🔍Project Introduction

Nexpace is a blockchain subsidiary of Nexon. Through MapleStory Universe (MSU), it will transform the MapleStory IP with 250 million players into a Web3 ecosystem. MSU combines NFT, NXPC-NESO dual token system and Avalanche subnet to give players asset ownership and encourage creators to co-create content. With the advantage of IP with $5 billion in revenue, Nexpace is committed to extending the IP life cycle and enhancing community participation. On May 15, 2025, NXPC was launched on exchanges such as Binance and Upbit, triggering a craze. The social media topic #MapleStoryUniverse has more than 2 billion views and the Discord community has 500,000 users.

🔔Ecological Expansion Path

Nexpace's ecological design focuses on scalability and inclusiveness. The expansion paths include:

Synergy Apps Growth: dApps support players and developers to create custom content (such as maps, tasks) and earn NXPC rewards. MSU Explorer and MSU Builder are early cases, and more applications will be launched in the future.

Developer incentives: MapleStory SDK and $100 million creator fund encourage third-party development of mini-games, tools and services.

Cross-IP integration: Plans to bridge MapleStory with other Nexon IPs (such as KartRider) to create a multiverse where assets interoperate across games.

Global market penetration: Attract users in Asia and other regions through listings on exchanges such as Binance and Upbit and airdrop activities (such as Binance Alpha Points), leveraging the 50 million monthly active user base.

Metaverse vision: Plans to launch land NFT auctions and virtual events (such as concerts) in 2026 to expand MSU into a digital universe.

Strategic cooperation: Cooperate with Hashed and Avalanche, and may join forces with Polygon or Immutable X in the future to enhance technology and market coverage.

🎙️Problems solved

MSU solves the pain points of traditional and Web3 games:

Asset ownership: NFT gives players true ownership of in-game items, breaking the "data cage" of Web2.

Item inflation: The fission-fusion model and fixed supply NFT prevent over-issuance, which is better than Axie Infinity's SLP inflation.

Content restrictions: Synergy Apps and SDK support unlimited content creation, overcoming the limited content problem of traditional MMORPGs.

Player incentives: The "contribute and earn" model rewards games, creation, and governance, which is better than the speculative P2E model.

Transparency: MSU Explorer's on-chain data alleviates the trust problem of the card drawing mechanism.

📊Future participation opportunities

The MSU ecosystem provides diversified entrances:

Players: Earn NESO through games (13-17 NESO per hour for level 150 characters, about 0.5-0.7 US dollars) and trade NFTs in the market.

Creators: Develop Synergy Apps or UGC, earn NXPC and share ecological income.

Developers: Use SDK to build dApps or games and obtain support from the $100 million creator fund.

Investors: Trade NXPC on exchanges or participate in NFT auctions, and invest in metaverse land in 2026.

Community governance: NXPC holders can vote to determine the direction of ecological development.

📈Summary and analysis

Nexpace has built a decentralized, creator-driven MSU ecosystem with a 250 million user base and $100 million in funding, solving problems of asset ownership, inflation and content scarcity, and setting a new standard for Web3 games. Synergy Apps, cross-IP integration and the Metaverse plan lay the foundation for its continued growth, and cooperation with Hashed and Avalanche enhances its technical and market advantages. However, it is crucial to balance the needs of "gold farming" and "emotional" players and respond to Korean regulatory challenges.

If the community momentum (500,000 Discord users) is maintained and the functional plan is fulfilled, MSU may become the cornerstone of Web3 games and build a closed-loop economy where players, creators and developers prosper together. Its "contribution first" concept gives it the potential to revolutionize the crypto industry, or drive millions of users into the blockchain through classic IP.🚀

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