Validators
Ensuring authenticity and value
Physical Validators are nodes on the network that coordinate authenticators and appraisers to determine authenticity and asset value.
Authenticity
The Authentication Protocol
The authentication protocol gives users the information they need to determine the likelihood that an asset is authentic. A network of authenticators is utilized to determine whether an asset is actually what the original minter represented it to be.
Asset authentication experts can join as nodes in the 4K network
4K Protocol governance votes who can be an authenticator
Asset owners can request an in-person or remote authentication to be completed by an authenticator
Marketplace
Appraisers
Appraisers are similar to authenticators, but focus on designating value for certain asset classes. Any professional appraiser can join as a node in the 4K Network once approved by the community.
Ensure value of items represented on chain are aligned with fair market value
Act as experts in valuation for luxury goods, collectables, and memorabilia
Provide pricing data to Physical Asset Pricing Oracles
Protocol
4K Protocol
The 4K Protocol acts as the foundational infrastructure for transforming real-world assets into physically-backed NFTs. The protocol incentivizes vetted physical storage providers, physical oracles, and physical validators to seamlessly manage the backend logistics of moving assets on-chain.
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