{"id":7962,"date":"2022-07-22T11:49:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T18:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netgear.com\/hub\/?page_id=7962"},"modified":"2025-06-18T21:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T04:37:33","slug":"meural-support-solana-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.netgear.com\/hub\/pressroom\/meural-support-solana-blockchain\/","title":{"rendered":"NETGEAR TO SUPPORT SOLANA BLOCKCHAIN WITH THE INTEGRATION OF PHANTOM WALLET INTO THE MEURAL PLATFORM"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Solana<\/p>\n

Meural Digital Canvases go on display and sale at the newly opened Solana Spaces in New York\u2019s Hudson Yards<\/em><\/p>\n

San Jose, Calif. \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>July 27, 2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 NETGEAR\u00ae, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), the leading provider of award-winning connected products designed to simplify and improve people’s lives, today announced plans to expand options for NFTs on Meural canvases by adding support for\u00a0\u00a0the premier self-custody\u00a0wallet for the Solana blockchain,\u00a0Phantom<\/a>.\u00a0Starting next month, collectors will be able to connect their Phantom wallet to display their NFT collections on Meural,\u00a0a digital canvas\u00a0<\/a>designed to showcase digital works in the same way as classical art.<\/p>\n

Meural by NETGEAR was founded on the belief that thoughtful use of technology could transform access to and discovery of visual art and make it part of people\u2019s daily lives. The platform, made up of a distinctive WiFi-connected digital canvas, Meural Art Library (the world’s largest streaming library of art and photography), smartphone app and web portal, was designed to engage new audiences in digital art while providing collectors and enthusiasts a way to display the works that inspire them. Already supporting MetaMask and Coinbase wallets, this latest move to include Phantom\u00a0brings onboard the native Solana ecosystem of NFT devotees and invites the vibrant community of creators and collectors to use Meural\u2019s web platform<\/a> to bring their digital art to the walls of their homes and offices.<\/p>\n

\u201cNFTs are transforming the digital realm – promoting creativity, community and collaboration, while growing access to visual culture. That’s why we’ve taken another step to ensure NFT collectors and Meural owners can display their collections in the best way possible way, right from the comfort of their home,\u201d said Poppy Simpson, senior product & content manager for NETGEAR\u2019s Meural line. \u201cSolana is one of the most exciting blockchains in the industry. We\u2019re thrilled to be working alongside people equally committed to powering the NFT ecosystem, its collectors and creators.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starting today, Meural displays will anchor\u00a0Solana Spaces<\/a>\u00a0visual NFT experience in Hudson Yards. Solana Spaces,\u00a0the world\u2019s first physical retail, educational and community space dedicated to Web3,\u00a0will feature NFT art on Meural displays where visitors\u00a0will be able to learn about NFTs, DeFi, blockchain and various Web3 projects. Meural canvases will also be available for purchase onsite.<\/p>\n

\u201cMillions of Solana users are using Phantom to actively collect, display and secure their NFT collections,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>said Brandon Millman, CEO of Phantom.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWe are ecstatic to bring this experience into the real world and providing those collectors\u00a0with more engaging ways to showcase their collections through Meural digital canvases.\u201d<\/p>\n

Combining Solana, Phantom & Meural<\/strong><\/p>\n

Solana is the fastest blockchain in the world with the fastest growing ecosystem in crypto. There are thousands of projects spanning DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and more being built on Solana. Created in 2017 by Anatoly Yakovenko, Solana aims to scale throughput beyond what is typically achieved by popular blockchains while keeping costs low. Its public, open-source blockchain supports smart contracts, including NFTs and a variety of decentralized applications (dApps). With the integration of Phantom,\u00a0the fastest-growing crypto wallet in history, Meural will be\u00a0able to offer its customers the most premium wallet experience for traversing\u00a0the Solana ecosystem and beyond.<\/p>\n

Now working alongside NETGEAR and its Meural smart canvas platform, Phantom users can connect their wallet to Meural to seamlessly aggregate and display their NFTs. This functionality will be available to all Meural owners and forms the basis of an enhanced set of features designed for the NFT space.<\/p>\n

Meural has been part of the NETGEAR portfolio of Smart Home products since 2018 and helps advance the company\u2019s vision of a fully connected world. The premium digital Canvas can deliver a realistic art viewing experience that can be controlled via gesture, desktop, mobile app, or voice (Amazon Alexa). The Meural Canvas empowers users to interact with their art daily via its library of over 30,000 licensed artworks and acts as the best media distribution platform for displaying visual arts. The Meural platform frees NFT collections from the confines of digital wallets and allows owners to enjoy their purchased pieces as they would any painting or print.<\/p>\n

Read more about\u00a0Meural and NFTs<\/a>\u00a0or connect with Meural on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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