PhilNote: this is an excellent primer of the concepts involved in creating an NFT.
I realized the best way to understand this—and to explain it—was to roll up my sleeves and make an NFT. In other words, I turned my son’s pretty fungible construction-paper-and-googly-eyes unicorn into a nonfungible token of my esteem for my mom.
Step 1: Get to know the blockchain.
Step 2: Put your thing on the blockchain.
Step 3: Get crypto and a wallet for it.
Step 4: Pay the gas fee.
Step 5: Ponder the meaning of ownership.
See the full story here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-gave-my-mom-a-crypto-wallet-a-simple-guide-to-nfts-blockchain-and-more-11639404001