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CoinDesk

NFT Royalties May Be 'Dwindling,' Galaxy Digital Researcher Says

Fran is a writer and reporter at CoinDesk. Nearly $2 billion in royalties have been made on non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, but most creators have shared only a fraction of that amount, according to Galaxy Digital Research Associate Salmaan Qadir. What's more, Qadir told CoinDesk TV's " First Mover," the market for royalties may be dwindling.

https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2022/10/24/nft-royalties-may-be-dwindling-galaxy-digital-researcher-says/

Blockworks

NFT Royalties Top $1.8 Billion: Galaxy Digital

By Casey Wagner / October 21, 2022, 12:36 pm EDT More marketplaces are leaning toward the zero-royalty model Sellers are responsible for paying the artist's cut for secondary sales To date, Ethereum-based NFT creators have raked in more than $1.8 billion in royalties, according to data compiled by Galaxy Digital.

https://blockworks.co/nft-royalties-top-1-8-billion-galaxy-digital/

The Block

NFT royalties net projects $1.8 billion in revenue: Galaxy Digital Research

While NFT royalties benefit small artists, the main beneficiaries are top NFT projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club and corporations like Nike.

https://www.theblock.co/post/179004/nft-royalties-have-generated-1-8-billion-with-nike-bayc-coming-out-top-galaxy

Decrypt

NFT Creators Have Earned $1.8 Billion in Royalties to Date: Galaxy Digital - Decrypt

The researchers also discovered a concentration of royalties among just 10 entities, data that suggests the NFT economy may be more centralized than some might have thought. The top 10 took home nearly half a billion dollars worth of royalties, amounting to 27% of all Ethereum NFT royalties earned.

https://decrypt.co/112602/nft-creators-1-8b-royalties-galaxy-digital

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Galaxy Brains Podcast Appearances

Galaxy Brains

lt;p>Welcome to Galaxy Brains, hosted by Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy. Our weekly podcast provides insights and analysis on trends and events across the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

https://www.galaxy.com/research/podcasts/galaxy-brains/

• 9.30.22; EP 29; https://youtu.be/S4LEamqFmEQ?t=3588
We discuss my gaming report

• 7.8.22; EP 17; https://youtu.be/ccGvcFagAM0?t=790
I explain why RTFKT’s CloneX licensing is not as open as it may appear

• 6.24.22; EP 15; https://youtu.be/oYmUEXcaLKc?t=1909
I discuss Solend’s emergency DAO & vote

• 6.10.22; EP 13; https://youtu.be/4K0HYeHZyso?t=2072
I discuss Lido and BAYC’s Discord hack

• 6.3.22; EP 12; https://youtu.be/eqSKY3K3tb0?t=2436
I debate and defend Solana’s viability as a scalable layer 1 blockchain

• 5.27.22; EP 11; https://youtu.be/BC1e38CIPbE?t=1943
I talk about Seth Green’s stolen NFT and IP issues related to NFTs

• 5.13.22; EP 9; https://youtu.be/lSwyOZdfSXE?t=1722
I talk about Instagram’s forthcoming NFT features

• 5.6.22; EP 8; https://youtu.be/PSnimC3i23c?t=1047
I talk about the Otherside mint and Solana’s latest outage

• 4.22.22; EP 6; https://youtu.be/o7Plsoxy5y4?t=404
I talk about Coinbase’s NFT marketplace launch

• 4.13.22; EP 4; https://youtu.be/O3YCNrODjxs?t=439
I talk about Binance US’s fundraise

• 4.13.22; EP 3; https://youtu.be/ZCG6yOU2PxI?t=56
I talk about OpenSea’s recent integration of Solana

• 4.13.22; EP 2; https://youtu.be/BDxZk0NBR9Y?t=1519
I talk about Lido and Avalanche’s wallet announced at AVAX Barcelona ‘22

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• 7.22.22; NFTs Banned from Minecraft; https://conta.cc/3cwfhYf

• 7.8.22; Reddit Partners with Polygon to Launch a “Collectible Avatar” NFT Store; https://conta.cc/3b7Y6fn

• 6.24.22; Solana Labs Reveals the Solana Mobile Stack (SMS) and Saga; https://conta.cc/3zw6Xkq

• 6.17.22; Celsius Halts Customer Withdrawals Amid Turbulent Market; https://conta.cc/3BgJXar

• 6.3.22; Solana Bug Triggers 4-Hour Network Outage; https://conta.cc/3aBgWLq

• 5.13.22; Instagram Testing NFTs this Week, Zuckerberg Signals Meta’s Push into NFT Space; https://conta.cc/3S79NUq

• 5.6.22; Yuga Labs Metaverse Land NFT Mint Clogs Ethereum; https://conta.cc/3S6QtX5

• 4.22.22; Coinbase Debuts NFT Market Place; https://conta.cc/3zzN0cs

• 4.8.22; Binance.US Completes First External Funding Round; https://conta.cc/3PCygPE

• 4.1.22; NFT Marketplace OpenSea Confirms Solana Integration; https://conta.cc/3otQLtN

• 3.18.22; Bored Apes Yacht Club Creators Launch $APE Token Days After Acquiring CryptoPunks and Meebits; https://conta.cc/3ouDtNl

• 3.4.22; Highly-Anticipated EVMOS Launches Mainnet with Massive Airdrop; https://conta.cc/3cIZCFe

• 2.25.22; 1Password x Phantom; https://conta.cc/3vgSXsf

• 2.18.22; LooksRare Founders Cash Out; https://conta.cc/3Boj7gJ

• 2.11.22; Dispute with Nike Tests NFT Legal Limits; https://conta.cc/3z9KlVp

• 1.28.22; Solana Endures Network Outage; https://conta.cc/3PQvdCY

• 1.14.22; LooksRare 'Vampire Attack' on OpenSea; https://conta.cc/3PAgqMZ

• 1.7.22; Open Ocean for OpenSea; https://conta.cc/3J5fmP1