Showtime was first launched in March 2021, and since its initial release, it has instantly grown into an amazingly vibrant social network of digital artists and collectible enthusiasts to show off their artworks. It could be called the ‘Instagram for NFTs’ aiming at all NFT communities from all over the world.
This platform has received $7.6 million in funds in April from crypto-investment firms Paradigm and DJ 3LAU and allows users to follow creators and collectors, browse personalized news feeds, discover trending NFTs, and engage with artists through like, comment, and share features. Therefore, it could be said that it is the place for creators and collectors to showcase their digital art as it is all set to dive deep into the NFT ecosystem.
It is worth noting that Showtime platforms makes use of web3 social network where creators and collectors show off their NFTs, from digital art to photos and videos. Further digital artists can say NO to gas fees: It’s free to create an NFT on Showtime! However, there used to be a waitlist because this was an experimental feature and Show time team wanted to make sure everything was going smoothly. Just a month later, Showtime opened up free NFT minting to everyone.
How to use show time?
First of all, you need to open https://showtime.io and click sign in. You are directed to a window asking for signing in with your e-mail address or digital wallet.
Once you confirm your choice, you get access to your account where you can choose to make desired changes to your profile. You may also add your digital wallet, too.
Here you can search for your favorite NFT art or artists and see all new assets add to the platform. Also, you can drop your NFTs for free.
Like other social network platforms, Showtime also provides the abilities to like, follow, comment, and chat with other users.
To create your NFT on Showtime, you are required to add your Ethereum wallet first. On the up right of the page, click create and a window opens to give you the instruction.
You need to submit a title for your asset and add the description to your NFT. Then, click options to choose your preferences and the earning rate for later sells.
Upload your NFT file and you are all set.
It seems really easy to use the site since it has many features of social media platforms in common.
Showtime partners with Polygon studios
Polygon Studios is the Gaming and NFT arm of Polygon and focuses on growing the global Blockchain Gaming and NFT Industry. It further aims to bridge the gap between Web 2 and Web 3 gaming through investment, marketing, and developer support. The Polygon Studios ecosystem comprises highly loved games and NFT Dapps like OpenSea, Upshot, Aavegotchi, Zed Run, Skyweaver by Horizon Games, Decentraland, Megacryptopolis, Neon District, Cometh, and Decentral Games.
In August, Showtime and Polygon Studios started a partnership in NFTs. Now NFTs have a home on the Polygon PoS network and Showtime users are able to create NFTs that can be featured on popular NFT marketplaces, like Opensea, Foundation, and hicetnunc (HEN).
Users can easily create an NFT by signing a transaction with their crypto wallet (such as Metamask, Coinbase Wallet, and others), then they can mint a unique copy of the NFT or multiple copies (up to 10,000), without paying any gas fees.
Furthermore, Polygon users get the opportunity to follow creators and collectors, browse their personalized news feed, scroll through popular NFTs on the Trending section, and can also engage with artists and their artwork with the like, comment, and sharing features.
Alex Masmej, Co-Founder and CEO of Showtime said: “We’re bringing together two of the most transformative innovations of our times – social media and NFTs. Now, with the power of Polygon, we’re reimagining the economics of content creation and distribution. This will play a significant role in opening up the NFT marketplace to more creators and collectors around the world.”
Showtime Marketplace (buy & sell your NFTs) will soon be out on Polygon
The very first step is Minting. Showtime has announced that it will add marketplace features so that users can list, buy and sell their work on the Polygon network. Those features include:
- List an NFT to sell at a fixed price, in tokens such as USDC, WETH (wrapped ETH), and more
- Get instant royalties from your sales, directly on Showtime
- Buy NFT with USD and other fiat currencies (EUR, GBP and more)
- Create NFTs from your email address, no crypto wallet required.
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