Royalties & Fees

Understanding the costs and earnings for creators on Stargaze.

Creator Royalties

Royalties are your ongoing earnings from secondary sales.

How They Work

When someone resells an NFT from your collection:

  1. Sale happens on the marketplace

  2. Your royalty is automatically calculated

  3. Funds are sent to your royalty wallet

  4. No action needed from you

Setting Royalties

When creating your collection:

  • Minimum: 0%

  • Recommended: 2-5% for most projects

Once set, royalties cannot be changed.

Royalty Wallet

Designate where royalties are sent:

  • Can be a single wallet

  • Can be a multisig

  • Can be split between multiple addresses

Set this during collection creation.

Launch Costs

Contract Deployment

Creating your collection on-chain costs:

  • ~20-100 USDC depending on collection size

  • Paid once during deployment

IPFS Storage

Your images and metadata need to be stored on IPFS:

  • Permanent storage (need to stay pinned)

  • Costs depend on number of NFTs / size / IPFS provider

Gas Fees

Small fees for each transaction:

  • Per operation

  • Paid when you interact with the contract

Mint Revenue

Primary Sales

When someone mints from your collection:

  • You receive the mint price

  • Minus protocol fees (8%)

  • Paid directly to your wallet

Example

Collection: 1,000 NFTs at 10 ATOM each

  • Gross revenue: 10,000 ATOM

  • Your earnings: ~9,200 ATOM

Secondary Revenue

From Royalties

Ongoing income from resales:

  • 5% royalty on 100 ATOM sale = 5 ATOM to you

Tracking Earnings

View your royalty earnings:

  1. Go to Studio

  2. Select your collection

  3. Click Analytics

  4. See royalty totals and history

Fee Summary

When
Fee
Who Pays

Deployment

~20-100 USDC

Creator

Each mint

8% Protocol Fee

Minter

Secondary sale

2% Marketplace

Seller

Secondary sale

Royalty

Seller → Creator

Tips

  • Price mints fairly - Consider gas costs for minters

  • Set reasonable royalties - Too high discourages trading

  • Plan for taxes - Keep records of your earnings

  • Use a dedicated wallet - Easier tracking and security

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