The short answerobjkt is the main marketplace for Tezos digital art, and it is one of the few venues where creator royalties are still honoured as standard, fees are stated plainly and transaction costs are negligible. It is confined to Tezos and to a small market.
Best forTezos art collecting with royalties intact
Approval & custody safetyweight 25%
8.5avg 7.9
Fee clarityweight 20%
9.0avg 8.1
Liquidityweight 20%
5.5avg 6.0
Royalty policyweight 15%
9.5avg 7.3
Chain coverageweight 10%
4.5avg 6.5
Usabilityweight 10%
8.0avg 8.0
this service category average across 15Score = Σ mark × weight. Works well for a specific use case, weaker outside it. Methodology.
| Criterion | Mark | What we found | Source | Checked |
|---|
| Approval & custody safety | 8.5 | not sourced yet | not sourced yet | — |
| Fee clarity | 9.0 | not sourced yet | not sourced yet | — |
| Liquidity | 5.5 | not sourced yet | not sourced yet | — |
| Royalty policy | 9.5 | not sourced yet | not sourced yet | — |
| Chain coverage | 4.5 | not sourced yet | not sourced yet | — |
| Usability | 8.0 | not sourced yet | not sourced yet | — |
What we liked, and what fell short
Liked- Creator royalties honoured as standard
- Transparent fees and very low transaction costs on Tezos
- Strong curation and genuine artist community
Fell short- Tezos only, with limited liquidity
- Little relevance outside the digital art niche
Why the marks landed where they did
The Tezos art scene developed differently from Ethereum's: lower mint costs, a community oriented around collecting rather than flipping, and marketplaces that never abandoned royalties. objkt is its centre.
Royalties as standard
Creator royalties are honoured on secondary sales rather than treated as optional. For artists, that means the economic model NFTs originally promised still functions here, which is not true on any major Ethereum or Solana venue. It is the single strongest reason for an artist to mint on Tezos.
Costs
A roughly 2.5% marketplace fee plus Tezos transaction costs measured in fractions of a cent. Minting an edition costs almost nothing, which changes what is economically viable to create — small editions and experimental work that Ethereum gas costs would make pointless.
The limitation
Liquidity is thin and the market is small. Buying here should be treated as collecting art rather than acquiring a tradable asset, and resale may take a long time or not happen at all. That is true of most art markets and is worth stating explicitly.
Who should use it
Digital art collectors and artists who want royalties honoured and mint costs that permit experimentation. Traders will find nothing here.
FAQ
Does objkt honour creator royalties?+
Yes, as standard on secondary sales — one of the few marketplaces of any size where the original NFT economic model still functions.
What does objkt charge?+
Around 2.5% marketplace fee, plus Tezos network fees that are fractions of a cent.
Is objkt liquid?+
No. It is a small art market where resale can take a long time. Buy as a collector rather than as a trader.
Why mint on Tezos?+
Negligible transaction costs make small editions and experimental work economically viable, and royalties are actually paid.
