Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, recently launched new tools for users selling non-fungible tokens of NFTs. The company added “tokengating” tools that were specially designed for digital tokens.

With the tokengating tools, Shopify NFT sellers will be able to better manage who can view their products. This is because the tools can command which tokenholders can access exclusive items, NFT drops, and other special perks.

The e-commerce company created these blockchain commerce tools to further improve the user experience of merchants in their Web3-focused stores on Shopify’s platform. The blockchain design team said that the tools will help merchants build tokengating apps.

As per CoinTelegraph, another added feature on the platform is the expanded links to crypto wallet features. The tokengating application programming interface (API) was tested last year and operated on beta with select merchants being able to try it first and now it will officially be offered to all NFT merchants on Shopify.

For the expanded crypto wallet support, the company integrated a sign-in link to Ethereum (SIWE) protocol created by the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and the Ethereum Foundation. The SIWE makes sure that sign-ins are secured and allow the authentication of Ethereum accounts without revealing the private data of users to third parties.

Previously, the company received a lot of complaints regarding violation of private users’ data and Shopify is solving this issue with the use of SIWE protocol. Once NFT merchants link the SIWE feature on Shopify wallet connect, users will be able to sign in with Ethereum through SIWE’s partner intermediaries including Coinbase, Portis, WalletConnect, Torus, and Fortmatic.

Finally, Cryptopolitan reported that the highlight of the new blockchain tools is this wallet connection and the tokengating app. The added features will help users easily navigate through their Web3 stores on Shopify.

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