Introduction 

A major problem with the art community is that almost all popular works are owned by wealthy collectors, this attracts fraudulent activities so majority of the circulating art are mostly fake, this has kept most people from not purchasing art as an investment, even when it's clear the value is bound to rise with passing years, Artpro has a solution for this issue. Now an original work of art can be tracked in real time as it passes from seller to buyer, to sellers to buyers, authenticated, identified and purchased... 

ArtPro is focused on an initial peer to peer target market between artists and buyers, a direct legal entity with a means of authenticating works. So now anyone can buy art from verified vendors, at desired cost and hang at home were they artwork and artists can be celebrated and appreciated, or kept as an investment for the long run. The ArtPro ecosystem which will be mainly, but not limited to the ArtPro website, its dApps will be used for art transfers, transactions, purchase and sales of art works by artists, art professionals and vendors. 

Trades between buyers and sellers can be carried out swiftly via MetaMask browsers on the app already made available on playstore and via API connected platforms. Welcome to the future, #ArtPro native token APT will be used for payment. Upcoming artist now have a platform to showcase their art, show the world their talent and works, and get paid for it while making friends with other artists online. 

The Authentication of Art Works

ArtPro already has a working index of vetted experts, they act as market authenticator for the art work and can identify the fake from the originals. Art works will be authenticated and re-authenticated and the experts will get paid using the native token for this. 

KYC checks are required for all experts, owners and sellers of arts. Certificates of Authenticity(PDF) will be uploaded for every authenticated work of art, the Certificate will be distributed and stored using Interplanetary File System (IPFS) and a cryptographic hash and a link will be saved on the blockchain, available for view by the world, so anyone can lookup and confirm ownership of an artwork. 

ARTPRO NATIVE TOKEN

The ArtPro token (APT) is an ERC20 token, which means it runs on the Ethereum blockchain. A large ecosystem which supports and runs the largest number of dApps built on its open source protocol.

The Token will be used but not limited to the following:

* purchase of artworks

* buying and selling of art and payment for provenance reports generation. 

* paying the developers of Dapps on the ArtPro platform 

ArtProPlatform Transactions

Transactions are done using an escrow system, all transactions made between buyers and sellers will be locked up until the buyer confirms the receipt of the bought item. The receipt will then be generated by a smart contract, when a authentication QR code has been scanned for confirmation. 

The Use of ArtPro Platform 

Anyone that is willing to invest in art or just wanting to own them can buy an art, all you have to do is go to the website search the ArtPro dApp by either artist, genre, size or medium, whichever category is preferred. The results of your search will include Education materials, contemporary artworks, popular works and other multimedia resources like articles, tutorials and videos. You the user/investor will be guided through the basics of appraising and acquiring fine art, from the first steps to advanced strategies and purchase. 

A certificate of authentication is necessary for validation and confirmation so that artworks can be reviewed based on their provenance verification, how genuine it is. (a Digital certificates stored on the Artpro blockchain which provides complete authenticity for every piece of art), then you can decide which genuine art to purchase. 

The ArtPro Marketplace will use a unique rating system, to separate confirmed works and regular works, all done with blockchain-held reports to deliver a high level of transparency confirming the power of blockchain technology in the 21st century.

A RUNDOWN SUMMARY 

>Search for available work on ArtPro platform.

>Narrow your search based on your preferred category, e.g view works only from sellers that are verified. 

>Proceed, download provedence after choosing which art to buy and pay for using your APT token.

>Wait for payment confirmation, as the paid APT token is then locked into the smart contract. When successful delivery of the art has been confirmed the payment is released to the vendor. A percentage commission is paid to ArtProPlatform. 

For more information please visit

Website: https://art-pro.io/

Whitepaper: https://art-pro.io/#section-6

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/artpro-platform-ltd

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtProPlatform/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtProPlatform

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artproplatform/

Telegram: https://t.me/artproplatform

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