y00ts chooses Ethereum over Solana
- y00ts’ disclosure of its transfer to Ethereum has been met with intense debate.
- NFT gross sales throughout blockchains have decreased within the final 30 days.
In a stunning flip of occasions, Polygon [MATIC]-based NFT assortment y00ts has made a strategic determination to disregard the opportunity of a transfer again to Solana [SOL]. Instead, it introduced its migration to the Ethereum [ETH] blockchain.
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From Solana to Polygon, now to Ethereum
Whereas the y00ts Twitter deal with stated the date for the transfer was nonetheless undecided, it could be certain that it returns 100% of Polygon’s grant.
2. We’re returning 100% of the grant supplied by Polygon.
The funds can be re-deployed for NFT ecosystem development to empower builders and creators.
We nonetheless love Polygon. It is simply time to unite the DeGods & y00ts communities.
— y00ts (@y00tsNFT) August 9, 2023
The choice comes amid a backdrop of accelerating competitors amongst completely different blockchain ecosystems. Nonetheless, y00ts’ newest determination to maneuver from its host is as soon as once more controversial.
Earlier than the gathering migrated to Polygon, its first cease was Solana. When it launched on the blockchain, it skilled huge adoption, making it one of the profitable Solana NFT tasks. This was as a result of DeLabs, the workforce behind the gathering, was additionally behind DeGods, which was additionally as soon as Solana-based.
However in March, the undertaking’s founders, led by Rohun Vora, popularly generally known as FrankDeGods, introduced the swap to Polygon. On the time, Vora took a jab at Solana, saying the blockchain did have sufficient capability to scale y00ts options however Polygon did.
One other controversy additionally arose then— the workforce denied ever receiving a $3 million grant from Polygon earlier than just lately admitting it.
Discovering calm amid the turbulence
It was additionally across the similar interval that DeGods moved to Ethereum. The workforce stated that the choice emigrate y00ts was to make sure that the gathering and DeGods had been on the identical blockchain.
Nonetheless, this determination didn’t sit effectively with a few of the NFT holders. For some, it was a transfer effectively thought out because the y00ts model didn’t match the Polygon model. Others, alternatively, weren’t snug with shifting from blockchain to blockchain.
However Vora, through his Twitter, begged the y00ts neighborhood to respect the undertaking’s selections and the communities of all blockchains concerned, saying,
“We tried our greatest to make it work however we simply must carry our 2 communities collectively. I might respect it if everybody stays respectful of all events concerned.”
How a lot are 1,10,100 ETHs price at the moment?
At press time, the NFT market was nonetheless in a state of upheaval. In keeping with CryptoSlam, Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon had been the highest three blockchains with the very best quantity within the final 30 days.
Nonetheless, the ranks that they had didn’t cease all of them from registering notable drops in gross sales and patrons. Throughout the final 30 days, Ethereum NFT gross sales dropped by 36.91%. Polygon decreased by 29.05% whereas Solana NFTs fell by 56.03%.
Supply: CryptoSlam
