SKT Launches Customized NFT Marketplace 'Topport'... Beta Service Begins

Providing NFT Collection Creation, Issuance, and Community Management Features

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] SK Telecom announced on the 3rd that it has launched the open beta service of 'TopPort,' a personalized NFT marketplace that connects non-fungible token (NFT) issuers and buyers.

SKT explained that the name TopPort means 'a port as the starting point of a journey to find NFTs that match my taste.' Through TopPort, SKT provides NFT professional artists with various functions ranging from NFT collection composition to NFT issuance (minting) and community management. It also helps buyers without specialized knowledge create wallets and purchase NFT artworks.

As of this day, SKT stated that TopPort has unveiled about 3,000 works by more than 20 top domestic NFT artists, including major content producers such as Gansong Metaverse Museum and Youngsilup, as well as Professor Kim Do-gyun of Seoul Institute of the Arts, who is active under the artist name 'kdk.'

TopPort is available on various PC and mobile operating systems (OS) such as Windows, Mac OS, Android, and iOS (Apple), as well as multiple browsers including Chrome, Safari, and Edge. SKT explained that users can directly mint NFT works through the blockchain network within the TopPort platform, and purchases can be easily made in Korean won.

SKT emphasized that it has greatly simplified the purchase process compared to existing marketplaces where NFTs had to be purchased with cryptocurrency. They also introduced a 'Web3' wallet service that considers both convenience and security by supporting recovery in case of key loss without storing users' private keys.

In the future, SKT plans to activate TopPort by enhancing services such as 'NFT gifting,' auction-style transactions, and community services for interaction between creators and buyers.

Oh Se-hyun, head of the Digital Asset Company, said, "NFT marketplaces are representative services of the Web3 era where users own and manage all data directly," adding, "SKT will continue to develop and improve services to respond to the Web3 market."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.