Mintology

What Mintology does

Mintology was the operator of Mintable.com and Mintology.app, NFT platforms launched on December 1, 2018, making Mintable the second oldest NFT platform on the internet. The company's core technology stack centered on proprietary blockchain infrastructure, including the first gasless mintable NFT technology (eliminating upfront gas fees for end users), the ERC-2981 royalty standard (an industry-wide standard for creator royalties on Ethereum that Mintology co-developed), the world's first physical gold-backed NFT, and bespoke NFT solutions for institutional use cases such as traceability, provenance, and regulatory compliance. The technology was adopted by legal systems, central banks, and multinational corporations for non-speculative applications.

Mintology served two distinct customer segments through different go-to-market motions. On the consumer side, Mintable.com operated as a self-serve web marketplace where millions of individual users minted, collected, and traded NFTs, monetized via platform transaction fees. On the enterprise side, the company engaged in direct sales to multinational corporations, banks, and publicly listed companies, building custom NFT solutions through professional services engagements; one such engagement onboarded over 500,000 users with an average age of 50+. The company also engaged with public policy makers on NFT regulation and produced technology adopted by central banks and legal systems.

On March 26, 2026, Mintology announced the sunsetting of both Mintable.com and Mintology.app, citing a sustained year-over-year decline in NFT usage since 2022 and persistent corporate stigma around NFTs that prevented enterprise adoption from scaling. The company stated it is pivoting into a new business area rather than shutting down entirely, while committing to continue hosting NFT metadata, enable custodial wallet migration, and assist corporate clients in transition.

Name

Mintology

Website

https://mintology.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mintology operated Mintable.com and Mintology.app, NFT platforms launched in 2018 and the second oldest NFT platforms on the internet. The company served both individual consumers via a self-serve marketplace and enterprise clients — including multinational corporations, banks, and publicly listed companies — via custom NFT solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

NFT Marketplace

akta.pro primary industry

General NFT Marketplaces (Multi-Category) (FSADANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise & Brand NFT Commerce Platforms (White-Label/Embedded) (FSADANAM), NFT Minting & Creation Tooling (no-code/low-code, batch minting, generative drops) (FSAPAFAA)

Keywords

• NFT marketplace
• Gasless minting
• Blockchain royalties
• Enterprise NFT solutions
• Digital asset platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. NFT Marketplace Transaction Fees: Platform fees from NFT transactions on Mintable.com marketplace
2. Custom Enterprise Solutions: Built custom NFT solutions for corporate clients including multinational corporations, banks, and publicly listed companies

Distribution channels3 records

Core offering

Mintology operated Mintable, an NFT marketplace and platform launched December 1, 2018, that enabled users to create, buy, and trade NFTs through proprietary gasless minting technology. The company also built custom enterprise-grade NFT solutions for multinational corporations, banks, and publicly listed companies, supporting use cases in traceability, provenance, government applications, and central bank deployments. Both the Mintable.com marketplace and Mintology.app platform are being sunset as of March 26, 2026 due to declining NFT usage and persistent corporate stigma around NFTs.

Product overview

Mintology operated a platform-plus-marketplace model consisting of Mintology.app (the NFT platform interface) and Mintable.com (the NFT marketplace). Mintable, launched December 1, 2018, was the second oldest NFT platform and pioneered gasless minting and the ERC-2981 royalty standard. The company served both individual users (millions of creators) and enterprise clients including multinational corporations, banks, and publicly listed companies. As of March 2026, both products are being sunset as the company pivots to a new area outside the NFT space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mintable.com NFT Marketplace Self-serve NFT marketplace launched December 1, 2018 that allowed individual users and creators to mint, buy, sell, and trade NFTs using proprietary gasless minting technology. Served millions of users over its lifetime and is being sunset in 2026 due to declining NFT usage.
• Mintology.app NFT Platform NFT platform interface operated by Mintology for creators and collectors, complementary to the Mintable.com marketplace. Being sunset alongside Mintable.com in 2026 as the company pivots away from NFTs.
• Custom Enterprise NFT Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ users onboarded to NFTs for one major client
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ethereum FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Worked with the Ethereum Foundation on improving NFTs as a technology. Collaborated on standards development and blockchain innovation for the NFT ecosystem.
• Hacker CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServed hackers with NFTs to help expedite the recovery of stolen funds. Novel use case demonstrating NFT applications beyond speculation.
• Public Policy MakersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscussed NFT regulations at high levels with public policy makers. Engaged in regulatory conversations about NFT standards and compliance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Nifty Gateway: Nifty Gateway is a curated NFT marketplace owned by Gemini that targets mainstream and high-profile creator drops. Comparable to Mintable.com in serving creators and collectors on Ethereum with fiat access.
• OpenSea: OpenSea is the largest general NFT marketplace globally. It directly competes with Mintable.com across multi-category NFT trading and is the most relevant head-to-head peer for Mintology's primary marketplace product.
• Zora: Zora is a creator-focused NFT minting and marketplace protocol. It directly mirrors Mintology's focus on enabling creators to mint NFTs easily via protocol-level tooling.
• Foundation: Foundation is an NFT marketplace and minting platform focused on curated digital art and creator drops. It competes with Mintable.com's higher-end creator tooling and curation surfaces.
• SuperRare: SuperRare is a curated 1/1 digital art NFT marketplace with strong gallery branding. Comparable to Mintable.com for art-oriented NFT trading and primary sales.
• Magic Eden: Magic Eden is a leading multi-chain NFT marketplace. It overlaps with Mintable.com as a general-purpose NFT trading venue and has expanded into Bitcoin Ordinals, competing for the same cross-chain NFT liquidity.
• LooksRare: LooksRare is a community-driven NFT marketplace on Ethereum offering lower-fee trading and creator rewards. Directly comparable to Mintable.com's Ethereum-based marketplace model.
• Rarible: Rarible is a multi-category NFT marketplace with its own token and community governance. It is closely comparable to Mintable.com in offering general NFT minting and trading across categories.

Broad incumbents

• Coinbase NFT: Coinbase NFT is operated by Coinbase, a major centralized exchange. It is a broad incumbent peer that competes with Mintable.com as a large-platform NFT marketplace offering for mainstream users.
• Binance NFT Marketplace: Binance NFT is the NFT marketplace of Binance, the world's largest centralized exchange. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Mintable.com for general NFT trading among exchange-affiliated users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mintology_app
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mintology

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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