currently anticipated; however, the expectation is that the DAO will fully manage protocol programs no longer in active development.
(f) Dissolution authority
The Metaplex Foundation directors may vote via a supermajority board resolution to wind up the Foundation, which serves as the legal wrapper for the DAO. The DAO would persist beyond the Foundation’s wind-up unless tokenholders vote to dissolve the DAO.
Primary Foundation
Describe the Primary Foundation, including entity details, IP ownership, governance or token powers, contract/admin powers, and economic arrangements. If it does not exist, state so explicitly.
- (a) Entity — Type and jurisdiction.
- (b) IP ownership & control — What IP the entity owns/controls and an explanation of any subsidiary entities.
- (c) Powers over DAO, treasury, protocol-controlled resources, and token administration — If any, describe current powers over DAO governance, treasury actions, protocol-controlled resources, token administration, or reward parameters, and the method/threshold for each.
- (d) Powers over DevCo — Explain whether the Foundation can exert direct or indirect influence over decision-making of the Developer Company.
- (e) Contract/admin powers — Pause/upgrade/governance-executor authorities and the method/threshold for each.
- (f) Current economic arrangements and distribution policies — Describe current governance-approved, contractual, or programmatic mechanisms by which protocol-controlled resources may be directed to this entity, its equityholders, contributors, or other participants. If none exist, state that explicitly.
(a) Entity
type and jurisdiction The Metaplex Foundation is a Cayman Islands foundation company. It is a memberless not-for-profit organisation with no equity instruments or equity holders.
(b) IP ownership & control
The Metaplex Foundation holds the IP associated with the Metaplex protocol, including the protocol codebase/repos and the Metaplex trademarks. The protocol’s onchain programs and SDKs are made available via open source and permissive-use source available licences. Further, the Metaplex Foundation licenses the trademarks to its two wholly owned subsidiaries: (i) Metaplex Foundation USA, Inc., a service provider for the Metaplex group; and (ii) Metaplex Global Ltd., which develops and hoststhe permissionless Defi front-end at www.metaplex.com.
(c) Powers over DAO, treasury, protocol-controlled resources, and token administration
All protocol revenue flows to the Metaplex Foundation. Fifty percent (50%) of protocol fees are converted into $MPLX and contributed to the Metaplex DAO treasury; the remaining 50% is retained by the Foundation to support long-term ecosystem development, including payments to service providers, security audits, grants, and administrative expenses. The mint authority for $MPLX is currently held by the Metaplex DAO, and any change to token supply requires DAO governance approval. The Foundation is director-led and operates via board resolutions. A super majority is required for material actions per the current governance documents. Directors are bound by validly approved DAO votes, subject to applicable law.
(d) Powers over DevCo
No separate Labs or DevCo exists. The Metaplex Foundation wholly owns a subsidiary service provider, Metaplex Foundation USA, Inc., which provides development, operational, and administrative services to the Metaplex Foundation.
(e) Contract/admin powers
Token governance is implemented either directly on-chain or via a multi-sig security council. Any future token issuance would require DAO governance approval and would be publicly disclosed as part of the DAO proposal and voting process. All upgrade authorities for non-immutable Metaplex protocol programs are held in separate multisigs.
(f) Current economic arrangements and distribution policies
All protocol revenue flows to the Metaplex Foundation, with 50% converted into $MPLX and contributed to the Metaplex DAO treasury, and the remaining 50% reserved for long-term ecosystem development (service providers, security audits, grants, administrative expenses). As the Foundation is a memberless not-for-profit, there are no equity instruments or equity holders, and there is no plan to return protocol value to equity through dividends or share repurchases. See:https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/disclosures/blob/main/protocol-fees.md
Primary Developer Company
Describe the Primary Developer Company, including entity details, IP ownership, governance or token powers, contract/admin powers, and economic arrangements. If it does not exist, state so explicitly.
- (a) Entity — Type and jurisdiction.
- (b) IP ownership & control — What IP the entity owns/controls and an explanation of any subsidiary entities.
- (c) Powers over DAO, treasury, protocol-controlled resources, and token administration — If any, describe current powers over DAO governance, treasury actions, protocol-controlled resources, token administration, or reward parameters, and the method/threshold for each.
- (d) Powers over Foundation — Explain whether the Developer Company can exert direct or indirect influence over decision-making of the Foundation.
- (e) Contract/admin powers — Pause/upgrade/governance-executor authorities and the method/threshold for each.
- (f) Current economic arrangements and distribution policies — Describe current governance-approved, contractual, or programmatic mechanisms by which protocol-controlled resources may be directed to this entity, its equityholders, contributors, or other participants. If none exist, state that explicitly.
(f) Current economic arrangements and distribution policies
Blockworks note: No Primary Developer Company separate from the Metaplex Foundation exists. Core development is coordinated through the Metaplex Foundation and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Affiliated Protocol Contributor
Identify affiliated protocol contributors and explain their control, funding, or operational relationship to the project. If none exist, state so explicitly.
- (a) Identity & role — Legal name, entity type, jurisdiction, and role.
- (b) Parameter control & scope — If any, what major protocol parameters the APC controls; include the method of authority. If none, say so.
- (c) Contract/admin powers — If any, provide pause/upgrade powers, governance-executor authorities and limitations; include the method/threshold for each. If none, say so.
- (d) Compensation and material economic arrangements — If any protocol-generated resources or economic value is dynamically routed to the APC, describe the arrangement. If none, state that explicitly.
(d) Compensation and material economic arrangements
Blockworks note: No Affiliated Protocol Contributors currently exist.
Token Supply
Initial Allocation
Disclose launch and initial supply details in a single initial allocation schedule covering the token's launch. Include:
- (a) Launch supply totals — The total number of tokens issued at launch, the total number of tokens locked at launch, and the total number of tokens unlocked at launch.
- (b) Recipient categories & use of funds — The recipient categories with brief explanations as to how the category will use the tokens so an auditor can distinguish each bucket.
- (c) Initial price per token — The expected initial price per token.
- (d) Ticker / market symbol — The ticker/market symbol.
- (e) Total supply & supply regime — The total supply and whether the supply is fixed (if not explain inflation rate or deflation rate).
- (f) Initial vesting / release schedules — The initial vesting/release schedules (identify which categories/recipients are subject to vesting and the high-level timing logic).
(a) Launch supply totals
1,000,000,000 $MPLX was issued at the time of TGE (September 19, 2022). No additional tokens have been minted since. The token is fully unlocked as of September 2024.
At TGE (i) 421,119,643 tokens were unlocked and (ii) 578,880,357 tokens were locked.
(b) Recipient categories & use of funds
The full category breakdown and unlock schedule is available on CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/metaplex/#token_unlocks
- Metaplex DAO — 160,000,000 (16%). Ecosystem initiatives and grants as approved by DAO vote
- Metaplex Foundation — 203,057,143 (20.3%). Development and engineering grants, and other contributions to the Metaplex ecosystem.
- Community Airdrops — 54,000,000 (5.4%). Airdrops to Metaplex users
- Founding Advisors — 33,400,000 (3.34%). Advisory & Consultancy
- Founding Partners — 31,000,000 (3.1%). Advisory & Consultancy
- Everstake — 100,000,000 (10%). Project Development & Engineering
- Metaplex Studios — 97,500,000 (9.75%). Project Development & Engineering
- Strategic Round — 102,042,857 (10.2%). Funding
- Creators & Early Supporters — 219,000,000 (21.9%). Funding
(c) Initial price per token
No fixed offering price was set at TGE; price discovery via open market on Solana DEXs/CEXs.
(d) Ticker / market symbol
$MPLX
(e) Total supply & supply regime
Total supply is fixed at 1,000,000,000 $MPLX (capped in practice subject to DAO vote). No tokens have been minted since TGE. Mint authority is currently held by the Metaplex DAO. Any future token issuance would require DAO governance approval and would be publicly disclosed as part of the DAO proposal and voting process. There is no inflation mechanism. The ongoing buybacks for the DAO treasury serve as a deflationary mechanism.
(f) Initial vesting / release schedules
Creator & Early Supporters (Oct 2021) and Strategic (Dec 2021) round tokens were fully locked for the first 12 months after TGE. 50% unlocked on the one-year anniversary of the TGE (Sept. 19, 2023) and the remaining 50% unlocked on a monthly pro-rata basis over the following year. These tokens were fully unlocked as of September 19, 2024.
The Metaplex Foundation token allocation is fully unlocked. Token grants for project contributors are subject to 3- or 4-year vesting schedules with 1-year cliffs based on the relevant individual’s token grant date; no lockups.
- Metaplex DAO — 160,000,000 (16%). 100% unlocked at TGE
- Metaplex Foundation — 203,057,143 (20.3%). 100% unlocked at TGE
- Community Airdrops — 54,000,000 (5.4%). 100% unlocked at TGE
- Founding Advisors — 33,400,000 (3.34%). 0% TGE, 100% after 12m unlock period from TGE (September 2022)
- Founding Partners — 31,000,000 (3.1%). 0% TGE, 100% after 12m unlock period from TGE (September 2022)
- Everstake — 100,000,000 (10%). 0% at 24m cliff from Project Inception (August 2021), 100% released linearly over 12m thereafter, 0% TGE
- Metaplex Studios — 97,500,000 (9.75%). 0% at 12m cliff from Project Inception (August 2021), 100% released linearly over 24m thereafter including 4.2% at TGE
- Strategic Round — 102,042,857 (10.2%). 0% TGE, 50% at 12m cliff from TGE (September 2022) + 50% vested linearly over 12 months thereafter
- Creators & Early Supporters — 219,000,000 (21.9%). 0% TGE, 50% at 12m cliff from TGE (September 2022) + 50% vested linearly over 12 months thereafter
Vesting Insider Tokens
If there are not post-TGE token compensation plans state explicitly they do not exist. If there are then state the:
- A) Post-TGE employee lock as % of circulation. State the current total amount of tokens locked or unvested attributable to post-TGE employees, expressed as a percentage of current circulating supply. If circulation isn't used, an explicitly labeled equivalent (e.g., "% of total supply" or "% of FDV") is acceptable. Must include an "as of" timestamp.
- B) Typical post-TGE vesting schedule. Describe the standard vesting terms used for post-TGE grants, including: cliff length (or "no cliff"), vesting frequency (e.g., monthly/quarterly), and total duration. If variants exist (e.g., performance grants), note the typical range.
(a) Post-TGE employee lock as % of total supply
A portion of the tokens held by Metaplex Foundation have been allocated for future token awards to core contributors and are held in the publicly reported Metaplex Foundation treasury wallets. These awards are subject to multi-year vesting schedules extending out into 2030 and must be earned via continuous service.
(b) Typical post-TGE vesting schedule
Token grants or awards for project contributors are subject to 3- or 4-year vesting schedules with 1-year vesting cliffs (or in some cases multi-year cliffs) based on the relevant individual’s token grant dates. Vesting after the 1-year cliff is either monthly or quarterly in equal installments.
Disclosure of Token Advisory Billings
Disclose token-based compensation for external advisors and service providers (e.g., legal, marketing, technical, growth) funded from the on-chain treasury or token reserves held by the Foundation, Labs/DevCo, or similar entities. You do not need to disclose individual names, roles, salaries, or any advisors receiving fiat-only compensation. Provide:
- (a) Whether any such token-based payments or advisory commitments exist (or explicitly state that no token-based compensation for advisory commitments exist).
- (b) The total token allocation across all advisory services (tokens paid and/or reserved in aggregate).
- (c) The payer entity (e.g., Foundation, Labs/DevCo, DAO/treasury).
- (d) A brief description of the advisory/services (e.g., "legal and regulatory advisory," "growth and BD support," "security advisory").
- Total token allocation: 9,285,000 $MPLX (subject to multi-year vesting)
- Payer entity: Metaplex Foundation
- Description of advisory/services: growth and BD support; liquidity and token initiative advisory
Blockworks note: Current $MPLX token-based compensation:
KOL Marketing Activities
Disclose ongoing KOL/influencer relationships that partially or fully received tokens for payment. Do not need to disclose KOL/influencers that do not receive tokens for payment. Use lettered sub-items:
- (a) Existence & scope: State plainly whether KOLs receive tokens for payment, if none say so.
- (b) Usernames & roles: List usernames/handles (with platforms) for participating KOLs and describe their roles/activities. Legal names are not required.
- (c) Token allocation & vesting/locks: Say whether tokens were allocated to KOLs. If yes, provide the aggregate token amount across all KOLs and summarize vesting/lock terms (e.g., cliff and vest length, or "no vest/locks").
Blockworks note: No KOLs receive $MPLX tokens as payment.
Labelled Unissued & Operational Token Wallets
Publicly label all wallets that hold Unissued Tokens (e.g., foundation, operations, treasury, investor reserve), keep each category in distinct wallets (a unique address per category), and disclose who controls each wallet (DAO multisig, foundation, labs/devco, operations, or contract controller + admin). Include one verification link per wallet (docs or explorer). Definition: Unissued Supply = tokens authorized by the contract but not yet issued to any party; where they sit (treasury or mint authority) does not change that they are unissued. For instance: if a token has a total supply cap of 1B, and 400M tokens have been issued to investors, the team, and users (whether vested or unlocked), then those 400M count as issued supply. The remaining 600M are authorized but unissued supply, even if they are already minted into a DAO treasury wallet.
Title | Primary Function | Chain | Address | Control Mechanism | Explorer Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metaplex Foundation Treasury 1 | Foundation operational treasury | Sola na | 3uNC2hrieK6Gs3TNp wu4GfpotCpsM2EZD WpPo8NF7zEi | Foundation Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/3uNC2 hrieK6Gs3 TNpwu4Gf potCpsM2E ZDWpPo8 NF7zEi |
Metaplex Foundation Treasury 2 | Foundation operational treasury | Sola na | AGwfHgAW1ti5Gbuw FWvS4wyz2T9QJzsh c6qLPdh3xxBa | Foundation Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/AGwfH gAW1ti5Gb uwFWvS4 wyz2T9QJz shc6qLPdh 3xxBa |
Metaplex Foundation Treasury 3 | Foundation operational treasury | Sola na | FEb4kxbKVzkCujXP C4FjQVGMFYYVxET 5BkSHCCyxYUvs | Foundation Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/FEb4kx bKVzkCujX PC4FjQVG MFYYVxET 5BkSHCCy xYUvs |
Metaplex Foundation Treasury 4 | Foundation operational treasury | Sola na | 7b7gWzTDSEGHne Wsw38djfEs4Wy9Mw 2EgywXYkfWydKy | Foundation Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/7b7gW zTDSEGHn eWsw38djf Es4Wy9M w2EgywXY kfWydKy |
Metaplex Foundation Passive Liquidity Deploymen t | Foundation Liquidity Operations including LP token for passive onchain liquidity deployment via Kamino | Sola na | AFwiM4gkDcxuCp2Js 2H3jKmC2PiYoah5P9 eEFnnvX8f8 | Foundation Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/AFwiM 4gkDcxuCp 2Js2H3jKm C2PiYoah5 P9eEFnnv X8f8 |
Metaplex DAO Treasury 1 | DAO treasury (TGE allocation) | Sola na | BHkk3RTd4Ue6JnqX pa9QHTXbn575ycR8 hxVmYx4E254k | DAO Security Council Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/BHkk3 RTd4Ue6J nqXpa9QH TXbn575yc R8hxVmYx 4E254k |
Metaplex DAO Treasury 2 | DAO treasury (includes MPLX bought back with protocol revenue) | Sola na | E7Hzc1cQwx5BgJa8 hJGVuDF2G2f2penLr hiKU6nU53gK | DAO Security Council Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/E7Hzc1 cQwx5BgJ a8hJGVuD F2G2f2pen LrhiKU6nU 53gK |
Metaplex DAO Treasury 3 | DAO treasury | Sola na | Ev9xK3bqFhhYn9Y1Tj CEYx6pgLJQmtuCuEjL kduagbyj | DAO Security Council Multisig | https://solscan.io/acco unt/Ev9xK3 bqFhhYn9 Y1TjCEYx6 pgLJQmtu CuEjLkdua gbyj |
Metaplex DAO Passive Liquidity Deploymen t | DAO Liquidity Operations including LP token for passive onchain liquidity deployment via Kamino | Sola na | HPpxv47rkA25ydJQb qcQEUeuY1nK8eLM HNaSmRgoLmg6 | Foundation Multisig (administered by Foundation on behalf of Metaplex DAO per MTP-004 - see link below)https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/da o/discussions/ 20 | https://solscan.io/acco unt/HPpxv4 7rkA25ydJ QbqcQEUe uY1nK8eL MHNaSmR goLmg6 |
Blockworks note: All tokens have been issued as the token has been fully unlocked since September 2024. |
Market Structure
Market Maker Agreements & Deals
Projects must disclose all material terms of market-making arrangements that affect token liquidity. If the project has no agreements or deals with market makers, state that explicitly; doing so earns full credit. For each market maker, include in a table:
- (a) Market maker's name — the market maker's name;
- (b) Token allocation or loaned amount — the token allocation or loaned amount as a percentage of total supply;
- (c) Duration/term of agreement — the duration/term of the agreement; and, where applicable,
- (d) Name of agreement structure — label the financial vehicle being used in the agreement (i.e. loan, option/call, retainer model) without describing trading strategy or expected outcomes.
If the project has no agreements or deals with market makers, state that explicitly; doing so earns full credit. If no native tokens were loaned or allocated to market makers, state that explicitly; cash/fiat retainers or fees are not required for this item.
- Market Maker Name: Withheld due to confidentiality terms
- Token Allocation Committed: 5,000,000 $MPLX tokens (loaned)
- Term Duration: 1 year with renewals
- Structure Name: Retainer model
- Market Maker Name: Withheld due to confidentiality terms
- Token Allocation Committed: 1,500,000 $MPLX tokens (loaned)
- Term Duration: 1 year with renewals
- Structure Name: Retainer model
Blockworks note: - The Metaplex Foundation has retainer model market maker agreements with two reputable liquidity providers that provide CEX liquidity (specific names withheld to abide by confidentiality terms). Strict monitoring by a third-party specialist (Forgd) is in place to verify use of loan capital including idle tokens.
CEX / DEX Agreements & Deals
Projects must disclose all material terms of centralized or decentralized exchange listings that affect token liquidity. For each listing, include in a table:
- (a) Exchange name / DEX pool — the exchange name (and, for DEX, the specific pool/pair);
- (b) Token allocation for listing — the token allocation supplied or committed for listing as a percentage of total supply;
- (c) Term Duration — the duration/term of any listing lockups, liquidity, or incentive programs; and, where applicable,
- (d) Native-token listing fees — whether any listing fees were paid in native tokens, with amounts (tokens or % of supply), recipients, and any vesting or lock terms tied to the partnership.
If the project has no agreements or deals with CEX or DEX, state that explicitly; doing so earns full credit. If no native-token listing fees were paid, state that explicitly; cash/fiat fee amounts are not required for this item.
Blockworks note: The Foundation has no ongoing agreements or deals with CEX or DEX. Liquidity is provided on Bybit, Coinbase, and Gate via the Foundation’s arrangements with liquidity providers (see Section 12). In July 2025, the Metaplex Foundation allocated tokens towards a marketing budget for the Binance Alpha listing of $MPLX. The terms are subject to binding confidentiality obligations and cannot be disclosed.
Liquidity Deals and Market Activity
If a category does not exist or is not applicable, make that clear in plain language (no specific wording required).
- (a) Buybacks & re-release (bought-back tokens only): source of funds (e.g., % of revenue), treatment (burn/treasury/POL), controller/approvals (DAO, multisig, or contract), and whether bought-back tokens can ever be re-released; if "never," give the mechanism (burn or irrevocable timelock); otherwise state the re-release policy.
- (b) Protocol-owned liquidity (POL): where deployed, total token or dollar size across all deployments, controller, and unwind/exit policy.
- (c) Liquidity deals / purchased TVL: the total size across all deals, and where the capital participates - no counterparty names needed.
- (d) Token-secured loans/lines (incl. against unissued tokens): principal, gross position size, collateral, counterparties, and unwind/exit policy.
- Token repurchases or secondary-market accumulations (if any): Metaplex DAO Treasury 2 (E7Hzc1cQwx5BgJa8hJGVuDF2G2f2penLrhiKU6nU53gK) holds $MPLX bought back with protocol revenue (13% of total supply as of June 2026). 50% of protocol fees collected by the Foundation are converted into $MPLX and contributed to the DAO treasury. The source of funds for buybacks is protocol fee revenue. Bought-back tokens are retained in the DAO treasury and any token deployments are subject to DAO voting. As of the time of writing, 140.5mm $MPLX (14% of total supply) has been bought back via the recurring buybacks and 14mm tokens (1% of total supply) have been deployed to various ecosystem initiatives including bootstrapping onchain liquidity.
- Protocol-owned liquidity (POL): Metaplex Foundation provides passive onchain liquidity through a Kamino vault underpinned by the MPLX-USDC pool on Orca. The vault strategy is managed by Kamino and may be rebalanced from time to time if the pool becomes overly one-sided. At the time of the last rebalancing in January 2026, Metaplex Foundation contributed ~$375k of USDC and ~$375k of MPLX (~6.7mm $MPLX) to the vault strategy. Metaplex Foundation’s LP token currently represents ~18mm $MPLX and minimal stablecoins. Should the vault be rebalanced in the future, Metaplex Foundation would potentially look to withdraw the excess $MPLX to its treasury before deploying additional USDC to the pool. Per the Metaplex DAO Treasury Proposal 004 (MTP-004), the Metaplex DAO allocated ~43,800 SOL to onchain liquidity for MPLX. This is currently being provided as passive onchain liquidity through a Kamino vault underpinned by the MPLX-SOL pool on Raydium. The vault strategy is managed byKamino and may be rebalanced from time to time if the pool becomes overly one-sided. The MetaplexDAO’s LP token currently represents ~37mm $MPLX and ~7,600 SOL. This wallet also directly holdsan additional ~10mm $MPLX that was withdrawn from the pool during a previous rebalancing. This wallet is administered by Metaplex Foundation on behalf of the Metaplex DAO per MTP-004. Should the vault be rebalanced in the future, Metaplex Foundation would potentially look to withdraw the excess $MPLX directly to the wallet holding the DAO’s LP token or to another DAO treasury wallet. Both liquidity deployments described above have been instrumental to bootstrapping onchain liquidity for $MPLX and are expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In the case of the DAO’s POL deployment, per MTP-004, this initiative has been committed to until February 2027, at which point the DAO will reevaluate continuing the initiative.
- Liquidity deals / purchased TVL: No liquidity-deal/purchased-TVL arrangements exist.
- Token-secured loans/lines (incl. against unissued tokens): The Metaplex Foundation has 6.5mm $MPLX outstanding in native-token loans to market makers as part of retainer model liquidity provider agreements. These loans support CEX liquidity on Bybit, Coinbase, and Gate. A third-party specialist (Forgd) monitors the use of loan capital, including idle tokens. No tokens were loaned from unissued supply as the token is fully unlocked.
Resources
Prior Token Sales & Fundraising
Disclose all prior token sales by the Project — including fundraising rounds, any material OTC sales to investors, and any discounted market-maker sales. For each sale, provide:
- (a) Series Name / Early-Stage Investment Instrument used (i.e. SAFT, STAMP, SAFE, SAFE+Token Warrant, etc.)
- (b) Date of sale (at least month & year).
- (c) Number of tokens sold (or % of total supply)
- (d) Vesting schedule
If no prior sales occurred, state that explicitly (e.g., "No prior fundraising, OTC, or discounted MM sales have occurred.")
- Series Name: Seed round
- Investment Vehicle: SAFT
- Date Of Sale: October 2021
- Number of tokens sold: 219,000,000 $MPLX (21.9% of total supply)
- Vesting Schedule: 12-month full lock from TGE (Sept 19, 2022); 50% unlocked on Sept 19, 2023; remaining 50% unlocked monthly pro-rata over the following year; fully unlocked as of Sept 19, 2024.
- Series Name: Strategic round
- Investment Vehicle: SAFT
- Date Of Sale: December 2021
- Number of tokens sold: 102,042,857 $MPLX (10.2% of total supply)
- Vesting Schedule: Same schedule as Seed: 12-month full lock from TGE; 50% unlocked on Sept 19, 2023; remaining 50% monthly pro-rata over the following year; fully unlocked as of Sept 19, 2024.
Blockworks note: The Metaplex Foundation has conducted two private token sale rounds: (i) a seed round in October 2021 which sold 219mm tokens (Creators and Early Supporters round); and (ii) a strategic round in December 2021 which sold 102mm tokens (Strategic round). In total, the Foundation raised $46 million. Seed and Strategic round tokens were fully locked for the first 12 months after TGE (September 19, 2022). 50% unlocked on the one-year anniversary of TGE (Sept. 19, 2023) and the remaining 50% unlocked on a monthly pro-rata basis the following year. These tokens were fully unlocked as of September 19, 2024.
Metaplex Foundation has not conducted any material OTC sales or discounted market-maker sales since TGE.
Operational Funding, Economic Flows, and Resource Provisioning
Provide a narrative description of the Project's material funding sources, economic flows, and operational provisioning, broken out by entity: Foundation, Lab/DevCo, and DAO. If an entity does not exist, state that explicitly. If an entity exists but does not pursue revenue-generating activity, state how it funds or provisions its operations.
- (a) Entity existence — Explicitly state whether each of Foundation, Lab/DevCo, and DAO exists.
- (b) Material sources of funding or economic inflows — For each existing entity, describe its primary sources of operational funding or economic inflows, if any (e.g., service fees, grants, donations, treasury reserves, token reserves, staking rewards, validator/sequencer income, partnership payments, retained revenue, or other protocol-related receipts). If none, state "none."
- (c) Operational use of resources — Briefly describe how those resources are generally used (e.g., development, operations, security, ecosystem support, grants, liquidity support).
- (d) Onchain Resource Usage — Provide links to public dashboards and token holder relations reports that help explain on-chain financial activity, treasury activity, fee flows, rewards, or other protocol-controlled resources. Make certain to explain what each link is for.
(a) Entity existence
- Metaplex Foundation: exists (memberless not-for-profit).
- Lab/DevCo: no separate Labs/DevCo exists.
- DAO: exists (Metaplex DAO, governed via on-chain proposals and a multi-sig security council; mint authority for $MPLX is held by the DAO).
(b) Material sources of funding or economic inflows
- Foundation: All protocol revenue flows to the Metaplex Foundation. The Metaplex protocol generates revenue through onchain protocol fees from the creation of tokens and NFTs, onchain token launches, and other program instructions. Of the total fees received, 50% is converted into $MPLX and contributed to the Metaplex DAO treasury; the remaining 50% is retained by the Foundation. Additional inflows historically include the $46m raised from the October 2021 seed and December 2021 strategic token sale rounds. Metaplex Foundation was also initially allocated 203mm $MPLX at TGE in 2022 and currently holds ~187mm $MPLX, inclusive of its direct holdings and tokens contributed as passive onchain liquidity as of June 2026.
- DAO: 50% of protocol fees (converted into $MPLX) are routed to the Metaplex DAO treasury. The DAO’s initial allocation of 160mm $MPLX, which has since increased to 334mm $MPLX inclusive of the DAO’s direct holdings and POL as of June 2026, supplements Foundation-controlled resources.
- Lab/DevCo: none exists.
(c) Operational use of resources
- Foundation: The 50% of protocol fees retained by the Foundation is used to support the long-term sustainable development of the Metaplex ecosystem, including payments to service providers, security audits, grants, and other administrative expenses.
- DAO: The DAO treasury supports protocol development and ecosystem initiatives directed via on-chain governance proposals.
(d) Onchain Resource Usage
Blockworks Research — Metaplex: https://blockworks.com/analytics/metaplex— third-party protocol overview.
Metaplex public analytics dashboard (Top Ledger): https://analytics.topledger.xyz/metaplex/public/dashboards/T50WQTTu2Cbz8hG0vge18izUO5ghEDrWhzb92knN— real-time on-chain metrics including protocol fee flows.
Artemis Analytics — Metaplex: https://app.artemisanalytics.com/project/metaplex?from=projects&tab=overview— third-party view ofMetaplex revenue.
DeFiLlama — Metaplex: https://defillama.com/protocol/metaplex— third-party protocol fee/revenuetracking.
Metaplex protocol fee documentation: https://www.metaplex.com/docs/protocol-fees— protocol fee mechanics and 50/50 routing description.
Most recent monthly round-up (April 2026): https://www.metaplex.foundation/blog/articles/metaplex-april-round-up-2026— example of the Foundation’s monthly token-holder relations reporting.
Metaplex DAO: DAO UX: https://dao.metaplex.foundation/dao/Metaplex
DAO governance forums:
- Treasury/Grants: https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/dao/discussions
- Protocol: https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/mip/discussions
Previous Exploits Affecting The Native Token
If any, list prior exploits or incidents that directly affected the token, token supply, tokenholder balances, token contract, minting controls, burn mechanics, or custody of token supply. This question is not asking about general protocol, application, or smart contract exploits unless the incident directly affected the native token itself. If no prior incidents, state this explicitly (e.g., "No exploits affecting tokenholders or protocol funds as of YYYY-MM-DD").
- (a) Date & component affected — Date (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD), chain(s)/component affected.
- (b) Exploit vector summary — Plain-language summary of the exploit vector (what the hack was).
- (c) Quantified impact — Quantified impact (assets/tokens affected or a clear "no loss of funds" statement).
- (d) Remediation/response taken — Remediation/response taken (patches, upgrades, governance actions, compensation).
- (e) Current status — Current status (resolved, in litigation, under investigation, refunded, etc.).
- (f) References (optional) — Link(s) to post-mortem/advisory/PR.
(a) Date & component affected
No exploits affecting the $MPLX token, token supply, tokenholder balances, token contract, minting controls, burn mechanics, or custody of token supply as of 2026-06-09.
(b) Exploit vector summary
N/A
(c) Quantified impact
N/A
(d) Remediation/response taken
N/A
(e) Current status
N/A
(f) References (optional)
N/A
[Optional] Offchain Foundation Or DevCo Income Statement
Provide a single income statement, expense summary, or comparable operating statement for the primary Foundation or Developer Company. A consolidated or entity-level presentation is acceptable. Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows may be included but are not required. This item is intended to provide transparency into offchain operating resources and expenditures only.
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Blockworks note: This optional disclosure has been omitted. |
This Token Transparency Filing is provided for general informational purposes only. Blockworks reviews completeness only and does not verify or warrant the accuracy of individual answers. Metaplex is solely responsible for the content, accuracy, and legality of its disclosures.
