Rarible Launches Solana NFT Marketplace With Claynosaurz as First Collection

Rarible said on Thursday that its NFT marketplace is live on Solana, opening with the Claynosaurz collection as its first featured drop.

The marketplace now lists Solana as a supported network alongside Ethereum, MegaETH and Base, with dedicated Solana Explore, Mint and Gacha pages. Solana's verified X account amplified the launch the same morning, saying Rarible "adds support for Solana NFTs, beginning with @Claynosaurz."

Rarible said it had been working on Solana for months, spending that period building, testing and preparing for the launch without announcing it. The company also cast its earlier Gacha Station release on the network as a deliberate preview, writing that the feature "was never just another feature. It was the first glimpse of what was coming."

Rarible said it spent weeks talking to NFT communities across Solana and that their feedback shaped decisions about how the marketplace works. That account of the timeline comes from the company's own launch statement.

More collections are coming, according to Rarible, which said it will "continue onboarding more collections from across the Solana ecosystem" over the coming days and weeks. The company called the launch "only the foundation."

Rarible has spent recent years extending beyond its Ethereum origins, including the launch of its own network, RARI Chain. The Solana move puts it on the same network as rival OpenSea, which added Solana support through its acquisition of the Solana marketplace Gem's counterpart in the ecosystem, and where Magic Eden has long been the dominant venue for NFT trading.