Startbahn, Inc., and KAIYODO Co.,Ltd. have partnered to promote digital projects and community revitalization through the use of NFT.__

As a first step, SBINFT will support the first NFT project announced by KAIYODO at the opening sale of SBINFT Market, released on March 17, 2022 by SBINFT Co.,Ltd.


■ About the First Lineup

As of 2022, KAIYODO has developed a wide variety of figurines, including animal figurines, artworks by Japanese and international artists, a selection of contemporary and classical art, Buddhist statues, as well as anime and manga characters.

Now, as a newly created "receptacle for figurative subjects," KAIYODO is entering the field of NFT to offer figurative expression to users in a new realm. We are proud to present the first five pieces from the first lineup of the "Japanese Animals Collection," which gave birth to the figure movement in Japan, and which then gained tremendous popularity when it was first sold in 1999.

https://kaiyodo.co.jp/nft/


SBI NFT Market KAIYODO page
https://sbinft.market/partners/KYD


■ About Startbahn

Startbahn is a leading Japanese art tech company providing blockchain infrastructure to empower stakeholders across the entire art market spectrum. Startbahn operates Startrail, a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of artworks, including NFTs. Statbahn’s clients include notable auction houses, artists, galleries, private collectors, and content holders, amongst others.

https://startbahn.jp/en/


■ About Startrail

Startrail is a sustainable and scalable blockchain infrastructure that assures the reliability, authenticity, and traceability of artworks, including NFTs. Startrail has a strong focus on the art ecosystem and a long-term perspective to protect and increase artworks’ value. Startrail maintains and assures the value of artworks by permanently recording provenance as well as auction and exhibition history. Artists can also set terms for their issued artworks, including royalty rights, that may be triggered after their primary sale.

https://startrail.io/en/


■ About KAIYODO

Founded in 1964. Starting with garage kits, the company has produced items for the general market such as action figures and Shokugan, as well as official figures for museums, zoos, and aquariums in Japan and overseas, including the British Museum in England. KAIYODO is involved in many other projects, such as collaboration with major newspaper companies.

https://kaiyodo.co.jp/


■ SBINFT Market

SBINFT Market is a marketplace for NFT minting, sales, and secondary distribution, through a public chain developed and operated by SBINFT Co.,Ltd. Authorized artists and affiliated content providers can sell NFT such as digital art, music, photographs, game characters, and tickets. The general public can also purchase these NFTs and conduct transactions between individuals through the secondary distribution function. Payment methods include crypto assets (Ethereum and Polygon) and credit card payments.

https://sbinft.market/