What is NFT Minting? – Definition and Explanation

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Minting NFTs as a Creator vs Collector: What’s The Difference?

Minting an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) means creating a unique digital asset that is recorded on a blockchain. Think of it like creating a one-of-a-kind digital certificate of ownership for a specific piece of digital content, such as a piece of artwork, music, or even a tweet.

For example, an artist can create an NFT of their artwork, and when they mint it, a record of the artwork’s ownership and authenticity is recorded on the blockchain. This ensures that the artwork is truly unique and cannot be duplicated or replicated.

NFT Contract Deployer – Ethereum Remix IDE

Creators can mint their NFTs through the IDE that they have used to deploy the contract.

  • “To” refers to the address for the NFT to be sent to. 
  • “Token ID” refers to the number of NFTs to be minted. 
  • “Uri” refers to the NFT’s IPFS url. 

Minting an NFT as a Collector:

Minting an NFT as a collector is similar to minting one as a creator however, collectors are doing so from the user end, whereas creators are minting NFTs directly from the contract deployer. 

Creators usually make user interfaces (e.g. the AutoMinter Mint Page) to seamlessly distribute their NFTs to collectors. This allows collectors to buy NFTs similar to if an artist were to do a private sale of their work. 

AutoMinter Custom Mint Page

Secondary Marketplaces:

In both instances, once an NFT has been minted, it can be bought, sold, and traded on various NFT secondary marketplaces (e.g. OpenSea). The value of an NFT is often determined by the rarity, uniqueness, and popularity of the digital content it represents. 

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