OnChain Monkeys Positioned to Lead as Tokenization Era Begins
OnChain Monkeys Positioned to Lead as Tokenization Era Begins
🎨 What OCM built while you weren't looking
After years of developing on-chain art infrastructure and community, OnChain Monkeys (OCM) announces they're ready to capitalize on the emerging tokenization era.
Key Points:
- OCM has built foundational infrastructure for on-chain art over multiple years
- The project has cultivated both creators and community during this development phase
- Team indicates OCM holders will be "first in line" to benefit from upcoming initiatives
- Timing aligns with broader industry shift toward tokenization
Background Context:
The announcement follows observations of significant on-chain activity, including art editions minting hundreds of thousands of copies across multiple chains, promising developments in on-chain gaming, and the emergence of omnichain tokenized stablecoins.
OCM is a fully on-chain 10,000-piece collection with all metadata and SVG images stored on-chain, created in a single transaction with 7 traits across 171 values.
More details on specific tokenization plans are expected soon.
We spent years building on-chain art: infrastructure, creators, community. Now the tokenization era has arrived. ⚡ OCM will be first in line to benefit from what we create. Stay tuned.
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Magic Eden is discontinuing its wallet service on **April 1st, 2026**. Users must take immediate action to secure their assets. **What's Happening:** - Magic Eden wallet will be deprecated on April 1st - Users need to export their seed phrases and import them into another wallet - This is part of Magic Eden's broader refocus on Solana, Packs, and Dicey **Timeline of Changes:** - March 9: EVM & BTC marketplaces sunset - March 27: Bitcoin API shutdown - April 1: ME Wallet deprecated **Action Required:** If you hold Ordinals or other assets in your Magic Eden wallet, you must migrate them before April 1st by importing your seed phrase into a compatible wallet. [Migration Guide](https://help.magiceden.io/en/articles/13885558-how-to-migrate-your-magic-eden-wallet-before-april-1st) [Wallet Deprecation Overview](https://help.magiceden.io/en/articles/13885539-magic-eden-wallet-deprecation-overview)
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