How do royalties work across different blockchains?
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Royalties aren’t universal across chains. I learned this the hard way after minting on Ethereum and watching resales happen on marketplaces that didn’t honor them. On Ethereum, royalties are an agreement enforced by marketplaces, not by the chain itself. Some markets read the contract and pay you, others don’t, buyers can still use non‑compliant platforms.
On Solana, royalties are built into token metadata and most marketplaces honor them by default. I’ve seen steady payouts there. Flow and Tezos work similarly, with royalties baked into the contract.
Cross‑chain moves are where it gets messy: bridging an NFT usually won’t carry over the same royalties, so you lose ongoing income.
My approach: stick to one chain with good creator support, set sensible royalties (5, 10%), and go with marketplaces that explicitly enforce them.
On Solana, royalties are built into token metadata and most marketplaces honor them by default. I’ve seen steady payouts there. Flow and Tezos work similarly, with royalties baked into the contract.
Cross‑chain moves are where it gets messy: bridging an NFT usually won’t carry over the same royalties, so you lose ongoing income.
My approach: stick to one chain with good creator support, set sensible royalties (5, 10%), and go with marketplaces that explicitly enforce them.
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In my experience, across Ethereum-like chains royalties ride the NFT standard (ERC-2981) and marketplace support; enforcement varies by platform.
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From my launches, royalties live in the contract or marketplace: ERC-2981 on Ethereum, Metaplex on Solana; cross-chain buys often skip royalties, so double check each chain's rules.
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