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ARKHIVE, in plain words
Every term you will meet on ARKHIVE, explained in one or two sentences.
- Airdrop
Tokens or NFTs sent to your wallet for free, as a reward. Part of ARKHIVE’s rewards pool goes to airdrops.
Read more- ARK Score
An AI-built rating on every listing that sums up an asset’s track record, demand and price. A guide, not a guarantee.
Read more- ARK Shard
An engraved plaque with an NFC chip inside. Tap it with a phone to check who owns the linked asset and where it came from.
Read more- ARKHIVE NFTs
Five NFTs issued by ARKHIVE itself. Each receives 1% of the platform’s on-chain revenue, with no end date, paid in ARKV.
Read more- ARKV
ARKHIVE’s own token on Solana. Use it to pay platform fees at a discount, reach higher tiers and raise your Echo Score.
Read more- Blockchain
A shared public record that no single party controls. Once something is written to it, anyone can check it and no one can quietly change it.
- dApp
Short for decentralized app. The ARKHIVE dApp at app.arkv.io is where you buy, sell, launch and track assets.
Read more- Deal Room
The folder attached to each offering where the contract, proof of revenue and other documents are kept for buyers to read.
Read more- Drop
A release of new NFTs, usually in limited numbers and at a set time.
- Echo Score
Your activity score on ARKHIVE: 60% activity, 30% ARKV held over time and 10% quality. It decides your share of rewards.
Read more- EchoChain Rewards
The system that scores activity across ARKHIVE and shares out 15% of platform revenue as rewards. It never deducts points as a penalty.
Read more- Holder tiers
Levels from Orbiter to Quantum, based on how much ARKV you hold or your leaderboard rank. Each level lowers your marketplace fee and boosts your Echo Score.
Read more- Illiquid
Hard to sell quickly. Royalties, private memberships and artworks are usually illiquid. ARKHIVE makes them easier to buy and sell.
- Launchpad
Where creators and brands set up a new asset with a guided form, before ARKHIVE reviews it and lists it.
Read more- Leaderboard
The ranking of users by Echo Score. The top five share 5% of total platform revenue.
Read more- Marketplace
Where ARKHIVE assets are bought and resold.
Read more- Minting
Creating an NFT on the blockchain. Creators mint through the Launchpad; buyers simply buy.
Read more- NFC
Near-field communication: the tap technology in contactless cards and phones. ARK Shards use it.
Read more- NFT
Non-fungible token: a one-of-a-kind digital certificate on a blockchain that shows who owns something.
- On-chain
Recorded on the blockchain, where anyone can check it.
- Perks
Memberships and benefits held as NFTs. Use them or resell them; whatever is unused moves to the buyer.
Read more- Phygital
Physical plus digital: a real object paired with an NFT.
Read more- Raffles
Prize draws where every ticket is an NFT and every draw can be checked publicly.
Read more- RDA
Revenue Distribution Agreement: the signed legal contract that sets what share of revenue holders receive, how often and for how long.
Read more- RDA-NFT
Another name for a Revenue Share NFT: an NFT backed by an RDA.
Read more- Real World NFT
An NFT linked to something real: revenue, a physical item, access or a perk. Also written RW NFT.
Read more- Smart contract
A program on the blockchain that runs by itself, for example to split a payout between holders.
- Solana
The fast, low-cost blockchain ARKHIVE runs on.
- The ARK
ARKHIVE’s 3D world in your browser: rooms, art, challenges and rewards.
Read more- Tokenize
To turn something into a token or NFT on a blockchain, so it can be owned and traded, whole or in parts.
- USDC
A digital dollar: a token designed to hold the value of one US dollar. Revenue Share payouts are made in USDC.
- Vault
Where ARKHIVE keeps physical items so they can change owner without shipping. Ship one home whenever you like; after that, its NFT stops trading.
Read more- Wallet
Your account on the blockchain. It holds your tokens and NFTs. ARKHIVE works with Phantom, Solflare and Backpack.
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