Rome Launches Its Genesis NFT Collection ‘Imperia’ on Magic Eden Launchpad

October 8, 2025 – Westlake Village, California

Rome Protocol, backed by a $9 million seed round led by Hack VC, Portal Ventures and Solana founder Anatoly, has officially announced the mint date for its genesis NFT collection, ‘Imperia: Rome Citizens.’

The mint goes live on October 14, 2025, via Magic Eden, priced at 0.753 SOL.

Forged at the intersection of identity and interoperability, Imperia: Rome Citizens represents the beginning of Rome’s on-chain empire.

These NFTs are not merely collectibles – they are digital citizenships, granting holders early access to campaigns, drops, leaderboard and integrations across the expanding Rome ecosystem.

Early contributors, top Solana NFT holders and participants in the Megaphone or other ecosystem partner campaigns are advised to check their WL eligibility.

Mint details

• Date – October 14, 2025
• Price – 0.753 SOL
• Launchpad – Magic Eden
• Whitelist checker
• Launchpad link

Supply and phases

• Total supply – 10,000 NFTs
• Season one mint – 3,677 NFTs
• 556 – Guaranteed whitelist
• 1,444 – Overallocated whitelist
• 1,677 – Public sale (FCFS)

Utility and access

Imperia NFTs will serve as the foundation for Rome’s identity and participation layer, offering the following.

• Early access to leaderboards, class-based campaigns and quests
• Eligibility for partner activations and ecosystem rewards
• Priority access to Rome’s interoperability layer as mainnet expands
• Potential enhanced privileges tied to active on-chain participation

About Rome Protocol

Rome Protocol is an interoperability and settlement layer designed to unify fragmented blockchains into a connected ’empire.’

It brings Solana’s performance to rollups, appchains and EVM ecosystems, enabling builders to do the following.

• Compose atomically across chains
• Access liquidity seamlessly
• Settle securely on layer-one

Rome has raised $9 million in seed funding led by Hack VC and Portal Ventures, with backing from Anatoly Yakovenko and other industry leaders.

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Contact

Chirag Ravishankar, marketing lead for Rome Protocol