Safeguarding Creators
Against Art Theft in Web3
NFTs indexed to date:
3,056,241,387
The Protect Protocol is a decentralized cross-chain standard utilized to safeguard creators against art theft in Web3. It is used to identify, communicate about, and respond to potentially infringing NFTs and NFT collections, as well as to verify trusted NFTs and NFT collections.
The Protect Protocol is a DeviantArt-led initiative currently in alpha use by the DeviantArt Protect service and select partners.
Protect Protocol Statistics
Blockchain
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
NFTs Scanned
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
Infringement Rate
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
Alerts Sent
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Solana
Blockchain
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Tezos
Blockchain
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Flow
Blockchain
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Palm
Blockchain
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Optimism
Blockchain
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Arbitrum
Blockchain
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Klaytn
Blockchain
Klaytn
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Polygon
Blockchain
Polygon
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
Ethereum
Blockchain
ETH * Polygon
50,000
NFTs Scanned
+20%
1000
Infringement Rate
Infringement Rate
+20%
1000
NFT's Scanned
Detected
Artist Alerted
1000
Alerts Sent
+20%
Blockchain scanned by DeviantArt Protect.
The number of new NFTs minted on the blockchain.
The number of infringements per one million protected images.
The number of alerts sent to creators regarding infringements.
More blockchains will be added soon
More blockchains will be added soon
The data has been updated since August 2021.
In the News
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Jan 10, 2022
Artists Say Plagiarized NFTs Are Plaguing Their Community
Dec 28, 2021
DeviantArt Intensifies Anti-Digital Art Theft Campaign; Bares 2022 Deviant Protection Plan
Dec 23, 2021
See what Artists are Saying
DeviantArt catches stolen artwork
Dec 19, 2021
DeviantArt theft detection identifies stolen artwork
Dec 7, 2021
DeviantArt Core members get notified when their artwork is being stolen
Dec 3, 2021
Data for Ethereum, Klaytn, and Polygon has been updated since August 2021. Arbitrum, Optimism, Palm: March 2022. Tezos, Flow, Solana: May 2022.
About DeviantArt Protect
DeviantArt Protect helps safeguard artists from art theft with state-of-the-art image recognition technology by scanning DeviantArt, as well as public blockchains and third-party marketplaces for potential art infringement in the form of minted NFTs. This service is available to DeviantArt users and select partners.
Founded in 2000, DeviantArt is home to over 70 million registered members worldwide and features an extensive platform used to exhibit, promote, and discover works and other members within a peer community. As the largest aggregator of creative talent on the Internet, DeviantArt is one of the world's largest websites enabling participation in the arts at a scale never imagined in the traditional art world.
