About Handshake
Why Handshake Exists
Handshake helps collectors propose public or private NFT deals, accept terms in-wallet, execute the asset exchange on-chain, and finish with a completed handshake.
Why Handshake Exists
- NFT negotiations mostly happen off-platform in Discord DMs, Telegram chats, and X messages.
- Bots and snipers dominate simple public listings while human NFT-for-NFT negotiation stays fragmented.
- Trust is fragile when collectors manually coordinate what each wallet should send.
- Most marketplaces are optimized for listings, not human deals between two collectors.
How Handshake Works
- Step 1: Propose a Deal with NFTs, MON, or both.
- Step 2: Share it publicly on the Market or privately with a wallet.
- Step 3: Another collector reviews and accepts the deal.
- Step 4: Atomic settlement executes the trade in one transaction: everything swaps or nothing does.
- Step 5: The successful trade becomes a completed handshake.
Public vs Private Deals
- Public deals are visible to everyone on the Market for open discovery.
- Reserved deals can be discovered publicly but accepted only by a specific wallet.
- Private deals are visible only to the wallet you choose and anyone with the direct link.
- In every mode, your NFTs stay in your wallet until the deal executes.
Why Monad
- Fast settlement keeps accepted deals feeling responsive.
- Lower-cost execution makes negotiation and settlement friendlier for collectors.
- EVM compatibility lets traders keep familiar wallets and smart contract patterns.
- Monad is the infrastructure advantage; Handshake remains focused on human-to-human NFT deals.