# What is a verified account or badged series?

## What is verified account?

Uptick is a decentralized NFT marketplace for freely minting, and trading. In order to form the credibility of the NFT ecosystem, we will add certification marks for real and excellent creators. 

An account with a golden 'V' logo means that the account has passed Uptick authentication, and its identity authenticity and work excellence are guaranteed to a certain extent.

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## What is a badged series？

The badged series is similar as the verified account, we add certification marks for real and excellent collections. A collection with purple mark has been badged.

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