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Selling, buying, or transferring a license

Learn who can sell, buy, or transfer licenses and how the process works

Selling, buying, or transferring a license

What this covers​

  • Who can sell, buy, or transfer a license
  • The two transfer methods (direct transfer or NFT marketplace sale)
  • What the current owner must do before transfer
  • What the new owner must complete before using the license

Who can sell, buy, or transfer​

  • Any current license owner can transfer or sell their license.
  • Any user can receive or buy a license.
  • Ownership transfer is allowed both directly and via decentralized NFT marketplaces.

How transfers work​

Licenses can change ownership in two ways:

  • Directly wallet-to-wallet
  • Through decentralized NFT trading platforms (for example, OpenSea)

In both cases, the onchain owner changes to the receiving wallet.

Before selling or transferring (current owner checklist)​

Before you send a license or list it for sale:

  1. Claim all pending rewards.
  2. Unlink the node from the license.
Important

Always claim rewards and unlink the node before transferring ownership or listing the license on a decentralized NFT marketplace. If you don’t, the transfer transaction will fail. The listing for sale may succeed, but the purchase will not go through.

After buying or receiving (new owner checklist)​

Buying or receiving a license does not automatically activate it for protocol use.

The new owner must still:

  • Be eligible under Ratio1 compliance rules
  • Complete and pass KYC/KYB

Only after eligibility checks and KYC/KYB can the new owner link the license to a node and use it in the Ratio1 protocol.

Key rule to remember​

Ownership transfer is permissionless, but protocol usage is compliance-gated.

Notable date​

  • Reviewed on February 18, 2026.