Today, I will show you the top platforms where you can mint and trade your NFTs.
NFTs are the talk of the town nowadays (early 2021) as we find celebrities like Serena Williams and others venturing into this.
To get your hands on these NFTs, you will need to get them from an NFT platform.
And these NFT platforms are what I will be showing you in today’s post (really reputable ones).
Let’s get to it immediately.
The Top 9 Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Platforms
Having written on what NFTs are and how to create, buy, and sell them, I thought it wise to also show you the platforms where you can do that.
NFT platforms are simply places where you can mint, buy, sell, or auction your digital art.
The list includes:
1. OpenSea
OpenSea was founded in 2017 by Devin Finzer and a team of about 18 others.
It is the largest NFT marketplace with up to 477,000 collections and more than 101,000 users.
The assets on this platform are user-owned and include collectibles, gaming items, domain names, digital arts, and other blockchain assets.
The wallets that are supported on OpenSea include:
- Metamask (mobile and desktop version)
- Trustwallet
- Portis
- Fortmatic
- Arkane
- Authereum (USA only)
- Dapper
- Wallet Connect
The supported currencies are ETH, USDC, DAI with over 150 payment tokens available e.g $WHALE, $UNI, etc.
No fiat currencies are supported.
2. Rarible
This is a creator-centric NFT marketplace where you can create and sell digital collectibles secured with blockchain.
It uses the RARI token as its governance token.
This enables the most active creators and collectors to vote for platform upgrades.
Again, they can participate in curation and moderation.
You can get your hands on the RARI token by using the Rarible marketplace and earning it.
You can also get it from supported exchanges e.g Poloniex, SushiSwap, and 1inch.
The founders of this exchange are Alexei Falin and Alexander Salnikov.
The good thing about Rarible is that it is integrated with the OpenSea platform.
What this means is that you can view your NFTs that were created on the Rarible platform on OpenSea.
The supported tokens are ETH and RARI and the below-listed wallets are supported:
- Metamask
- Torus
- Portis
- Coinbase
- Rainbow
- Trust
- Argent
- MyEtherWallet
- Fortmatic
3. SuperRare
This is an NFT marketplace that works only with invited artists.
It is focused on being the marketplace for users to buy and sell unique single edition digital artworks.
As at the time of this post (May 2021), SuperRare works with a limited number of artists.
To join as an artist on this platform, you have to fill this form ensuring to provide all the required information.
This will put you on the platform’s radar to be picked as an artist soonest.
SuperRare was founded in 2018 by John Crain, Charles Crain, and Jonathan Perkins.
The supported coin is ETH while the wallets you can use are Metamask and Fortmatic.
4. Enjin
Enjin is another NFT marketplace that was created by Maxim Blagov and a team of tech-savvy individuals.
It was founded in 2009 and thus far, has created more than 1 billion blockchain assets.
It is powered by the Enjin token – ENJ and has about 12.6 million ENJ locked in assets.
On the Enjin platform, users can create, integrate, explore, and trade Enjin based NFTs seamlessly.
The supported token is ENJ while the wallet supported is the Enjin wallet.
5. BakerySwap
BakerySwap is an AMM and DEX that is hosted on the Binance Smart Chain.
It is a multifunctional crypto hub that offers a range of DeFi services as well as an NFT market.
On BakerySwap, you can mint, buy, and sell your own artwork without hitches.
An interesting part of this platform is that it allows users to stake their BAKE (the supported token) to earn NFTs.
These NFTs can then be resold to get back BAKE.
Because the users have custody of the private keys to their NFTs, they can sell them on other NFT marketplaces.
Awesome, right?
Its market offers a number of NFTs including the Binance NFTs, ‘Musk & DOGE’, ‘BTC Artwork’, etc.
6. Foundation
This is another great NFT marketplace that was founded by Kayvon Tehrainian in 2012.
Foundation helps its users to mint, sell, and auction their digital artworks on the Ethereum blockchain.
When you mint an NFT on Foundation, it is also displayed on other NFTs platforms.
This is because they follow the ERC-721 standard and aggregate users’ NFT holdings.
To join Foundation as a Creator, you have to be invited to join by a current Creator.
You can also join the Community Upvote to get an invite.
Once you receive an invite and have some ETH in your Metamask, you can go ahead and mint your NFT.
7. Atomic Hub
This is the marketplace for NFTs on the EOS.IO blockchain.
Users can use the Atomic Assets standard (the standard for NFTs on the EOS.IO network) to create, buy, sell, and auction their assets.
Atomic Assets was first launched in February 2020 while the Atomic Hub marketplace was launched in June 2020.
It was launched by a group of blockchain enthusiasts.
This platform allows only original artworks to be listed on its marketplace.
It ensures this by seeking proof from the artist – either raw files or a description of how the artwork was created.
8. MakersPlace
This platform was founded in 2018 by Daniel Chu. It is a marketplace to find and collect unique digital creations.
Its users can create and sell their work online through the use of blockchain technology.
Just like in Foundation, it works with the invite-only pattern.
But you can fill out the creator app form to be on the radar for selection.
The supported wallets are Metamask, Coinbase, and Trust while the token you can use here is just ETH.
9. Nifty Gateway
This platform is launched with the mission of making NFTs available for everyone.
It stated on its website that it will not rest until 1 billion people are collecting nifties (what it calls NFTs).
How this platform works is that it teams up with high profile artists and brands to create collections of limited edition nifties.
These will be exclusively available on its platform.
To apply to build with the Nifty Gateway platform, click on this link to fill the form.
On this platform, users have the option of making payments in ETH or in USD.
The wallets that work here are Metamask and Omnibus wallets.
This platform also allows you to deposit nifties from an external wallet.
It was founded by Griffin Cock Foster and his twin brother, Duncan Cock Foster in 2019.
There you have the top NFT platforms. Others like them include Arkane, Zora, NBA Top Shot, Sorare, etc.
Now you might be wondering: Which of these platforms is the best?
I provided you with a reply to that in the section below.
Scroll down.
Which Is The Best NFT Platform?
In picking an NFT platform, you have to consider the following:
The Charges
- What are the charges on this platform?
- Is it adjustable?
- How much are you willing to expend on fees?
The Modus Operandi
- Who can access the platform – invited artists or anybody?
- How is the invitation done?
- Do you need to join its community to get invited?
Resale Royalties
- How are the royalties sent – one-off or in batches?
- Do you get the royalty only when you resale on that platform or on any other one?
Supported Wallets and Tokens
- Is your wallet among the ones supported on the platform?
- What tokens can you use on the platform?
- Is fiat allowed?
Security
- How safe is the platform?
- Has there ever been a hack on the platform?
These are some of the parameters to consider before choosing an NFT platform.
Now picking the best platform for you greatly depends on what you want to do.
For example, assuming you want to create a nifty that can be gotten with either ETH or USD, then Nifty Gateway is your choice.
If you admire how the invite-only platforms function, then you will go for MakersPlace, Foundation, etc.
Let’s move on now to the next section to round up this post.
Conclusion
The NFT market is a part of the crypto-verse and one that has come to stay.
In seeking to get involved with it, choose a platform that best suits your needs.
And as always, do not invest more than you can afford to lose.
With this, we draw the curtains on today’s post. I hope you enjoyed reading through it.
So far, I listed the top platforms for NFTs and pointed you in the right direction on how to choose a fitting one for yourself.
Now, let me hear from you:
Have you used any of the platforms before? Share your experience with me.
If you are yet to get into NFTs, which of the platforms will you be starting off with? Why?
With exchanges like Crypto.com adding NFT platforms, do you see other exchanges following in this line?
Do you have any questions to ask?
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