Pivah Protocol

Pivah Protocol is a Web3 platform built on Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network, that combines an NFT marketplace, an automated NFT-to-token exchange, and staking mechanisms into a single system for what it describes as "digital asset participation."^[1] The protocol markets itself as "The NFTs Yield & Liquidity Exchange" and summarizes its user actions with the phrase "Mint. Stake. Trade. Earn."^[2] Its associated X account was created in April 2024.^[2]

The platform is designed to simplify digital asset participation through NFT staking, token staking, and an integrated marketplace, and its native token is used to distribute staking rewards.^[1][2] Its smart contracts have been independently audited by Web3Sentinel, according to statements published by the project.^[3]

Overview

Pivah Protocol positions itself as a "next-generation Web3 platform built on the Base," aiming to bring together several functions that are typically offered by separate applications.^[1] Its stated purpose is to let users mint, stake, and trade NFTs while earning rewards, an approach summarized in its marketing phrase "Experience NFTs like never before with Pivah Protocol."^[2] The protocol combines a fixed-price NFT marketplace, an automated liquidity exchange for NFTs, and both NFT and token staking.^[1][3]

A protocol fee of 0.5% applies to activity on the platform, and this rate is set by a component the project calls the FeeManager.^[3] The contracts underlying the system were independently audited by Web3Sentinel, a claim the project makes directly.^[3]

Modules

Pivah Protocol is organized into distinct modules, and the project draws an explicit distinction between its two trading venues under the heading "Marketplace is not the DEX."^[3] The two mechanisms serve different needs: one matches individual buyers and sellers at a set price, while the other prices and settles trades instantly against a liquidity pool.

Marketplace

The marketplace is a peer-to-peer venue where a seller lists a specific NFT at a chosen price and waits for a buyer willing to purchase that exact token. The project illustrates this with the example, "I own NFT #431 and want exactly 2 ETH," explaining that "the seller sets the price and waits for a buyer of that exact token."^[3] According to figures published as live on the platform, the marketplace had 548 active listings across 9 collections, with a total listed value of 36.963 wrapped ether (WETH).^[3]

Decentralized Exchange

The decentralized exchange (DEX) is an automated venue where a holder can sell an eligible collection NFT immediately rather than waiting for a matching buyer. The project describes the user intent as "I want to sell my eligible collection NFT now," and explains that "the pool quotes a price from its curve and settles immediately."^[3] This is a pricing-curve model in which NFTs are exchanged for tokens against a shared liquidity pool that holds both NFTs and WETH.

At the time the platform's statistics were published, the DEX had not yet gone into active use: total pool liquidity read as 0.000 WETH and there were 0 active pools.^[3] Figures for 24-hour DEX volume and 24-hour protocol fees were left blank, awaiting an event indexer described in the project's architecture documentation. The project states that total liquidity and active pool counts are read live from the chain, while volume and fee figures "need the event indexer described in the architecture doc — those stay blank rather than showing invented numbers."^[3]

Staking and Rewards

Staking is central to Pivah Protocol's design, which offers both NFT staking and token staking as ways for holders to earn yield.^[1] The protocol distributes rewards in its own native token: holders of eligible NFTs can stake them to earn a share of these rewards. In announcing the sell-out of one of its flagship collections, the project stated that "owning an ApeMonk is only the beginning. Stake your ApeMonk and earn a share of rewards in Pivah's native token."^[2]

Collections and Ecosystem

Several NFT collections have been minted on or listed through Pivah Protocol, forming the inventory that supplies both its marketplace and its exchange. The project's own ApeMonk collection was promoted heavily in August 2025. On August 27 the project announced the collection was "almost SOLD OUT" and published its contract address, 0x21599Ba01198F1D9Dd27B52A261FDed6F88Adfb6; the collection later sold out entirely, at which point the project promoted staking of ApeMonk NFTs for native-token rewards.^[2]

Beyond its own collection, Pivah Protocol has onboarded third-party projects to its marketplace, several within a single week in August 2025:

• DFace of Tomorrow (DTW) joined the ecosystem on August 24, with the collection address 0xd8b0235c7a354344272b0D0c3Ad7D8645A80F67c.^[2]
• The Green Sentinel, described as "the fearless Honey Badger" and created by the account @gresentinel, was listed on August 25 at the contract address 0xC0626D0EB1F5295b5d0500725343De23674C10ED.^[2]
• Spagheus, created by @NFTsSaga, landed on the marketplace on August 26 with the contract address 0x30c92f3E7fe6b095fFA61F529abB7A5A66302301 and 30 NFTs listed for sale.^[2]

These listings are among the 9 collections that made up the marketplace's active inventory.^[3]

Community

Pivah Protocol maintains an active community presence across Telegram and X. The project operates two Telegram channels: one titled "Pivah Protocol Channel" with roughly 2,785 subscribers, and another titled "Pivah protocol" with about 8,028 members.^[1][4] The larger channel describes the protocol as "The NFTs Yield & Liquidity Exchange" and repeats the platform's core actions and marketing phrasing.^[4]