JPG Store
Best for audited marketplace contracts
How it rates
- Audit report linked from a public dataset
- Single-chain deployment
Each indicator scores 2, 1 or 0. A pillar is the points earned over the points available; the overall score is the weighted sum. Every source below is public — check any of them yourself.
- MetIndependent audit report linked publicly
Linked from the public dataset.
github.com/runtimeverification/publications/blob/main/reports/smart-cont - Met
- MetTracked by an independent analytics platform
Listed with published history.
defillama.com/protocol/jpg-store - Not met
- Met
- Met
- Met
- Not met
- PartialFee model documented publicly
Application reachable for review; fee levels not captured at this check.
www.jpg.store/ - Met
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- Not met
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- MetAudit documentation linked
Linked.
github.com/runtimeverification/publications/blob/main/reports/smart-cont - Met
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- Not met
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- MetAudit links reachable
Linked.
github.com/runtimeverification/publications/blob/main/reports/smart-cont - Not met
- Met
The dominant NFT marketplace on Cardano, with published audits and a design shaped by that chain's transaction model.
Our assessment
JPG Store is the principal NFT marketplace on Cardano, with two audits and reports linked. Cardano's transaction model differs fundamentally from Ethereum's, and that shapes what a marketplace there has to do.
A different transaction model
Cardano uses an extended UTXO model rather than account-based state. Contract design, concurrency and how a listing is represented all work differently, which means marketplace code cannot be ported from Ethereum. Building here required solving problems that do not exist elsewhere.
Native tokens change what an NFT is
On Cardano, tokens including NFTs are native to the ledger rather than implemented through contracts. That removes an entire class of contract bugs — there is no ERC-721 implementation to get wrong — and it means the asset exists at the protocol level. It is a genuinely different security posture.
Ecosystem scale is the constraint
Cardano's NFT market is smaller than Ethereum's or Solana's, which limits liquidity and price discovery for collectors. The venue's quality does not change that, and our market-quality pillar records it.
Who it suits
JPG Store fits Cardano NFT collectors, for whom it is effectively the market. Collectors on other chains have deeper venues available.
How rivals compare
| Service | Score | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFTX | 9.2 | audited marketplace contracts | Read → |
Frequently asked
Does this rank marketplaces by trading volume?
No. NFT volume figures are widely inflated by wash trading and we do not rank on numbers we cannot verify. The score covers audits, methodology and independently recorded data.
Why is value locked low for large marketplaces?
Most marketplace trading settles without holding assets in contracts, so value locked understates activity. We publish it as the available independent figure, not as a measure of market share.
Are creator royalties assessed?
No. Royalty enforcement is a marketplace policy that changes frequently and is not verifiable from a single public source.