Uptick Project is comprised of 3 major elements:   1 - General NFT Marketplace (digital asset exchange) 2 - NFT applications (within the Uptick ecosystem)  3 - NFT Infrastructure (base layer, protocol layer, framework layer)  Current Uptick cross-chain status: It is possible to mint on, and switch between the following blockchains within the Uptick Ecosystem: IRIS - BSC - POLYGON - ETHEREUM.   By Q2/Q3 2022, Uptick’s cross-chain functionality will allow NFTs minted or purchased on OpenSea to appear within the Uptick ecosystem and vice versa.  More and more, Uptick will continue to be more connected to an expanding number of blockchains and marketplaces.  What is holding up this process is having to optimize metadata standards and upgrade Uptick’s metadata format to make the interoperability fully functional.   The Uptick EVM mainnet will go live in Q2/Q3 2022.  Currently, the Uptick chain is in the testnet phase and there are over 200 validators participating in the testing.  In conjunction with the testing of the Uptick blockchain, the test version of Uptick NFT Marketplaces (mobile app and web-based) are live in testnet, and running on the Uptick chain, which includes EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) modules.  The functionality of the Uptick Token is also being tested.  The web-based EVM testnet is at https://market.testflight.uptick.network,  and the codename for the EVM NFT app is “Uptopia”.  EVM makes the Uptick chain fully compatible with all ERC tokens and enables users to connect using their MetaMask wallets.  It will also be functional with the Keplr wallet on the Cosmos ecosystem and will be fully compatible with all other EVM-compatible chains.   The Uptick token will be the default token for the Uptick chain.  It will be used for (but not limited to):   1 - paying minting/transaction fees 2 - staking 3 - voting (Uptick DAO) 4 - cross-chain token transfer fees via the IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) protocol  Uptick chose the Cosmos SDK (Software Development Kit) to build the base of the Uptick chain because of the IBC functionality.  Uptick is currently building a “multiple chain economy model”.  To achieve this, Uptick is also focusing on creating more apps running on the Uptick Chain, in addition to the NFT marketplace app.   Another feature that Uptick is developing, in order to assist creators, is allowing for NFT owners’ rights to be clarified when minting NFTs.  Currently, it is not certain what you are really getting when you purchase an NFT, but Uptick is going to let creators show what rights (copyright, etc.) the NFT owner will have.  Uptick will also have to prepare to include rights management at the code level.   A brief timeline of major components/milestones follows:   Uptick Project – launched late 2018 Mobile App NFT Marketplace (App Store / Google Play) – launched early 2021 Web-Based NFT Marketplace (UptickNFT.com) – launched early 2022 EVM Testnets – launched early 2022 EVM Mainnets – to go live Q2/Q3 2022 (The basic tech is ready, but Uptick Project is building a multiple chain economy model, and monitoring/considering market sentiment.)   Most of the minting is done using IRIS, but BSC, Polygon, and Ethereum built-in wallets are also part of the system.  Using the Uptick app is just like using any other regular smartphone app, and users do not notice that it is blockchain-based.  The Uptick app is easy to use anytime, anywhere.  After you familiarize yourself with the Uptick App, you should try using the web-based marketplace.  This requires installing a Chrome Keplr wallet extension (similar to a MetaMask wallet extension) and entering your seed phrase from your Uptick app wallet if you want to sync your web-based account with your mobile marketplace app account.