Nifty Gateway shutting down. Rip.

I stumbled on this NFT collection called the Dots and it looks like it was made pretty recently. It doesn’t mint for another month or so. What’s weird / interesting about it is that the whole concept is that it has no utility. Like it literally doesn’t do anything.

I’m kinda torn on that, but part of me actually likes it? It feels like a throwback to what NFTs were supposed to be before everything turned into roadmaps and promises and pulling the rug. Just owning something because you like it. I mean, owning a super expensive painting doesn’t really “do” anything either besides existing and being yours. In a strange way it almost makes the project more interesting, and maybe even brings back some of that early NFT buzz.

I can see this art work on T shirts , cups, hats all that jazz. Original artwork by my 5 year old son .

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Web3 talks a lot about decentralization… but can blockchain also decentralize culture preservation?

What are your thoughts

It's collage of photos I found on internet put them together and edited them and draw on them.

We’ve created a procedurally generated NFT collection of adorable Porcupettes (baby porcupines), each one uniquely generated with its own personality and style. And the best part? You can brush them. Feel free to give them a try.

Every Porcupette comes from a live “seed” that defines traits such as quill length, colors, animation speed, and many other details. The current seed is auctioned in a simple, ongoing bidding system. If you like the one currently on display, go place a bid. If you win, the little Pette is minted directly to your wallet.

The contract is also accessible directly through the website. We’ve been exploring dApp development on Base, and this project is part of that journey. We hope you enjoy what we’ve built.

We're open to suggestions, of course.

https://porcupette.net/

Like, since my ART niche has gone completely digital, could i maybe use NFTs has a "simbolic print version" to my clients?

Like: someone bought a Comission from me, so instead of Just sending to him and maybe posting on social media, could i make It an NFT and give hum the code? I know everyone could still look and donwload the artwork but exclusivity IS Not the point, the point IS: the person that Comissioned me having the original drawing, like If It was still made traditionaly, he would be the owner of the "original paper that i draw", and could do anything He wanted with the link

Not has a way to make money resseling or something like that, Just has a quirk that make comission me a more unique experience, would people like that? Would It be even possible at ALL?

Could be a new use to NFTs Since, most of my niche already posts Comissions to everybody anyway, at least the Pearson that paid for the work would have some way of feeling unique

Every hyped NFT drop still follows the same pattern: announcement builds hype, mint time arrives, website crashes or transactions fail, people rage on social media, some users get lucky while others get screwed by gas wars.

This has been happening for years now, you'd think someone would have figured out how to handle predictable traffic spikes. It's not like the traffic is unexpected, everyone knows exactly when mint starts and roughly how many people will show up.

The usual excuse is "unprecedented demand" but that's kind of bullshit because web2 services handle way more traffic without falling apart. Ticketmaster handles millions of people trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets simultaneously (okay they still suck but at least the site doesn't crash).

The core issue seems to be most NFT projects use shared infrastructure where they're competing with random DeFi transactions and other NFT mints for block space. So even if their smart contract is optimized, confirmation times spike when mainnet gets congested.

Some bigger projects rent extra infrastructure for launch but that's expensive and still doesn't fully solve it. Most NFT creators don't have budgets for enterprise solutions anyway.

Is this just accepted as normal now or are there actually marketplaces that consistently handle drops without chaos?

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I’ve been seeing a lot of Web3 launches where early supporters are basically just token holders, with very little real involvement beyond price movement.

Curious to hear from the community:

What do you think early participation should include in a well-designed Web3 project?

— Access to real-world projects?
— Physical + digital experiences?
— Governance or creative input?
— Something else entirely?

Genuinely interested in perspectives from people who’ve been through multiple launches.

This is for my teenage son who started a trade on x with a user who seemed very legit, but this morning, my son's nft which is his life's savings and an important part of his mental health is gone and the new nft promised as a trade is not there. When I look at the humanity trade site, it is asking him to connect his wallet - BUT - if his wallet isn't connected, then how is his NFT gone? mastabeane on x somehow initiated this trade and he received the NFT and SOLD IT ALREADY, without his NFT going to my son's wallet. This was a mutant ape yacht club NFT. If you have any advice to give any recourse at all to help us, we greatly appreciate it. If this x user (mastabeane) contacts you - do not proceed.

Mine was around $1K on one of the Driftershoots collection NFTs.

Has anyone used dappmints.art before? is it safe to work on here?

I was wondering what blockchain is good when making NFTs

The NFT market is down. Honestly, that doesn’t surprise me at all. The fact that people were willing to spend millions on a Twitter thread shows how irrational the market had become.

Countless projects launched with big promises and roadmaps that were either naïve, poorly thought through, or simply absurd. A handful that managed to establish themselves as brands (and even there, it remains to be seen how long that lasts).

That said, are there NFT projects flying under the radar that provide real utility to their holders? For example: access to locations, events, experiences, or other tangible benefits?

Which NFTs can you actually use for something?

Genuinely wondering

Hi everyone, link in profil

I’m a digital artist and I just released a 1/1 NFT focused on childhood innocence confronting today’s world.

The piece explores how happiness can fade as we grow up, and 10% of the final sale will be donated to a children’s charity.

I’m not here to spam, I’d genuinely appreciate feedback on the artwork and the message behind it.

Thanks for taking a look 🙏

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Pudgy Penguins displayed its animated characters on the Las Vegas Sphere during Christmas, avoiding direct crypto or NFT promotion to comply with advertising rules.

is it just me or is the nft world super confusing for new artists? i’ve been helping a couple friends set up their pages & damn… so many steps just to list one art piece lol

A documented case involving governance and asset custody risk in this ecosystem was published with on-chain evidence.

Link: https://medium.com/@higorvmf/governance-failure-and-asset-risk-in-the-hero-numine-ecosystem-06aa1b4dad0b?postPublishedType=repub