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0xMerch: Interacting with your NFT in daily life

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What is 0xMerch?

The goal of 0xMerch.io is to design and produce various real-life goods for the NFT community. Artists and manufacturers can connect with NFT collectors through 0xMerch, making it easier to design, manufacture, and trade products related to NFTs.

As the NFT market expands, collectors develop a strong attachment to their NFTs and wish for them to be more than just digital image data on the blockchain. They desire the ability to "interact with NFTs in real life."

Simultaneously, NFT intellectual property (IP) has become a focal point of the community. In the realm of crypto, IP is no longer confined to a single image or story; it has evolved into a self-emergent consensus: IP owners are also IP consumers, IP media, and co-creators of content.

With these needs in mind, 0xMerch.io was born to assist collectors and the community in developing NFT IP and manufacturing products.

Operating Mode

0xMerch provides a seamless experience for each role, allowing NFT holders to find a channel to realize the value of their copyright. Designers and manufacturers can leverage their strengths to create popular merchandise, and consumers can easily purchase products they love.

NFT Holders/Community: License the rights of their NFTs to the market and earn IP copyright fees.

Designers: Create merchandise based on the provided NFT designs.

Manufacturers: The producers of the products, often overlapping with designers.

Buyers: Individuals who pay for the products, who may be NFT holders or simply consumers looking for interesting products.

Product List

NFT Bricks

The first product listed on 0xMerch is the "NFT Bricks Penguin" created by Chinese designers and manufacturers. It is customized based on each Pudgy Penguin and disassembled into bricks, allowing buyers to enjoy the fun of assembly.

The form of bricks can extend to many other collectibles, such as "Brick CryptoPunks" and "Brick BAYC" that we are currently developing. There will be more brick-filled NFTs in the future.

Products under development

While expanding our collection of NFTs, 0xmerch is collaborating with more designers and manufacturers. We can currently disclose one of them as "FLUFFY," while the other is "HARD"!

Future

More products will enter the market, creating a brand spill-over effect that will make consumers unfamiliar with NFTs recognize the value of NFT IPs.

More designers and manufacturers will join in, contributing to higher quality and greater diversity of products, while also attracting more people to the NFT IP development field.

More cryptocurrencies will be utilized. 0xMerch aims to provide benefits to every contributing role, including collectors, manufacturers, consumers, and the community. By leveraging cryptocurrencies for reform, 0xMerch hopes to connect the entire NFT IP ecosystem.

Conclusion

0xMerch's endeavor aligns perfectly with Fat Penguin's development roadmap. Leveraging the increased visibility of the NFT project, 0xMerch has gained significant growth opportunities in the initial stages. The next steps involve developing new products, crafting fresh narratives, and exploring ways to expand into other communities.

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