NFT (Non-Fungible Token)
NFT is a hot topic this year. In workshop 2, we’ll cover NFT, from NFT basics (ERC-721, the token standard for NFT) to all kinds of NFT applications.
ERC-721
Readings
ERC-721 tutorial on ethereum.org with Web3.py example
0xcert ERC721 – a reference implementation
CryptoKitties ERC-721 implementation (compatible with an earlier version of the standard)
- Learn how our last mystery smart contract works – CryptoKitties updated their
geneSciencesmart contract, see how the contract works, and try to figure out how they updated it
(Related) ERC-1155 Multi Token Standard
NFT landscape
Readings
The Non-Fungible Token Bible: Everything you need to know about NFTs
Quests
Here are a list of applications you can try out (this does not mean we endorse any of the project). For a more comprehensive list, see “Quick overview of the NFT Ecosystem“.
- CryptoKitty – buy and breed a CryptoKitty.
- Nifty.ink – Austin’s project, a scaffold-eth build for creating an NFT platform that scales. Draw something on nifty.ink and mint the NFT, send it to another address; upgrade it to the Ethereum mainnet, and sell it on OpenSea; use your ENS name to sign your artwork for true authenticity.
- OpenSea – NFT marketplace. Purchase an NFT on OpenSea.
- ENS – Ethereum name service (ENS as NFT). Reserve an ENS name and link it to your Ethereum address.
- Zora – an open protocol to curate and exchange NFTs. See “how to build your own auction house”.
- Foundation.app – a platform that allows creators to sell limited-edition goods, such as clothing, art, music, and really anything at all.
- Mirror – a publishing platform to crowdfund writing with NFTs. Built on top of Zora.
- Async Art – digital art marketplace for programmable art and music.
- Hashmasks – a living digital art collectible.
- Niftex– Fractional ownership of NFTs.
- Aavegotchi – combines DeFi and NFT gaming where each Aavegotchi character represents a user’s collateral that is dposited within the lending platform Aave.
- CryptoPunks – 10,000 uniquely generated characters launched in mid-2017.
- Bord Ape Yacht Club NFT – act as both avatars and tickets to an online social club.
Related – Social tokens
Social tokens Year in Review