If you’re new to web3, there are some differences you need to get used to in terms of digital ownership. Your NFT is yours - as in you have control over it - but rather than being in your pocket, it sits on the blockchain.
Let’s go a little deeper:
Blockchain basics
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are unique digital assets stored on the blockchain, representing ownership of things like art, music, or collectibles. The blockchain is a secure, decentralised digital ledger that records transactions and ensures the authenticity and ownership of these assets.
Think of it like naming your house on Google Maps - you own a house and decide to give it a fun custom name. That name is yours to choose because you own the property. But once it’s on the map, anyone walking by or searching online can see it. You still have full control over the house, but the name and some public details (like its location) are visible to others. NFTs work similarly: you own a digital creation, and the blockchain makes that ownership public and verifiable.
Our service creates a really easy to use way of creating and accessing the blockchain so even your mother can enjoy the benefits of web3. Here’s what we do:
What does Artega do?
A smart contract then send this to the artist’s wallet
The contract then mints you a totally unique NFT based on the image supplied by the artist
The contract sends the NFT to your provided wallet which you can see on the Polygon blockchain.
So, after you’ve bought your NFT, where exactly is it?
What’s visible
There are a number of websites that allow anyone to view the blockchain.
Here’s a clear, beginner-friendly option that works well for viewing NFTs:
Anyone can see what an artist has sold
For example, here are all our promotional sales: Magic Eden Artega
If you have a click around you’ll notice that the owner is just a long alphanumeric string. Only you know which one yours is - so be careful who you share this with.
Anyone can see what a user has purchased
NFT ownership is public by design. On the marketplace page for an NFT, you’ll see a shortened version of the owner’s wallet address (for example, Owned by: 0x1234…abcd) displayed near the artwork.
If you view the owner’s profile by selecting the Owned by address, you can see the NFTs held by that wallet, along with related activity such as transfers or sales. This information is visible to anyone and reflects activity associated with that specific wallet address.
It’s important to note that a patron may have multiple wallets, and these wallets are not linked to one another. While Artega can identify which wallet completed a purchase, the patron’s real-world identity and personal details are not shown on the blockchain.
Artega does not store artwork descriptions or personal data on the blockchain, nor does it share this information with Wert. This separation between payment processing, platform data, and blockchain records helps maintain a higher level of privacy for patrons.
Extra security
We’ve built in a feature that allows you to generate a new wallet for every transaction (which you can transfer to another wallet later if you wish) this means if you want to be even less identifiable, you can just keep track of individual wallet keys to access your art at a later date.
Remember - ownership can’t be recovered
Your private key is like a permanent password; if you lose it, you’ll lose access to your wallet permanently, and unfortunately, we won’t be able to recover it for you. Be extremely cautious about who you share it with. Ideally, don’t share it at all. However, you may choose to contact the artist and request that they send the artwork to a new wallet you control. It’s entirely up to the artist whether they agree to do this or mint a new NFT. Keep in mind, the original NFT will still exist on the blockchain and cannot be deleted, so any connection between the original and a new version will be permanently recorded.