RARI Foundation today announced the successful minting of The Composables, a 5,000-piece PFP (profile picture) NFT collection developed in partnership with Espresso Systems and launched on Rarible. The collection, which sold out instantly, has already generated over 500 ETH (~$1.6 million) in secondary sales and boosted the RARI Chain’s total value locked (TVL) by $10 million.
This shows that the NFT market is entering a new phase of technological maturity and community empowerment.
But beyond the numbers, The Composables represents a landmark moment for Layer 2 (L2)-native NFT infrastructure—demonstrating how specialized chains, staking incentives, and DAO governance can rejuvenate a sector still recovering from its post-2022 downturn.
A Partnership Born of Infrastructure Innovation
Originally unveiled in January, RARI Chain became the first Arbitrum Orbit chain to launch on Espresso’s mainnet. That collaboration married RARI’s creator-centric ethos—where royalties are enforced at the node level—with Espresso’s global rollup confirmation layer, designed to support composable, low-latency multi-chain applications.
The release of The Composables, Espresso’s inaugural NFT collection, was a culmination of that infrastructure synergy. According to RARI Foundation’s Head of Strategy Jana Bertram, the mint marked not just an aesthetic or collectible milestone but a “cultural and technical milestone for what Web3 creators can build together.”
The collection’s whitelist sold out in minutes; the public mint closed in seconds. Backed by Espresso’s fast confirmation technology and RARI Chain’s low fees and built-in royalty protections, the drop showcased what NFT launches could look like when not throttled by network congestion or gas bidding wars.
“The incredible community response to The Composables shows that users are ready for truly composable crosschain experiences,” said Jill Gunter, co-founder of Espresso Systems. “This is what happens when specialized chains plug into L2-native infrastructure that actually works together.”
Decentralized Governance Goes Live
The momentum didn’t end with the mint. Riding on the success of The Composables, the RARI Foundation has rolled out its long-awaited RARI Staking initiative—offering token holders a way to earn rewards for governance participation.
With a $50,000 rewards pool and a dedicated $10,000 leaderboard campaign for active participants, the staking program is meant to bring deeper engagement and more accountability to RARI’s decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).
Key features include:
- Stake-to-Delegate: Users can now stake $RARI, delegate their votes to DAO representatives, and earn yield for their contributions.
- Creator Fund: A portion of protocol revenue will support independent artists and developers building on the Rarible ecosystem.
- Governance Control: DAO members now fully control the RARI Chain and Rarible Protocol contracts. Sequencer revenue is split between the Foundation and DAO, with technical upgrades handled by a Security Council.
“This isn’t just a product update—it’s a reawakening of RARI DAO,” said Bertram. “Token holders no longer need to decide between governance and DeFi – they earn for their governance participation.”
Espresso’s Broader Rollup Vision
Espresso’s role in this momentum surge shouldn’t be underestimated. The protocol’s Mainnet 0 has quietly emerged as a crucial piece of the modular blockchain stack—especially for projects needing fast confirmations and interoperability across Ethereum L2s.
Its rollup confirmation layer addresses some of the most pressing technical limitations in multichain environments: reducing finality risk, preventing sequencer manipulation, and allowing faster bridging between chains. Espresso has drawn comparisons to Celestia and Avail, but with a focus on composability rather than data availability alone.
Espresso Systems has raised $60 million to date from top crypto venture firms, including a16z Crypto and Electric Capital, and counts leading infrastructure partners like Offchain Labs, Polygon, and Cartesi among its collaborators.
What’s Next: Amber Vittoria Drop, Quests, and More
To keep momentum high, RARI Foundation is launching a two-week quest series from June 18 to July 2, encouraging users to complete onchain actions and climb a leaderboard for a share of $10,000 in rewards.
Moreover, early stakers will receive exclusive access to a limited-edition NFT drop by award-winning artist Amber Vittoria on July 10—part of a broader push to blend technical innovation with cultural capital in the NFT world.
Overall, the RARI–Espresso collaboration is an instructive case for what next-gen NFT ecosystems could look like: one where royalties are enforceable by design, where infrastructure is optimized for creators, and where DAOs are genuinely empowered.
With The Composables drop acting as both proof-of-concept and economic catalyst, RARI Foundation’s vision of decentralized NFT infrastructure appears to be gaining meaningful traction. As the dust settles from the 2021–2022 NFT hype cycle, this new era may be defined less by celebrity drops and more by composability, governance, and shared value.
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