Understanding the costs and earnings for creators on Stargaze.
Royalties are your ongoing earnings from secondary sales.
When someone resells an NFT from your collection:
Sale happens on the marketplace
Your royalty is automatically calculated
Funds are sent to your royalty wallet
No action needed from you
When creating your collection:
Minimum: 0%
Recommended: 2-5% for most projects
Once set, royalties cannot be changed.
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.
Creating your collection on-chain costs:
~20-100 USDC depending on collection size
Paid once during deployment
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
Small fees for each transaction:
Per operation
Paid when you interact with the contract
When someone mints from your collection:
You receive the mint price
Minus protocol fees (8%)
Paid directly to your wallet
Collection: 1,000 NFTs at 10 ATOM each
Gross revenue: 10,000 ATOM
Your earnings: ~9,200 ATOM
Ongoing income from resales:
5% royalty on 100 ATOM sale = 5 ATOM to you
View your royalty earnings:
Go to Studio
Select your collection
Click Analytics
See royalty totals and history
Deployment
~20-100 USDC
Creator
Each mint
8% Protocol Fee
Minter
Secondary sale
2% Marketplace
Seller
Secondary sale
Royalty
Seller → Creator
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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