The Ergo ecosystem is a great place to trade NFTs. First, because of the level of security of Ergo. It is becoming one of the best places for miners after Bitcoin. Second, because Ergo is a small market capitalization and, as a result, NFTs might simply skyrocket if $ERG really takes off at the next bull market. However, now comes the question: where to buy NFTs on Ergo? One of the best tools to invest in NFTs on Ergo is called Auction House and in this article I will describe the product. Then, I will go through the different aspects to it from what it is to how it works and, finally, how to invest in it. Now, let’s dive in and analyze this revolutionary platform for digital art backed by a new generation of cypherpunks.
1. What Is Auction House?
Ergo Auction House is the first NFT marketplace on Ergo.
Indeed, Auction House is a place for artists to sell their work via a great diversity of auction types (timed, fixed price or even dutch auctions):
The platform supports the Yoroi dapp connector (currently only works with Yoroi Nighty) and ErgoWallet Android through easy QR codes.
In fact, you can basically buy and sell simply using a QR code!
Also, an important point to raise is that the project is about to release a major IDO, with a V3 version and this article is about the current version (V2) with an introduction to the V3 roadmap.
Here is a video that I like that explains the current state of the project (V2):
2. How To Use Auction House?
First, you need to install a compatible wallet like Yoroi Nightly (for example):
Then you can connect it to the website and basically buy a piece of art using a QR code by sending the right amount to the address:
Alternatively, If you like a good video tutorial to understand how to buy and sell NFTs or create an auction, I recommend this video:
Also, here is another example going through all the steps:
3. Roadmap And Team
First, in term of roadmap, the next big teal to come is Auction House V3:
With the upcoming IDO the team behind Auction House will work towards the third Version of Auction house including the following tools and features:
- First, a re-designed UI . Indeed, a completely reworked version, Auction House V3, is nearly complete and will include brand-new features and an improved user interface.
- Verification system: To prevent scams and fraud, there will be a new integration of a clear collection verification procedure on Auction House. If the community deems it necessary to have artist verification as well, the same procedure will be followed to verify the artists.
- Collections: indeed, collections are a crucial part of many NFT markets. They are among the most efficient methods of displaying artwork. As a result, the platform will be the first on Ergo Blockchain to utilize the recently proposed EIP-34 for collections among NFT marketplaces.
- LaunchPad: Each artist gets a fair opportunity to schedule a spotlight on Auction House website to promote the upcoming release of their collections and showcase their work.
- Improved Security: The team at Auction House is committed to creating a trustworthy NFT marketplace by making all of their processes fully transparent to the general public. In fact, the Ergo community and developers will evaluate each proposed smart contract, such as the recently proposed collection and improved artwork EIPs.
- New listing types: Auction House V3 will feature three different listing options. In fact, the fixed-price listing, the highest-bid Auction, and the dutch Auction.
- Bulk minting: The next release will include bulk minting, which was implemented to facilitate the creation of collections by artists. Actually, the goal is to enhance mass minting through collaborative efforts with artists.
- Flexible royalties: indeed, Auction House V3 will support multiple recipients for royalties which enables artists to collaborate together.
But that’s not it, for the upcoming version of Auction House (V3), the team seems to be open to add game changing ideas coming from the community of artists like this retweet on their timeline is showing:
By the way, what about the team now? See for yourself:
Indeed, it’s a lot of developers in there! Which is a good sign for me.
In fact, the developers seem to be contributors to the Ergo ecosystem with a good ratio of followers on Github, which I like to see:
4. Testimonies
I’ve been collecting reasons for using Auction House on Twitter. By the way, thanks a lot to everybody for their feedback!
From Allcyberpunk:
I think it is an incredible tool and it has been the first one that has given the possibility to artists in Ergo to show and sell their art. In fact, not everyone likes the auction method, but it is also a good way to test prices. Also, you have the possibility to put a sale price. The only part that I dislike is that fake nfts are being sold, in my case they have copied me and pretended to be my project, but in the new version that is coming soon they say that this will be corrected. I also think that it is very important that it is open source.
From ERGnomes:
The pros of the project are: first, easy peasy to mint, no need of any coding knowledge -can mint multiple NFTs, not just single NFTs -can create links that show only the active auctions of NFTs minted by a specific address (useful for artists to share to help collectors with avoiding fakes). Also, only 2% auction house fees on successful sales. Bidding is super easy, cheap and quick, can be done either via dapp connector on Nautilus or by scanning a QR code on mobile.
From NeoCus:
I actually just made my first “Auction” on Auction house. So far I, like it! In fact, I really like their minting process, it’s very easy and fast! Very straightforward.
From Ergonauts:
We really like to use it and looking forward to the new big update. However, right now, it’s way too easy to fake projects and even we fell for the low priced FOMO. The new update would make this harder to do. So right now we use Skyharbor for the validation and for ENFT sales that were not bought by the auctions on Auction.
5. Auction House As An Investment
First, let’s start by presenting Auction House token called $AHT:
Also, the token is scarce and capped in supply. Indeed, the token has a total distribution of 375 million tokens:
Additionally, the repartition looks good, with a balanced allocation:
For a more detailed summary, have a look at the breakdown below:
The team kept only 10% and 25% of the supply will be used as utility.
6. Conclusion
In conclusion, I like the Ergo Auction House for being a precursor for NFTs on this ecosystem. The work that is done today to move from the V2 to the V3 (IDO) will make of the platform an obvious choice for NFTs on Ergo. The $AHT token is also an interesting thing to consider for investors with a fixed supply and a nice balanced repartition. Additionally, the team is small but full of builders and developers: I like to see that because it often means more reliable features and less marketing. In crypto, it is better than the other way around! Want to get your opinion about it? Give Ergo Auction House a try!
Thanks for reading.
n.b: this is not financial advice
