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Japanese NFT Marketplace “nanakusa” released its official service globally now!

2021.04.26

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Tokyo, Japan – April 26th, 2021 – SmartApp Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Jangdeok Ko,  hereinafter referred to as SmartApp), a developer and operator of blockchain platform utilizing NFT  (Non-Fungible Token), is pleased to announce the global release of the NFT marketplace nanakusa,  which can issue and sell NFTs to the global market as the 1st Japanese marketplace by individual  artists. 
The digital token “NFT (Non-Fungible Token)” market, which utilizes the features of blockchain  technologies, has been expanding rapidly in recent years, and is attracting attentions in a wide  range of genres such as designers, illustrators, writers, and music artists. 
Under such circumstances, SmartApp released the NFT marketplace “nanakusa”, which is the first  marketplace in Japan to issue and sell NFTs, available its service globally now.
 
About NFT Marketplace nanakusa 
NFT marketplace nanakusa
The NFT marketplace “nanakusa” is the place to sale of NFTs produced by authorized content  holders, NFT distributors, and crypto artists who engage in individual activities (primary sales), and  the sale and purchase activities of NFTs held by users (second sales). It is an NFT trading platform  service.
 
Features of nanakusa 
1) Support Ethereum / Polygon payment. 
Payable and supported tokens to trade NFT on nanakusa are Ethereum and Polygon. Polygon is a typical sidechain of Layer 2 solutions that can run on Ethereum network s. By using Polygon, users can dramatically reduce the soaring GAS cost, which is a  huge issue to use Ethereum nowadays.
2) Permanently return royalties to issuers even in secondary sales If the NFT is issued on the nanakusa, the royalties will be permanently returned to th e business operators / producers even when the users buy and sell during the secon dary distribution. 
The royalties return rate can be set by each the business operators / producers whe n the NFT is issued. 
3) Limited viewing right (PAT.P) 
If use the NFT viewing right limitation function when issuing an NFT, you can limit th e viewing of the original file of the issued NFT to the owner only. (Thumbnail image can be viewed by everyone) 
By using this function, for example, published e-books can be limited to owners only,  which can promote it for secondary sales.
* This function is currently patent pending. 
4) Selectable / editable NFT file save place 
Every NFTs published by nanakusa, user can select the place from file management  server called IPFS, in addition to the nanakusa content server as a method for savin g files such as images, videos, and e-books. 
5) Automatic royalty distribution 
By setting the royalty distribution in advance when issuing the NFT, it is possible to  automatically distribute the royalty in the secondary sales to the wallet.
 
Roadmap 
The following roadmap is planned for nanakusa in the future. 
May 
・ Recruitment start for 2nd certified crypto artists 
・ Implementation of sales function in auction format 
June 
・ Support credit card payment 
・ Support additional payment by other chains 
July 
・ Support for new layer 2 solutions 
・ OEM provision for NFT marketplace function (allows businesses to develop NFT m arketplace on their owned domain) 
In addition to individual artists, nanakusa also has alliance with content holders and b usiness partners that have artists.
Feel free to contact nanakusa for any inquiries regarding business and partnership w ith, also anyone interested in NFT marketplace services based on their own domain. 
 
SmartApp Inc.  
Location: Hongo Nobutoku Building 7th floor, 3‒38‒1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo  Representative Director: Jangdeok Ko, 高長徳
Regular member of Japan Blockchain Association
Official board member of Blockchain Game Content Association, JBA(日本ブロックチェーン 協会)