How it Works
Turning your items into physically-backed NFTs is a simple, three-step process. We made it easy — even for our Web2 frens.
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Quick and Easy Process
You will receive live updates as your items go through the 4K process.
selling
What can I sell?
You can submit any unique physical item as long as it's in excellent condition, including:
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Crypto Collectibles
Trading Cards
Web3 Merch
Watches
Sports and Music Memorabilia
Your Imagination
Physical Art
Casascius coins
Buying with confidence
Looking to buy?
To buy an asset, just connect your crypto wallet, browse the available items, and purchase with confidence knowing you can exchange a physically-backed NFT™ for the physical asset at any time.
Only Pay Gas When Buying
Fully Insured Overnight Shipping
Interact with DeFI
Sell your assets
Looking to sell?
The 4K Marketplace is the best-in-class option for those looking to sell crypto collectibles, memorabilia, physical art, Casascius Coins, trading cards, sneakers, and more.
Seller fees on the Marketplace are much lower than any competing platforms – only 1%
Instant Settlements, No Chargebacks
1% seller fees
The Future of Web3
Benefits
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Only pay gas fee when buying
Secure and insured storage
Same day shipping, generally overnight in the US compared to ~30 days with competitors
Trade physical assets without taking physical possession
Access to international physical goods
Same day shipping, generally overnight in the US compared to ~30 days with competitors
Work with professional company with support instead of random users
Assets are insured with auditable provenance
Unlock unproductive capital and free up cash by leveraging the power of DeFi
Forex fees for international sales
Significantly lower fees — 1% for sellers
Secure and insured storage
Shipping to a single commercial address with professional staff
No dealing with international logistics, customs, and tax
Instant settlements and no chargebacks
Access to international buyers
Professional customer support and no need to deal directly with buyers
Unlock unproductive capital and free up cash using the power of DeFi
Forex fees for international sales
Ability to tap into new markets - alternative investment funds, hedge funds and family offices
Interact with DeFi Protocols
Sell and Buy on any Marketplaces that support NFTs
Bring Physical Assets into Games
Flex your Physical Asset on Social Networks
Form DAOs to Acquire Physical Assets
Collateralize and Borrow or Lend against your Physical Assets
Fractionalize
Open Doors to New Financial Primitives - Synthetics, Derivatives, ETFs, Prediction Markets, and more
Interoperability - Move to Different Chains even if it is not EVM compatible (work in progress)
Protocol
The 4K Protocol Vision
The 4K Protocol acts as the foundational infrastructure for transforming real-world assets into physically-backed NFTs. The protocol incentivizes vetted storage providers, physical oracles, and physical validators to seamlessly manage the backend logistics of moving assets on-chain.
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