FAQ

To help us conserve and enhance the habitat of Gian and Giachen, and support nature and landscape projects in the parks of Graubünden.

The proceeds will go to the home of Gian and Giachen: the nature parks of Graubünden. The parks are committed to sustainable regional development, supporting biodiversity and conserving the cultural landscape. For instance, by projects in the following areas:

• Improving habitats
• Carrying out nature actions
• Measures for conserving the cultural landscape
• Education for sustainable development

You can find more information on the Parks of Graubünden here.

We haven’t specified a goal – we will be glad of any sum we can reinvest in Graubünden. And we have a lot to offer our fans in return.

An NFT is a non-fungible token that is used in the digital world as a certificate of ownership to unequivocally establish the owners of unique digital items or artworks. NFTs are stored on the blockchain.

Thus when you buy an NFT this is noted on the blockchain. But the artwork can still be downloaded and disseminated by other people on the internet. Thus by your purchase you do not acquire a physical object. But since the ownership status of each individual NFT is stored on the blockchain, it has a unique value.

Everyone can bid for the five NFTs of Gian and Giachen at bockchain.graubuenden.ch. The auction will take place for about four weeks on the platforms Rarible and OpenSea.

The available sayings are: «Carbon statt Kondition», (for mountain bikers), «Baika, haika, Rucksack schlaika» (for bikers and hikers), «Kämpfa, kämpfa, khum» (encouragement to keep going), «Reto! Huuf us der Nasa!» and «Khum wirds Stail, bruchands as Sail» (with climbers in mind).

The starting price is 0.03 Ethereum.

As well as the proceeds from the NFTs, more funds will be dedicated to nature: A contribution to climate protection is being made through the non-profit foundation myclimate, so that overall the auction itself will also be environmentally friendly.

In order to buy NFTs on marketplaces like Rarible and OpenSea you first have to buy Ether. To do this you need a crypto wallet, like e.g. MetaMask or MyEtherWallet, where you can buy Ethereum with your credit card and trade with other customers.

No. NFTs are traded in the cryptocurrency Ethereum.

Yes. The NFTs can be resold whenever you wish.

The person who bids successfully for the NFT is the owner until it is resold.

Yes. The films will still be available for everyone to watch.

No. The auction is open to bidders throughout the world.

It is always better to share the best, rather than keep it just for oneself. That’s what we do with our beautiful nature. We share it – and we want to do the same for the works of our two native inhabitants.

Yes. The sale of Gian and Giachen NFTs does not change the situation that Graubünden can freely use the two ibexes for advertising.

The acquisition and the rights can be compared to buying an artist’s photograph that is physically acquired by the buyer. As the owner of the work, the buyer has neither intellectual property rights nor rights of exclusivity regarding this photo. Buyers may not make reprints or alter the work, nor is commercial use permitted. Thus no non-material rights of ownership are transferred, these all remain with Graubünden Ferien. Buyers can only resell the work in the way in which it was purchased. However, the proof of ownership for the acquired work gives it a value.

After feeling slightly confused to start with, Gian and Giachen have now become fans of the idea, and they say: «Büta, büta, khum!» (meaning please, please, come on!).