Press & fact sheet

MADE CX, for the record.

Everything a reporter needs to cover MADE CX accurately: what it is, how the numbers are built, the figures with their sources, and who to reach. MADE CX is the Cultural Exchange that turns cultural IP into market liquidity. madecx.info is its research desk; made.cx is the exchange where creators register work and claim a ticker.

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The essentials

What it is
MADE CX is the Cultural Exchange — infrastructure to register, value, license, and finance cultural property. It makes culture bankable as an asset class.
The standard
CPRS (the Cultural Property Rights Standard) is MADE CX's proprietary methodology for pricing cultural property across five dimensions. It is a proprietary methodology — not accredited or recognized by any government or standards body. See how it works.
The $ ticker
A designation like $CULTURE or $LEBRON is an editorial identifier naming a cultural asset under analysis — not a security, token, or tradeable instrument, and no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
The product
On made.cx, creators claim a ticker (free) and register cultural property to establish a defensible record of origin, authorship, and rights.
Who it serves
Culture Makers, brands, museums & archives, talent/ad/creative agencies, financial institutions, and policymakers.
Spokesperson
Tommy Johnson — Founder & CEO, MADE CX.
Press contact
hi@madecx.info

The numbers

Figures we cite, with their sources. Aggregate market figures are illustrative of scale — modeled estimates, not audited financials.

$15T
Annual value the commercial use of Black culture generates for the global economy.
Source: The 1619 Project, NYT Magazine
68%
Share of the racial wealth gap attributed to the uncompensated use of Black culture.
Source: "A Stolen Culture," Univ. of Mississippi honors thesis, 2021
50,000+
Verified Black American patents indexed by BLK:INV, drawn from 1.99M USPTO records.
Source: USPTO records, MADE CX / BLK:INV

In the press

Selected coverage of MADE CX and its founder.

AdweekBrands Need to Redefine Their Relationship to Black CultureRead → CultursTommy Johnson Is Flipping the Script on TokenizationRead → Black EnterpriseMADE CX in Black EnterpriseRead → Black AmbitionThe $15 Trillion Opportunity: Protecting Black Culture & OwnershipListen →

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MADE CX is the Cultural Exchange that turns cultural intellectual property into market liquidity. Through the Cultural Property Rights Standard (CPRS) — a proprietary valuation methodology — and a public registry, MADE CX lets creators, estates, and institutions register, value, license, and finance cultural property. Its research desk, madecx.info, publishes editorial valuations and reporting on culture as an asset class. Learn more at made.cx.

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