NFTHelpr·Mar 29Top 10 NFT ToolsWhat is NFT rarity? What are the Best NFT Tools out there? — Not every NFT was minted equal What makes some NFTs more rare than others? And how can you learn about this so you can flip some for some sweet profits? In this article we will briefly cover what makes an NFT rare and list some tools to level up your…Nft7 min read
Jeffrey ScholzinDonkeVerse·Mar 3Introducing ERC1155D: The most gas-efficient non-fungible token contract for minting and transfers.click here if you are seeing a paywall Abstract and Highlights We introduce an ERC1155D, an ERC1155 implementation that is fully backward compatible and fully compliant with ERC1155. ERC1155D is completely non-fungible in the way ERC721 is, so each token has a unique identifier and a unique owner. With a mint cost of…Nft18 min read
Alan·Feb 19Using Signatures (ECDSA) for NFT WhitelistsIntroduction In my previous article, I covered the concept of Merkle Trees and discussed how they played a critical role in ensuring both minter authenticity and inclusion when participating in an NFT whitelist mint. Today, I will cover a second and increasingly popular method which utilises digital signatures using the Open…Solidity9 min read
Akshat MishrainCoinsBench·Feb 13Solidity For Developers: Decentralized AuctionsWrite A Smart Contract To Conduct A Decentralized Auction — There’s absolutely no doubt that the future of web lies in the blockchain. Services built on top of blockchains are more reliable, have greater trust and have absolute data transparency. Perhaps the greatest advantage of blockchain, is the removal of any intermediary. …Solidity5 min read
Jeffrey ScholzinDonkeVerse·Jan 3Hardcore Gas Savings in NFT Minting (Part 1)(If you are seeing a paywall, read the store here). If you want to follow along, see this github repository: https://github.com/DonkeVerse/GasContest Solidity is a very easy language to learn if the developer comes from a C-like language (Java, C, javascript, etc), but managing gas costs in the context of a…Solidity15 min read
Jeffrey ScholzinDonkeVerse·Jan 3Hardcore Gas Savings in NFT Minting (Part 2): Merkle Trees vs SignaturesPart one of this series is here. If you are seeing a paywall, click this link. When tokens are airdropped, or private sales are conducted (sales where only selected addresses are allowed to purchase a token or mint an NFT), there are three popular mechanisms for allowing only a selected…Ethereum6 min read
Sameer KashyapinCoinsBench·Jan 18Build an NFT marketplace with Polygon and FlutterAs the Web3 space gains more momentum, more amazing use cases and applications are rolling out in multiple spaces such as Defi, gaming, DAOs, and more. It is important that the user experience remains great along with the complex infrastructure and protocols. …Flutter7 min read
Martininaisthisi·Aug 18, 2021Aisthisi Technical Deep Dive: Part 2Today we explore Part 2 of the technical aspects of Aisthisi to blend art and olive oil with NFT smart contracts! This article was originally published on Thomas Wiesner’s Solidity Developer website, which is highly recommended for anyone wanting learning Solidity. Background In the previous part we were developing our simple…Ethereum10 min read
Keir Finlow-Bates·Dec 27, 2021How to submarine NFTs using the IPFSIn this article I explain the data structures for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), examine the current metadata structure for ERC721 standard for NFTS on Ethereum, look at the InterPlanetary File System, and then present a method that allows you to submarine NFTs, which means “hiding the files and then revealing them…Nfts9 min read
kalex1138.ethinBanklessDAO·Dec 17, 2021Ultimate NFT Red Flag ChecklistHow to Avoid the Pitfalls and Trapdoors of NFT Mania — NFT Safety Checklist Whether you’re a complete rookie in the NFT space or a seasoned veteran, a framework for filtering the good NFTs from the bad is an essential instrument in any investor’s toolbox. Not sure if an NFT is worth the investment? Are you considering that it may even be a scam…Nft12 min read
Patrick PriceinNorthwest NFTs·Oct 7, 2021Bored Ape Yacht Club: Contract ReviewToday we’re going to review the smart contract code for the very successful virtual art drop Bored Ape Yacht Club. Non-fungible tokens are the hottest new thing right now, with drops of large sets of images raking in millions of dollars, selling out in minutes. One example of these large…Nft10 min read
Alan·Nov 11, 2021Using Merkle Trees for NFT WhitelistsIntroduction Merkle Trees have long been a facet in the fields of both cryptography and computer science well before the blockchain we know and love today ever existed. Nowadays, we are slowly starting to see them become more frequently used on-chain for the purpose of data verification. …Merkle Tree8 min read
Nate GeierinMintbase·May 26, 2020Mintbase <> ArweaveWe received a grant from The Arweave Project to start moving our NFT metadata and images from Google Cloud to Arweave’s hybrid blockchain they call the blockweave. You can see our approved milestones stored on the blockweave here. This is not only big for us, but also for our users…3 min read
Szymon KolberinRarible Protocol·Nov 29, 2021NFT Minting vs Lazy Minting. Minting explained.You’ve made your first NFT. You’ve carefully drafted every pixel in a 64x64 image, and now you’re staring at it in awe 🤩. You then open Rarible and mint it, making it officially available to the world. But do you know what happens underneath it? Keep reading to find out…Blockchain10 min read
Nyankone.nft·Nov 2, 2021The Real Owner of Your NFT; When You Mint NFT on OpenSea, They Automatically Become the OwnerNice to meet you! It’s Nyan_kone! I have started to be interested in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain since 2014. And recently I’m creating my own NFTs. Nyankone V2 https://opensea.io/collection/nyankone-v2 If anything, I love art and spend more time buying it. Looking at the current NFT market, the number of artists…Nft5 min read
Jeffrey ScholzinDonkeVerse·Jan 11Hardcore Gas Savings in NFT Minting (Part 3): Save $30,000 in Presale Gas Using Bit ManipulationThis series has a Part 1 and Part 2. If you see a paywall, click here. In a public mint, people can generally mint as many NFTs as they want to, either by minting over and over or by colluding with other buyers. This is undesirable in a private sale…Solidity12 min read
Roh·Nov 15, 2021How 5,000 baby apes were stolen from their parents.Within NFTs, derivatives of existing projects are commonplace. As are blatant copycats, although those are typically given the label of “scam” and quickly removed from the space shared by the community. Between those two pillars—creative derivative work (often appreciated) and pixel-perfect copies—there’s a gray area. How closely can you approach…6 min read
J. StrubelinDAO Pulse·Dec 14, 2021A Deep Dive into User Growth and Value Creation in Virtual WorldsOne cannot spend a day on Crypto Twitter lately without seeing all kinds of fundraising and content related to Gaming and the “Metaverse”. These two topics are a part of a growing trend that emerged in 2017 when Decentraland, a decentralized 3D world where participants can purchase land parcels in…Cryptocurrency12 min read
DoylioinCoinmonks·Oct 29, 2021Methods for NFT masked mintingA very desirable feature of a lot of NFT projects is having an element of surprise in the minting process. This replicates the experience of buying collector’s cards, where you purchase a pack with a random assortment of cards. Part of the fun is the random draw, so it is…Nft4 min read