what's Lightyear?

Lightyear provides premium infrastructure for digital culture, powered by NFT technology to enable experiences, engagement, and digital ownership. It serves cultural institutions, museums, sports teams, artists, creators, brands, IP holders, Web3 platforms, event hosts, venues, and consumer communities or DAOs. The platform delivers extended experiences through persistent digital touchpoints, verifiable relationships, on-chain programs, and hybrid digital-physical cultural experiences with trusted provenance and interoperability. Services include guidance on integrating digital assets, creating digital exhibitions, editions, releases, on-chain works, interactive experiences, digital memberships, collectibles, access passes, and verifiable participation. Leveraging NFTs for identity, provenance, access, and authenticated digital releases, Lightyear offers institutional-grade governance, insight, and research powered by Hivemind Digital Group, with engineering support ensuring concierge-level collector experiences and transparent mechanics.

Lightyear backs Digital Art Awards 2026 with PhillipsX; ceremony March 24 in Hong Kong.