[Interview] Mint AI Co-CEOs Doo-sik Lee & Dae-hee Lee: “Opening a New Era of Art and Digital Assets with AI and RWA”

The convergence of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) is opening new frontiers in the digital economy. Particularly, the tokenization of Real World Assets (RWA) is drawing global attention for its role in bridging art and technology. At the center of this movement is the Mint AI Project.

Mint AI is a Web 3.0 initiative launched through the collaboration of NDEEPS, an AI solutions company, and Mintline, an art-focused STO (Security Token Offering) platform. It combines RWA tokenization of artworks with metaverse experiences through virtual mini rooms and NFT-based AI agents, presenting new values for ownership and creation.

Recently, Mint AI signed a consortium agreement with Punkvism, NAVER Cloud, NDEEPS, and Mintline. Punkvism will lead the RWA/AI-based membership services and NFT trading systems, helping expand the tokenized art assets into the broader Web3 financial ecosystem. NAVER Cloud will support the metaverse platform and AI agent infrastructure with its cloud big data and AI technologies.

1. Could you briefly introduce the Mint AI project?
   (Doo-sik Lee): Mint AI is a platform that merges AI and blockchain to connect art with digital assets. It offers users the ability to own and exhibit NFT and RWA-based art in a virtual mini room, and interact with AI agents in a personalized digital experience.

(Dae-hee Lee): Mintline aims to dismantle the boundary between physical and digital assets. Partnering with major galleries, we tokenize high-value artworks as RWAs, enabling users to access, appreciate, and engage through a secure digital ecosystem. Mint AI’s goal is the democratization of art and the expansion of digital ownership.

1. What makes Mint AI’s virtual mini room unique?
   (Doo-sik Lee): The mini room is more than just a 3D space. It allows users to showcase NFT avatars, chat with AI agents, and personalize their own digital domain. For example, you can display NFT art in your room, and the AI agent explains the background and value—creating an interactive docent experience.

(Dae-hee Lee): The mini room connects to various content like concerts, games, and films. Users can video chat with their NFT faces or enjoy anonymous performances, embodying the Web 3.0 ethos of ownership and creativity.

1. How are RWA and NFT integrated in Mint AI?
   (Dae-hee Lee): Mint AI merges RWA and NFT to enable fractional ownership of high-value art, such as Monet paintings. These tokenized assets can be viewed in the virtual room, with AI agents explaining their significance.

(Doo-sik Lee): This process is transparently managed through smart contracts on the Solana mainnet, ensuring fast, low-cost transactions and opening the door for broader participation in the art market, including those traditionally excluded due to high entry barriers.

1. What’s the synergy between NDEEPS and Mintline?
   (Doo-sik Lee): NDEEPS’ AI tech powers Mint AI. Their agents learn user preferences and offer personalized recommendations, setting our platform apart from traditional metaverse models.

(Dae-hee Lee): Mintline brings RWA expertise, having worked on projects like Punkvism’s NFTs and ChiChiPingPing. Together, we’re shaping a new business model that unites art and digital assets.

1. What’s the goal of the Blockchain AI Consortium?
   (Doo-sik Lee): To build a new digital economy model that fuses AI and blockchain. With NAVER Cloud’s infrastructure and NDEEPS’ AI, we’re developing a globally scalable platform.

(Dae-hee Lee): The consortium focuses on interoperability between RWA and NFT, standardizing how physical assets are tokenized and experienced digitally. Mint AI is the first case that showcases this fusion of art and tech.

1. Who are your target markets and users?
   (Dae-hee Lee): Our primary audience includes global art lovers and Web3 users, especially in Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. We’re expanding from Indonesia as a regional base, targeting Gen Z, millennials, and metaverse content consumers.

(Doo-sik Lee): Mint AI is beginner-friendly with intuitive UI and AI guides. Through global KOL partnerships and art fair collaborations, we’re also building brand awareness.

1. How is the mini room connected to metaverse content?
   (Doo-sik Lee): It connects to events like virtual concerts, games, and movies. Users can join performances with friends or play games using their NFT avatars. Anonymity and individuality are key in this experience.

(Dae-hee Lee): The mini room’s content ecosystem revolves around RWA artworks, and we’re planning exclusive exhibitions with international galleries.

1. How does Mint AI differentiate itself from traditional art platforms?
   (Dae-hee Lee): Traditional platforms focus on viewing or trading. We integrate ownership and immersive experience. Users can co-own expensive art and enjoy it interactively in the virtual space.

(Doo-sik Lee): Our AI agents offer personalized interaction and curate metaverse events, delivering a unique, immersive experience beyond static exhibitions.

1. What are the benefits for investors and users?
   (Dae-hee Lee): Holders of RWAs can receive returns through smart contracts, such as gallery exhibitions or auction outcomes. Users can enjoy exclusive content in the mini room and benefit from the value exchange enabled by NFT trades.

(Doo-sik Lee): Token holders get in-platform rewards, custom AI agents, and access to events. We’re planning exclusive NFT drops and VIP access through global art fair partnerships.

1. How are you addressing regulatory and technical challenges?
   (Dae-hee Lee): RWA tokenization faces varied regulations by country. We enforce AML and KYC processes and collaborate with legal partners to ensure global compliance.
   (Doo-sik Lee): On the tech side, we use Solana and NAVER Cloud for high performance and security, managing data with a hybrid on-chain/off-chain structure.
2. What is Mint AI’s global roadmap?
   (Doo-sik Lee): We’ll list the Mint AI token on overseas exchanges in Q2 2025, expanding into North America and Europe by late 2025.

(Dae-hee Lee): Starting with Southeast Asia, we aim to build a 500,000-strong community. By 2026, we’ll evolve into a global platform merging film, concerts, games, and more.

1. What is Mint AI’s ultimate vision?
   (Dae-hee Lee): To redefine the value of art in the digital age. We envision a world where anyone can own and experience premium art in an immersive way through Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization and NFTs, bridging the tangible and digital realms..

(Doo-sik Lee): Mint AI is the first step toward a digital economy powered by AI and blockchain. Our platform lets users experience the value of ownership and creation and unites global art fandoms.

1. Any final messages?
   (Doo-sik Lee): Mint AI breaks the barrier between tech and art. Anyone can become the protagonist of art through AI and the virtual mini room. Join us in this new era.

(Dae-hee Lee): We’re creating new opportunities for art enthusiasts and those seeking meaningful exposure to the art market. With RWA and NFT, we’ll rediscover the value of art and shape the future of digital culture with our global community.

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