Art Blocks vs LooksRare

Art Blocks3.9/5

VS

LooksRare3.5/5

Feature	Art BlocksVisit	LooksRareVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	3.5/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	4.5
Selection	3.0	3.5
Ease of use	4.0	3.5
Creator tools	4.5	3.0
Trust & safety	4.5	3.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base	Ethereum
Marketplace fee	2.5%	0.5%
Creator royalties	Enforced	Not disclosed
Focus	Art	Art, Collectibles, Gaming
Launchpad	Yes	Not disclosed
Aggregates other markets	No	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Token	Not disclosed	LOOKS
Zero marketplace fee	No	No
Points or rewards program	No	Yes
Company
Founded	2020	2022
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Artwork scripts are stored and executed directly on-chain rather than on centralized servers Multichain support covers Ethereum mainnet, Arbitrum, and Base Enforces creator royalties on secondary market trades Over $1B in cumulative platform trading volume	Fixed 0.5% protocol fee on V2 marketplace trades Protocol trading fees redistributed to LOOKS token stakers Zero platform fees on private peer-to-peer sales Aggregation of listings across venues
Cons	Charges a 2.5% secondary marketplace fee Secondary trading liquidity remains thin outside of top curated collections High Ethereum network gas fees can significantly inflate primary minting costs	Supports only the Ethereum blockchain for NFT trading Core founders and team members remain completely pseudonymous Staking reward yields depend on volatile LOOKS token prices and volume
Best for	Generative digital art collectors, Creative coders releasing algorithmic art, Non-custodial collectors using Ethereum and layer-2s	Ethereum NFT collectors and flippers, Traders executing direct private sales, LOOKS token stakers seeking protocol yields

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