# Artrade

> Hold $ATR - Own the Art & Luxury market

Artrade is a platform for tokenizing and trading physical artworks as RWAs using blockchain technology for verification and ownership.

Artrade is a platform for tokenizing and trading physical artworks through blockchain verification. The platform connects art collectors and creators through a mobile marketplace built on Solana, providing low-cost transactions and simplified NFT creation tools. Users can create, buy, and sell digital assets with reduced fees while benefiting from on-chain provenance records. The platform includes RWA tokenization features that bridge traditional art markets with blockchain technology.

- Type: Project
- Sector: NFTs
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2021-10-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/artrade_app

## Products

- [Artrade Marketplace](https://thegrid.id/profiles/artrade_app): Artrade is a mobile-first NFT marketplace on Solana for low-cost digital asset creation and trading. The marketplace connects art collectors with creators via a simplified interface and supports physical artwork tokenization through RWA protocols. Artrade supports multiple transaction types and direct creator-to-collector exchanges. (NFT Marketplace, Live, Main Product)
- [REAL Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/artrade_app): The REAL (Reliable Electronic Artwork Ledger) Protocol is a system developed by Artrade for authenticating physical artworks using blockchain technology. It bridges physical art and NFTs by creating verifiable provenance records and enabling secure ownership transfers. (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Assets

- [Artrade Token (ATR)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/artrade_app): ATR is the utility and governance token of Artrade, a marketplace for tokenizing and trading physical artworks on Solana. It is used to pay for artworks with cashback rewards, vote on protocol decisions, stake for rewards, and access exclusive platform features. Token holders can participate in community-driven governance to shape strategic decisions, while the platform uses a deflationary model with periodic token burns to manage supply. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://artrade.app)
- [Documentation](https://artradeapp.notion.site/Artrade-FAQ-5bb50865a81743b1be9498cf89dea3ee)
- [Blog](https://artrade.medium.com)
- [Whitepaper](https://whitepaper.artrade.app)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/ArtradeApp)
- [Discord](http://discord.gg/artrade)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/ArtradeEnglish)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/ArtradeFR)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/artrade.app)

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