Imagine a Solana [SOL[1]]-based NFT marketplace planning to build one for an Ethereum [ETH][2]-based collection. Would it ever be possible to achieve?
Well, the leading Solana NFT[3] marketplace, Magic Eden, seems not to think of impossible things. This is because the platform recently made an announcement that proposed to build a marketplace just for YugaLabs-owned collection, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)[4]
Still on Ethereum?
Interestingly, there is a twist to the proposal. According to the proposal[5], Magic Eden does not plan to leave the marketplace as an ETH-backed one. In fact, it termed the proposal “A Marketplace for Apes, by Apes, built by Magic Eden.”
This meant that the native cryptocurrency of the BAYC, ApeCoin [APE], would be used for transactions. So are there any reasons BAYC would consider or accept this proposal?
Well, Magic Eden addressed it. Besides its plan to develop it on the ApeCoin.com domain, the marketplace also made a few other points that may drive the ApeCoin DAO to consider.
The platform noted that it would be rewarding for the BAYC community to be in a marketplace where transaction fees are cheaper. It also added that it plans to build the marketplace at no extra cost to the collection community.
Magic Eden also stated that it plans to make the marketplace live in September 2022 with the approval of Yuga Labs and the BAYC community.
The platform included a few costs that users may incur. It had proposed a 1.5% base transaction fee with a 0.25% discount for trades made by BAYC holders, and other related Yuga Labs collections.
Interestingly, BAYC traders may have responded to the update positively. In the last 24 hours, there has been a 109.98%
