In December 2021, a certification service was launched in Italy offering collectors and antiquarians a method to authenticate vintage and historical objects using non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The service allowed users to register items on a blockchain, creating permanent, unalterable records that could not be modified, deleted, or duplicated.
Blockchain Registration and Digital Archiving
The NFT registration process provided multiple benefits to users. Beyond issuing a document attesting to an object’s provenance, the system created a digital archive that could preserve information about works against the physical deterioration of the objects themselves. The blockchain-based record ensured that ownership and authenticity details remained permanently secured.
3D Gallery and Online Sales
The platform included access to an immersive 3D gallery, enabling collectors to display, promote, and sell items from their collections online. Certified items and their galleries received promotion across the platform’s own channels and social media accounts, designed to increase customer traffic to vendors’ businesses.
Frequently asked questions
What blockchain technology prevents regarding certified objects?
The blockchain registration prevents any registered information from being modified, deleted, or duplicated.
What additional benefit does the 3D gallery provide beyond certification?
The immersive 3D gallery allows collectors to display, promote, and sell their certified objects on the web.
How does the platform increase business visibility?
Certified items and galleries are promoted across the platform’s own channels and social media accounts to increase customer traffic to vendors’ businesses.