{"id":481260,"date":"2022-01-17T09:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T09:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=481260"},"modified":"2022-01-19T08:54:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T08:54:30","slug":"interview-with-kwiktrust-executives-on-the-future-of-e-validation-nfts-and-how-kwiktrust-is-uniquely-positioned-to-capitalize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/interview\/interview-with-kwiktrust-executives-on-the-future-of-e-validation-nfts-and-how-kwiktrust-is-uniquely-positioned-to-capitalize\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with KwikTrust Executives on the Future of E-validation, NFTs and How KwikTrust is Uniquely Positioned to Capitalize"},"content":{"rendered":"
KwikTrust is a next-generation e-validation platform that provides more secure file validation and management than ever possible before.\u00a0 The platform is also home to the SuperNFT, enabling a unique class of NFTs that raise the bar for security, identity, provenance and ultimately trust, opening the door for new asset classes across finance, deeds of ownership, and intellectual property. KwikTrust\u2019s vision is to become the global standard for managing and transferring assets in the digital world. We had the opportunity to sit down with the KwikTrust executive team to discuss the e-validation platform, the world of NFTs and how KwikTrust will be leading its future with SuperNFT.<\/p>\n
Q: Tell us about the origin story of KwikTrust and where you stand today.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Simon Read, CEO<\/strong>: I was working on a project to buy another business and we were going through the due diligence process which was extremely slow and laborious. The sheer volume of data to collate, review and validate with third parties made the process inefficient and expensive. I thought there must be an easier way to do this! At the same time, I was starting to get interested in blockchain technologies and potential use cases so I joined the Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme to learn more.<\/p>\n
Blockchain is just such a perfect solution to validate the information and create a tamper-proof record. Coupled with the dawn of NFT technologies we are really at the start of some very exciting possibilities for how people can create and transfer digital assets in the future. In the case of KwikTrust, we tested the business assumptions with a law firm who suggested we also add in a KYC step to validate the identity of the person creating the asset and record that on the blockchain too. From there we saw the opportunity to lock together the owner\u2019s validated identity together with the provenance of the asset they created to form a transferable NFT. We call this the SuperNFT as it is more secure than the traditional \u2018old school\u2019 NFT as it can\u2019t be lost or stolen, and it has the potential to open up new asset classes. We also filed a patent application for the SuperNFT.<\/p>\n
KwikTrust\u2019s vision is to become the global standard for managing and transferring assets in the digital world. We launched our MVP last June and now have several hundred registered users who are pilot testing with us. Looking ahead we will be issuing the KwikTrust KTX utility token in Q1, and have a slew of partnership announcements over the coming weeks culminating in the minting of the world\u2019s first SuperNFT which we plan to do at a major NFT conference in March.<\/p>\n
Q: What are the current challenges plaguing the NFT space that is holding the industry back?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Simon Read, CEO<\/strong>: We are seeing some really exciting growth in NFT markets but this has been largely restricted to the realm of digital artworks. For the NFT to reach its full potential it needs to extend into new asset classes, for example as a store of value for financial assets and deeds of ownership for both digital and physical assets. The current challenges plaguing the NFT space are that people don\u2019t trust NFTs enough yet as a store of value higher value assets because tokens held in digital wallets can be lost or stolen. Whilst you might buy a digital artwork on an NFT, would you store your savings, your share portfolio or the deeds to your property on an NFT?<\/p>\n