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Best Marketplaces to Mint NFTs through Cardano (Ada)


Are you looking for an alternative to etherium to mint NFTs which is not only greener but also saves gas fees (transaction charges)? Then Cardano (Ada)  should be your go to choice for the NFT marketplace.

Cardano is an open source blockchain platform launched in 2017 by Charles Hoskinson, one of the co-founder of Ethereum. Cardano enables peer-to-peer transactions with its internal cryptocurrency, Ada.

Cardano debuted with a market cap of $600 million & by May 2021, it reached the market capital of $77 billion becoming the biggest proof-of-stake cryptocurrency.

Cardano was developed to overcome prevalent problems in the crypto market: efficiency, flexibility & scalability.

What are Cardano NFTs (CNFTs)?

Cardano NFTs are non-fungible tokens minted into cardano blockchain. They can be a piece of digital art in the form of photos, gifs, music, 3d motion graphics, etc. When they are recorded in the ledger, they are given unique ids to identify and track the ownership of the NFT in the Cardano blockchain.


Best Marketplaces for Buying, Selling & Minting Cardano (Ada) NFTs

Galaxy Of Art

Galaxy of Art is the largest NFT marketplace to launch recently based on cardano. It is based on the Proof of Stake (PoS) concept which is greener than other popular blockchains in the market & also reduces the gas fees significantly.

Main Benefits of Galaxy of Art

The main benefits of the Galaxy of Art is its user experience & reduced gas fees. When using the other marketplaces there are many hidden fees like transaction charges which change variably.

Key Features of Galaxy of Art

Your account is secured with 2 factor authentication
Easy process of adding, editing & deleting your NFTs.
You can buy items by clicking on ‘buy now’ or bid your own offers for your favorite NFTs after connecting their wallet.
You can make a collection of your favourite pieces from your profile and list them as NFT.
You can keep track of your sent/received bid offers.
Cool social features like feed section to show your posts (pictures, videos, text, gifs) to other users & “Follow” option to follow other creators in the marketplace. You can also follow their social media accounts if they’ve provided them in their profile.

How to Create, Mint, Buy & Sell Cardano NFTs on Galaxy of Art?

You can get started on your CNFT journey by following 5 Simple Steps

Create Galaxy of Art (GOA) Account: First step is to go to their website https://www.galaxyof.art & create an account.

Setup Your Ada Wallet: When you sign up on Galaxy of Art (GOA), a wallet is created for you to use. They will add an option to connect external wallets soon.

Create Your Collection: Now you can start creating your CNFT collection by clicking on the create button. Add description, images & social links and other relevant information.

Add your Cardano NFTs: Upload your Art (image, video, audio, or 3D art), add a title and description, and modify content on your NFT.

Sell your Cardano NFTs: You get various options to sell: auctions, fixed-price listings & declining-price listings. You can sell your NFTs however you want with minimal gas fees.
You can reach out to [email protected] on email if you’ve any queries regarding minting NFTs on Galaxy of Art.
 
CNFT.IO

CNFT.IO is the one of the first decentralized NFT marketplace based on Cardano. It was launched in July 2021 and has featured over 63,000 assets in one month. It is a digital marketplace where people can buy and sell NFTs globally.

Currently, CNFT enables its users to add items individually for selling. It’s soon going to add more functionality to add bulk listings.

CNFT uses Ada as its primary cryptocurrency for transactions.

How to Mint, Buy & Sell Cardano NFTs on CNFT.IO?

Have a Supported Wallet: You will need any supported Ada wallet like i.e. Daedalus, Nami, Yoroi, ccWallet or Adalite and some Ada currency in it to link to the marketplace. You can buy Ada from any major exchange.

Create Your CNFT.IO Account: Go to CNFT homepage & click on login in menu and then click on Create an account.

Buy/Sell on CNFT.IO: Once you are done with registration, you will be directed to your dashboard where you can link a wallet and list assets for sale.
Once you have created your account and linked your wallet would be able to buy and sell by going to the Marketplace tab where you will see a whole host of different NFTs. You can search & sort different NFTs within a certain price range. If you find something interesting you can click on the buy button and proceed to buy. For any queries regarding the buy/selling process on CNFT.IO you can reach out to their website.

TOKHUN.IO

 
Tokhun was founded when Cardano introduced its Native Asset feature. As they like to describe themselves they are “A group of like minded individuals from technical and creative background got together to create a world class minting and marketplace for NFTs and FTs on the Cardano blockchain.”
Tokhun is a powerful & easy to use platform where you can mint & sell Cardano NFTs.
Tokhun has a powerful set of features that are designed with users in mind for ease of use.

How to Mint, Buy & Sell on Tokhun.IO?

You can get started with Tokhun by following these 5 simple steps:

Sign In to Create an Account: Go to the tokhun homepage and click on the sign in button on the top right corner. It will generate a personal cardano wallet (on your first login).

Set a Wallet Passphrase: Set a wall passphrase to encrypt your personal wallet.

Add Funds: Add Ada currency into your personal wallet address.

Generate Minting Policy: Generate a minting policy to group your NFTs & FTs
Start Minting: You can start minting NFTs & FTs by the minting policy that you created.
You can refer to their how it works page if you have any queries regarding minting on Tokhun.IO.
 
I hope you got the general idea about how to get started with minting NFTs on one of the best Cardano NFT marketplaces available in the market right now.
 
 
 






















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