# Foundation

> Track Foundation's fees, revenue, active users and trading volume with daily on-chain data. Compare Foundation with other NFT marketplaces. Updated daily.

Source: [Foundation on Token Terminal](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation). This page has no metric values. For current values, use the [Token Terminal API](https://tokenterminal.com/docs/api-reference/introduction) or the [MCP server](https://tokenterminal.com/docs/mcp/introduction).

- Sectors: NFT marketplaces
- Chains: ethereum

## About

### What it is

Foundation aims to build a new creative economy by empowering artists, collectors and other users to buy, sell, and participate in live auctions for various digital pieces of art.

### Who uses it

Foundation is a NFT marketplace, featuring live auctions, built on Ethereum. The platform was founded by 
Kayvon Tehranian and it was launched in February 2021. 

### How it works

Foundation enables users to mint and sell their digital art and earn royalties in return (supply-side fees). The platform takes a fee for each successful trade (revenue). 

## Metrics

Token Terminal tracks these metrics for Foundation daily. Each page has a chart with the full history.

- [Trading volume](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/trading-volume)
- [Fees](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/fees)
- [Supply-side fees](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/fees-supply-side)
- [Revenue](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/revenue)
- [Expenses](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/expenses)
- [Token incentives](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/token-incentives)
- [Earnings](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/earnings)
- [Active users (daily)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/user-dau)
- [Active users (weekly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/user-wau)
- [Active users (monthly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/user-mau)
- [Active addresses (daily)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/active-addresses-daily)
- [Active addresses (weekly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/active-addresses-weekly)
- [Active addresses (monthly)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/active-addresses-monthly)
- [Core developers](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/active-developers)
- [Code commits](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/code-commits)
- [Transaction count (contracts)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/transaction-count-contracts)
- [Gas used](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/gas-used)
- [Average fees per user (AFPU)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/afpu)
- [Average revenue per user (ARPU)](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/arpu)
- [Take rate](https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/foundation/metrics/take-rate)

## Links

- [github](https://github.com/f8n)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/foundation)
- [website](https://foundation.app/)