SuperRare founder Jonathan Perkins said on the sidelines of the NFT Paris conference that the decision to pay creators was made five years ago. “At the time we took a rather controversial move to include artist royalties,” he said.
If we can help artists make money through royalties, why not at least give it a try? So we’ve played a role in establishing some sort of standard, at least when it comes to art. The royalties from SuperRare aren’t going away.
For SuperRare, a social network for art creators and NFT collectors, Perkins believes that the challenges facing the broader market are quite different from those facing the platform because “collectors on SuperRare typically do not engage in high-frequency trading or Trying to make a quick buck.
“We’ve spent five years building a community where collectors really connect with artists, and with more goodwill and a long-term perspective, it’s often easier to come to a consensus about keeping royalties,” says Perkins. “
