Giving Birth to NFTs

The birth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is minting. Before they become NFTs, they are merely just works of art. Only after they are minted do they then earn the title of NFTs.  

When an NFT is minted, it refers to the process of changing digital representations of assets, into crypto collections or digital assets stored on the blockchain. The assets can represent anything, as long as they are able to be converted into a digital form. 

The digital representations become a part of the blockchain when it is uploaded. A popular blockchain used for NFTs is Ethereum. Since the blockchain is decentralised and a digital ledger, assets on it are unable to be deleted, modified, or edited.  

As NFTs, they are commodities that can be bought and sold at NFT marketplaces. There are multiple of them, such as Rarible and SuperRare.