Minted Network Review 2026: Cronos and Ethereum NFT Marketplace

Minted Network describes itself as a decentralised NFT platform native to Cronos and Ethereum. It focuses on trending collections and offers buying, selling, trading and NFT staking with rewards paid in its MTD token. Early coverage presented it as a startup from Cronos Labs and as the first NFT platform to span both chains.

The project has since added developer tooling, including an SDK for its API and contracts, and meme-token tools called MEMETED on Cronos zkEVM, announced in November 2024.

The MTD token is listed on a number of small markets. One data page shows around 26 active markets, a price near $0.0017 and daily trading volume of a few hundred dollars. One source lists total supply at about 921.9 million, with about 185.2 million circulating. Liquidity is clearly thin.

The team, fee levels, audits and roadmap are not published in the material reviewed, and the most recent dated update found is from late 2024.

Minted is an NFT marketplace. Sellers list NFTs from collections on Cronos or Ethereum, and buyers pay in the chain's supported tokens. Trades settle on-chain through smart contracts, so the wallet that holds the NFT remains under the user's control until a sale goes through.

The platform adds NFT staking. Holders can lock eligible NFTs and earn MTD, the platform's own token. Rewards are paid in a token created by the project, so their value depends on demand for MTD, which currently trades in small volumes.

For builders, Minted publishes an SDK that wraps its API and smart contracts. In late 2024 it also launched MEMETED, a set of meme-token tools, on Cronos zkEVM, extending the project beyond pure NFT trading.

Minted does not publish a fee schedule in the sources reviewed. Marketplace commission, creator royalties and any staking or withdrawal charges are therefore unconfirmed. Users should check the fee breakdown shown at listing and checkout in the app before confirming a trade.

As on any chain, buyers and sellers also pay network gas. Costs on Cronos have generally been lower than on Ethereum mainnet, but the actual figure depends on network conditions at the time.

No audit reports, bug bounty details or custody information could be confirmed. Trades happen on-chain, so users keep their own keys, but smart-contract risk remains and nothing here shows the contracts have been independently reviewed.

The MTD token has very thin liquidity, which raises the risk of price swings and difficulty selling. NFTs themselves can be illiquid and lose value. The project does not publish regulatory status or team details in the sources reviewed. Be careful with lookalike tokens that use the same or similar names on other chains, and confirm contract addresses on the official site.

Minted fits NFT collectors and traders already active on Cronos or Ethereum who want staking rewards on NFTs and can accept thin token liquidity. It is less suitable for anyone who needs published audits, transparent fees or a deep market for the reward token.