Labs/Launch Your NFT Collection
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Launch Your NFT Collection

Mint, store metadata on IPFS, and sell — from scratch

3 hrs 750 XP 5 modules⛓️ Polygon Amoy (testnet)

About This Lab

Design a 10-piece NFT collection, pin metadata to IPFS (Unykorn-connected), deploy an ERC-721 contract, and open a mint. You'll understand exactly why NFTs are ownership records, not just jpegs.

Lab Modules

  1. 1
    NFT mechanics: ERC-721 vs ERC-1155lesson

    Fungibility, tokenId, tokenURI, metadata standards.

    20 min
  2. 2
    Design & pin metadata to IPFSbuild

    JSON metadata schema, image upload, Unykorn CID registry.

    30 min
  3. 3
    Write & deploy ERC-721 contractdeploy

    Mint function, royalty (EIP-2981), max supply.

    40 min
  4. 4
    Open the mint + track holderssimulation

    Public mint, ownerOf, holder analytics.

    20 min
  5. 5
    NFT economics quizquiz

    Royalties, secondary markets, IP rights.

    10 min

What You'll Build

  • Create and pin NFT metadata to IPFS via Unykorn
  • Deploy an ERC-721 collection with on-chain royalties
  • Open a public mint and track holders
  • List on OpenSea testnet

Tools & Stack

IPFS / Unykorn Sovereignty LayerMetaMaskHardhatOpenSea Testnet
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Ready to build?

Complete all 5 modules and earn your NFT certificate. Earn 750 XP on completion.

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Prerequisites

🏅 NFT Certificate

On completion, your certificate is anchored to IPFS via Unykorn and issued as an on-chain NFT badge — permanently verifiable proof of your build.

Verify on Unykorn