HARTi and Mitsui Sumitomo roll out NFT insurance coverage for claims
The company said the move intends to cover all NFTs listed on the HARTi platform with no cost to the seller. As announced on Tuesday, Japanese NFT Platform HARTi and insurance group Mitsui Sumitomo (三井住友海上) will roll out nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, insurance for all digital artworks exhibited within the HARTi app. The insurance will attach to the NFT pieces on display by sellers free of charge, with HARTi responsible for the premium payments. Under the scheme, Mitsui Sumitomo will compensate owners of insured NFTs if their digital assets are compromised by unauthorized third-party access....
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