A open-source contribution aimed at helping solve the off-platform royalties problem for NFT sales — The backstory As you may or may not know, OpenSea and other aggregators do not always pay out royalties to KnownOrigin creators. …

A new pricing mechanic to help price discovery and to encourage collector commitment — As we continue the rollout of the new features at KnownOrigin, we are pleased to announce the launch of what we call step sales™ Multi-edition art has always been at the core of KnownOrigin’s platform, we believe that engaging with multiple collectors from a single edition can provide a sustainable…

New sales mechanics for buyer and sellers on KnownOrigin — KnownOrigin has now had offers and buy-now functionality for many years. However, a frequently-made request has been for more advanced auction mechanics. Well, say hello to 24hr Reserve Auctions — a method first pioneered by a popular crypto artist and subsequently formalized by SuperRare. This is the first of an…

The future of multi-collab royalties and peak into the future — EIP-2981 defines a simple and effective way to both signal and provide the correct royalties to any 3rd party marketplace. Removing the typical silo that exists around marketplace royalties and providing a new building block for the creator economy. EIP-2981 — Simple and effective royalty standards for all A maturing space requires new primitives, EIP-2981 represent one of these - one step closer to true long lasting NFT…medium.com

A maturing space requires new primitives, EIP-2981 represent one of these - one step closer to true long lasting NFT royalties — The backstory It was back in late December 2017 that I wrote my first NFT smart contract. I had recently fallen down the Ethereum rabbithole 🐇, a move that swiftly led me to becoming fully immersed in Solidity and the world of NFTs. …

In this article we want to explore the impact of Cryptoart on carbon emissions and wider sustainability issues What are KnownOrigin doing about this? In recent weeks, cryptoart has come under scrutiny due to its impact on the planet and the carbon emissions emitted from the production of NFTs. In this article we want to explore…

We recently partnered with Kaleidoscienza for our latest Creative Challenge. The creative challenge was an open call for artists to create original artworks based on the theme of biodiversity. We had an overwhelming response and the standard of work submitted was astounding. …

Sometimes you have to rip it up and start again… With the crypto art market on it’s yearly bull run and hearing some outstanding grips and grimes from the community, we felt it was critical for KnownOrigin to bring a breath of fresh air to the platform with a new…

Aligned incentives, community owned and managed — Over the last few years, KnownOrigin has grown and matured, trying new things, failing at some, succeeding in others, but all in all hopefully giving us some perspective on where we are, and where all this blockchain and NFT world may be going. in 2020 the entire NFT space has…