What is Mint Square?

The NFT marketplace for ZK rollups

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NFTs are the latest revolution in ownership by giving their owners provable digital property rights. They can be anything which is why they’ve surged in popularity over recent years. Learn how you can buy, sell and create NFTs on StarkNet with Mint Square.

What are NFTs?

NFTs, also known as non-fungible tokens, are unique digital assets that exist and can be tracked on the blockchain, like StarkNet. They’re much more than monkey pictures used as profile pictures, as they can be anything, including digital art, in-game items, redeemable physical items, and so much more!

What is Mint Square NFT marketplace?

Mint Square is the NFT marketplace for ZK rollups - StarkNet and zkSync - which enables the buying, selling, and creating of NFTs, at a fraction of the cost on Ethereum.

Mint Square marketplace features

Mint Square is a leading NFT marketplace which means it has a wide range of features that create an amazing experience for buyers, sellers, and creators.

  • Every NFT collection is indexed and tradeable on Mint Square. This makes it easy for you to find NFTs within the same collection to buy
  • List your NFTs for a fixed price or via an auction. Sell StarkNet NFTs for the price you’re happy with, or get the buyers bidding each other up!
  • Submit offers to NFT collections. Make an offer on a single NFT, a collection that applies to all the NFTs within that specific collection, or to NFTs within a specific collection with a specific attribute
  • Bulk buy NFTs in a single transaction. Add as many NFTs as you like to your shopping cart and buy them in a single transaction, saving you money on gas thanks to account abstraction on StarkNet

As you would expect from an NFT marketplace, with Mint Square you can also easily buy, sell and create NFTs without needing any technical expertise.

How to buy StarkNet NFTs?

To get started with buying StarkNet NFTs, you need 2 things, they are:

  1. A StarkNet wallet, like Argent X (download for Chrome or Firefox)
  2. Fund your wallet with some ETH to buy NFTs (how to fund your Argent X wallet)

Once you have that, you’re ready to go!

  1. Find NFTs you want to buy with the search bar or explore tab on Mint Square
  2. Add the StarkNet NFT or NFTs you want to buy to your shopping cart
  3. Complete the purchase by going into your shopping cart and pressing “buy now”

Alternatively, you can watch this video to see how easy the process is:

How to create StarkNet NFTs?

Creating your first StarkNet NFT couldn’t be easier on Mint Square. Here’s what you need:

  1. An image that will represent your NFT, along with general information and any attributes that you may want to add
  2. An Argent X wallet with some ETH, so you’re able to pay the gas fee to mint your NFT
  3. Fill in the details on Mint Square and tap mint!

That’s all you need. It really is that simple to create a StarkNet NFT.

What are the most popular StarkNet NFTs?

There are lots of NFTs to choose from on StarkNet, but if you don’t know where to start, here are some of the most popular collections:

briq

briqs are NFT building blocks! Let your imagination go wild as you can build almost anything with them. This has led to the rise of some amazing creations from briq enthusiasts, like: Briq Art and Ducks Everywhere

Pxls

An experimental attempt to create on-chain collaborative artworks (”rtwrks”). Every day amazing artwork is created by a group of people with common inspiration,by colorizing a 20*20 pixels grid.

StarkNet Monsterz

A collection of 777 unique pixel art Monsterz that are handmade.

You can discover more StarkNet NFTs by visiting Dappland - the best place to find and explore StarkNet Dapps, NFTs and more.

What is StarkNet?

StarkNet is a type of Layer 2 scaling solution known as a “ZK-rollup” which allows Dapps on the network to achieve tremendous scalability without compromising Ethereum's composability and security.

What makes StarkNet interesting is that it supports Account Abstraction, meaning every account is a smart contract with its own logic. This is huge because it enables everyone to have a secure wallet adapted to their needs, with seamless compatibility!

Start exploring everything StarkNet has to offer today

Explore the StarkNet ecosystem with Argent X, the most popular and only open-source wallet for the StarkNet ecosystem trusted by over 300,000 people globally. Download Argent X