What is the difference between Minting and dropping NFTS?

The key difference is this: minting creates a new NFT through the act of writing it onto a blockchain while dropping simply means releasing new NFTs (dropped NFTs may or not already be minted, as minting can be done by creators at the time of the drop, or collectors when buying for the first time).

What does it mean to mint an NFT?

What Does It Mean To “Mint” an NFT? Minting an NFT means creating a unique token on a blockchain. Only after minting an NFT is the digital collectible stored on the blockchain. It’s important to know what is being stored during the minting process.

What happens after minting an NFT?

Only after minting an NFT is the digital collectible stored on the blockchain. It’s important to know what is being stored during the minting process. It could be an entire work of art, in which case the entirety of the NFT and its metadata is stored “on-chain,” or it could be a reference to information stored off-chain using a tool like IPFS.