Royalties
Royalty Enforcement Across Chains
UNVAULT enables NFT projects to restore royalty enforcement as collections expand across multiple blockchains.
When a Collection is UNVAULTED
When a collection is UNVAULTED, an Echo Contract is deployed on each supported chain, optionally including the origin chain.
Each Echo Contract:
As a result, project owners regain structural royalty enforcement across supported chains.
How Royalty Enforcement Works
1. Vault on Origin Chain
The original NFT is locked into a vault contract.
2. Echo Contract Deployment
An Echo Contract is deployed on the destination chains.
- Mirrors canonical token metadata
- References the UNVAULT registry
- Enforces royalty logic at the contract layer
- Maintains a single active token instance
3. Marketplace Enforcement Layer
NFTs listed on the UNVAULT Marketplace are subject to:
- Enforced royalty parameters defined by the project
- Transparent royalty routing
- Verifiable on-chain payment execution
4. Reversible Mobility
At the option of the Project Owner, tokens may return to origin chain, preserving canonical state and royalty continuity.
What This Means for Project Owners
When you UNVAULT your collection:
- Royalty logic becomes structurally enforced on all supported chains.
- Echo Contracts eliminate / deter royalty bypass.
- You regain economic control as your collection expands multi-chain.
- Royalty payments become measurable and auditable.
This is infrastructure-level enforcement — not marketplace preference.
Quantifying Royalty Evasion
Royalty bypass is not theoretical.
Across major collections, millions of dollars in secondary trading volume have occurred on platforms that do not enforce royalties.
Royalty Evasion Data Portal
View comprehensive data on royalty bypass across major NFT collections.
View Data PortalWhy Echo Contracts Matter
Most mechanisms rely on:
- !Wrapped NFTs
- !Burn-and-replace or lock-and-mint duplication
- !Marketplace-level voluntary enforcement
Echo Contracts differ because:
- They are deployed per chain
- They encode royalty logic directly
- They reference the canonical UNVAULT registry
- They prevent multi-instance duplication
- The DIVIT incentivizes participation by Holders
“This creates a structurally enforceable royalty environment.”
Compliance Positioning
UNVAULT royalty enforcement:
Royalty payments remain contractual creator royalties tied to NFT transfers.
For Projects Considering Multi-Chain Expansion
If your collection is expanding to:
UNVAULT enables you to:
- Maintain canonical identity
- Enforce royalties
- Prevent wrapper leakage
- Preserve economic integrity
DIVIT enables you to:
- Incentivize participation by your Holders
- Reward Holders for Marketing or other activity