Reviewing the Impact of Optional Royalties

Royalties have been a controversial subject that has monopolized many conversations in the NFT market in recent months. Debates about the merit of royalties have escalated into an intellectual civil war that has fragmented the space and has been of prophetic force. The intention to prioritize the interests of traders over those of creators has led to a torrent of royalty-evading marketplaces that have colonized the NFT universe.

Unable to take shelter from these tectonic shifts in trading behavior, creators have been faced with a barrage of hurdles to overcome. In view of the propagation of this market trend, this research piece aims to gauge the true scale of the introduction of optional royalties and intends to quantify the impact it has had on creators thus far.