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Record No. 2021-06-02-pit-and-viper-mintedMilestoneVerified

Metaplex developers mint Pit and Viper on the protocol's launch day

At 16:00:02 UTC on June 2, 2021, about half a minute before Metaplex's launch announcement, a creator wallet minted Pit and Viper and made it a master edition with a maximum of 10 prints. It was the first metadata account created on the Token Metadata program Metaplex launched with, although its developers had minted test NFTs, including an earlier 'Pit & Viper', on pre-launch deployments in April and May 2021. The NFT's own metadata calls it 'the first NFT created on the Metaplex protocol' and says it shows the protocol creators. Two editions were printed: one went to the second creator wallet on launch day, and one sold for 101 SOL in a September 2021 auction promoted by Metaplex developers @redacted_j and @baalazamon, won by the Thugbirdz creator wallet.

Entities

  • Metaplex
  • Pit and Viper
  • @redacted_j
  • @baalazamon
  • Thugbirdz

On-chain records (9)

On-chain records
TypeAddressNoteExplorer link
mint3ZAPGM…pBqxD5 Pit and Viper master edition mint: 0 decimals, supply 1View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
tx2xwL3F…sgBjBZ Mint, token and metadata created by 44kiGWWsSgdqPMvmqYgTS78Mx2BKCWzduATkfY4biU97, 2021-06-02 16:00:02 UTC (slot 81103515)View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
tx24Mb8f…X4Sb4y Master edition created, 2021-06-02 16:01:28 UTC (slot 81103648)View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
account98vYFj…LjZbte Metadata account: name 'Pit and Viper', two verified creators at 50% each, 10% royaltyView on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
accountF8N3Cr…19pH5Q Master edition account: max supply 10, 2 editions printedView on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
mint56kwYd…YRHuyU Edition 1, printed 2021-06-02 17:18:51 UTC to creator wallet CduMjFZLBeg3A9wMP3hQCoU1RQzzCpgSvQNXfCi1GCSBView on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
accountD8wMB5…j1NF1e Metaplex auction for edition 2, started 2021-09-20 16:17:46 UTC, ended 2021-09-28 14:56:27 UTCView on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
mint9PGnjF…jNiQBQ Edition 2, printed 2021-09-29 21:25:51 UTC to the winning bidder CzrE3LhijwcmvsXZa8YavqgR9EzW3UGqoSWZKwGpZVqM (101 SOL)View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
programmetaqb…518x1s Token Metadata program, deployed 2021-06-02 14:45:45 UTC; Pit and Viper is its first metadata accountView on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
mint3ZAPGMqBhWGTrLegsv1vzpiyY4UMPY1XXXBb52pBqxD5Pit and Viper master edition mint: 0 decimals, supply 1
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
tx2xwL3FxQj5ABXSaxVj9XKWLnUoT9oUkAPcYUW26Xu7HszEcWdab6VUNuXcpVDBeWURZZGSPkQYettUVCh7sgBjBZMint, token and metadata created by 44kiGWWsSgdqPMvmqYgTS78Mx2BKCWzduATkfY4biU97, 2021-06-02 16:00:02 UTC (slot 81103515)
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
tx24Mb8feH56pty7pPvreMTRUbUwN2MwWgFEn4k6KkBP915jmYvnpNJNWSuUjm6G8aVoNkWqH8WRjzLyreN1X4Sb4yMaster edition created, 2021-06-02 16:01:28 UTC (slot 81103648)
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
account98vYFjBYS9TguUMWQRPjy2SZuxKuUMcqR4vnQiLjZbteMetadata account: name 'Pit and Viper', two verified creators at 50% each, 10% royalty
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
accountF8N3CryJLPkNs1YZKXHWnoHSJauywEpAtEBYJZ19pH5QMaster edition account: max supply 10, 2 editions printed
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
mint56kwYdy3F8UkrFR2f6C6piu6wGG5ZWB2VqYdN7YRHuyUEdition 1, printed 2021-06-02 17:18:51 UTC to creator wallet CduMjFZLBeg3A9wMP3hQCoU1RQzzCpgSvQNXfCi1GCSB
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
accountD8wMB5iLZnsV7XQjpwqXaDynUtFuDs7cRXvEGNj1NF1eMetaplex auction for edition 2, started 2021-09-20 16:17:46 UTC, ended 2021-09-28 14:56:27 UTC
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
mint9PGnjFAzQDGxVTa6fqwwfnUSZENnpq7vXXkvbYjNiQBQEdition 2, printed 2021-09-29 21:25:51 UTC to the winning bidder CzrE3LhijwcmvsXZa8YavqgR9EzW3UGqoSWZKwGpZVqM (101 SOL)
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)
programmetaqbxxUerdq28cj1RbAWkYQm3ybzjb6a8bt518x1sToken Metadata program, deployed 2021-06-02 14:45:45 UTC; Pit and Viper is its first metadata account
View on Solscan (opens Solscan, a Solana explorer, in a new tab)

Sources & citations (10)

  1. https://solscan.io/tx/2xwL3FxQj5ABXSaxVj9XKWLnUoT9oUkAPcYUW26Xu7HszEcWdab6VUNuXcpVDBeWURZZGSPkQYettUVCh7sgBjBZAccessed Oct 8, 2026Creates the mint, mints one token and writes the metadata, 2021-06-02 16:00:02 UTC (slot 81103515).
  2. https://solscan.io/token/3ZAPGMqBhWGTrLegsv1vzpiyY4UMPY1XXXBb52pBqxD5Accessed Oct 8, 2026Master edition token: 0 decimals, supply 1.
  3. https://solscan.io/account/F8N3CryJLPkNs1YZKXHWnoHSJauywEpAtEBYJZ19pH5QAccessed Oct 8, 2026Records a maximum supply of 10 and 2 printed editions.
  4. https://solscan.io/tx/3UYRsZWNNSfWRNE4YB57jU1tqYP4BWyKFNEdrFubJsniBfEUcu6pwvsfMANcZzD324F74LS6x9Kdf3QkxfiASpiFAccessed Oct 8, 2026Prints edition 2 to the winning bidder's wallet, 2021-09-29 21:25:51 UTC (slot 98984395).
  5. https://arweave.net/IrjJ6BX3hD9h-B9surA2UYmZQ6rYXJCMm_5BDT7IrzwAccessed Oct 8, 2026Linked from the on-chain metadata; describes it as the first NFT created on the Metaplex protocol.
  6. https://x.com/redacted_j/status/1440050753075245058Accessed Oct 8, 2026Posted 2021-09-20 20:30 UTC in a thread linking auction D8wMB5; his words: 'the first ever NFT minted on Solana'.
  7. https://x.com/redacted_j/status/1443326647357296641Accessed Oct 8, 2026Posted 2021-09-29 21:27 UTC; names the winning wallet CzrE...ZVqM.
  8. https://x.com/baalazamon/status/1443567215815561227Accessed Oct 8, 2026Posted 2021-09-30 13:23 UTC; says it shows two core developers of the metadata program.
  9. https://github.com/metaplex-foundation/metaplex/commit/485c6314b50ff71a9298ed77fa5043776f42f263Accessed Oct 8, 20262021-06-02 15:12 UTC: switches the metadata program id from the pre-launch metaeyJo deployment to metaqbxx.
  10. https://discord.com/channels/1155619611262337134/1156464486337757275/1156464486337757275Accessed Oct 8, 20262023 recollection in the Society Discord that the NFT was minted to test the metadata program, with two editions.

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