CryptoPunks are 10,000 pixel-art characters that launched on Ethereum in 2017 and became one of the best-known NFT collections. This guide explains what they are, how they work and what to check before buying.
Doodles is a 10,000-piece Ethereum avatar collection known for its pastel, hand-drawn look. This guide covers what it is, what holders get, how to buy one safely and what to check before spending anything.
Meebits are 20,000 3D voxel characters from the creators of CryptoPunks. This guide covers what they are, how they launched, why they drew so much attention, and what to check before buying one.
Moonbirds is a 10,000-piece owl-themed NFT collection that launched on Ethereum in April 2022 and drew huge attention in its first days. This guide explains what it is, how nesting and CC0 work, and what to check before you buy.
An NFT is a unique token on a blockchain that records ownership of a digital or physical item. This guide covers how NFTs work, what they are used for, the main risks, and how to check one before you buy.
Y00ts is a 15,000-piece NFT collection from the team behind DeGods, and the "y00tlist" was its original mint allowlist. Here is what each term means, why you cannot join the list today, and how to buy or verify a Y00t safely.
Art Blocks is a platform where artists publish generative art as code and collectors mint pieces that the code produces at the moment of purchase. This guide explains how it works, how to buy, and what to check first.
Bored Ape Yacht Club is a 10,000-piece NFT collection that became a status symbol, a brand and a cautionary tale. This guide explains what it is, how it works and what ownership does and does not give you.
The name CryptoCats is attached to an early Ethereum collectible project and also gets confused with CryptoKitties, a messaging app and several cat tokens. This guide separates them and shows how to check what you are looking at.
Milady Maker is a 10,000-piece anime-styled profile-picture collection on Ethereum, made by the Remilia Collective in 2021. This guide covers what it is, how it works, why it is contested and how to check it safely.
NBA Top Shot turned licensed basketball highlight clips into collectible digital items and brought NFTs to a mainstream audience. This guide explains how Moments, packs, rarity and the marketplace work, and what to check before you buy.
Opepen is Jack Butcher's open-edition Ethereum art project, where holders and invited artists build sets of small square characters. Here is how it works, what the edition sizes mean and how to check an Opepen before you buy.
Rarible is a multi-chain NFT marketplace for buying, selling and creating tokens. This guide covers how it works, how to connect a wallet, how to buy, mint and list, what costs to expect, and how to stay safe.
Azuki's June 2023 Elementals launch is the best-documented recent case of a blue-chip NFT sell-off, and the sources here do not confirm the same weekend for The Captainz. This guide explains what happened to Azuki, why floor prices fell so fast, and how to check current market data yourself.
A bear market can push back an NFT music launch even when the brand is strong, because lower prices, thinner trading and weaker demand all change the economics of a drop. This guide explains the mechanics, what the public record does and does not confirm about the BAYC Music Group delay, and how readers can check status safely.
A few artists and one collection account for most of the biggest NFT sales ever recorded. This guide explains why Beeple and CryptoPunks keep appearing, where cat-themed NFTs fit in, and how to check the current rankings yourself.
Bored Ape Yacht Club holders sometimes sell or swap their blue-chip NFTs for cash, other tokens or different collectibles. This guide explains why that happens, what moves floor prices, and how to sell without losing assets to phishing or pricing mistakes.
World of Women is an Ethereum collection of 10,000 illustrated portraits created by artist Yam Karkai. This guide covers what it is, how ownership works, how to buy safely and what to check before spending money.
CryptoPunks V1 are the first-generation tokens from the original 2017 contract, and wrapping makes them tradable as ERC-721 tokens. This guide explains what a wrapped V1 Punk is, how wrapping works, how it differs from V2, and what to check before you buy or wrap one.
Zora started as an open NFT marketplace protocol and grew into a creator-focused minting platform with its own Ethereum layer-2 network. This guide covers how it works, how creators earn, and the risks to check.