Thread by @sainteclectic

0/ Some fellow @BoredApeYC apes asked for a general guide to NFTs on @solana. As a new member of @BoredApeYC but early SOL user I wanted to help some of my fellow apes get set up.

🧵🧵🧵 👇👇👇 #apefollowape #apetogetherstrong #mayc #NFTs #SolanaSummer #Solana

1/ Firstly, get an @FTX_Official or @ftx_us account to buy $SOL and transfer it to your phantom wallet free of charge. Tx are completed in <5 secs and best of all cost ◎0.00001($0.001)... say goodbye to painful ETH gas fees!

2/ Download & set up @phantom web-extension wallet.
- Connect & use a HARD wallet to store your main stack
- Use the @phantom-assigned SOFT wallet to participate in NFT mints. It ringfences your main stack in case you ever accidentally click a scam link:

https://twitter.com/chasedevens/status/1432742408991690753?s=20

3/ Mint:

Look for upcoming projects on howrare.is/drops & twitter. Follow their twitter & join discords to get the announcements. Follow their mint instructions - they usually run out quick (thread on that later). If successful your NFT will be viewable in phantom wallet

4/ Secondary markets:

Missed a mint? Look for it on secondary secondary auction sites: @SolanartNFT & @SolDigitalEyes. Coming soon: @SolSeaNFT

Always make sure what you buy is verified to a particular set to avoid fakes. Sites are new/limited functionality but improving

5/ Rarity indices:

To help you assess how rare your NFT is & how to price it go to Solana's own "rarity.tools": @howrareis. Not all value is based purely on rank so it's up to you. Some projects are very organized & release their traits early e.g. @TheBearGangNFT

6/ Premier NFTs (IMHO):
- @DegenApeAcademy & @SolanaMBS very popular, high floors, fanatic community
- @SolariansNFT one of the first SOL NFTs
- @TheBearGangNFT very slick, best launch so far
- @aurory great art but poor launch & comms
- Copy paste clown tier: @BoldBadgers

7/ Special mentions:
- @thugbirdz (bungled launch 3x but fun pixel art)
- @KaijuCards trading card game with smooth launch and 2nd sale soon
- Cult hit @SollamasNFT turned around a bad launch
- @TopHatChicks for limited edition cute NFTs
- @LegionPunks just minted

8/ Accounts to follow for NFT drops + learning:
- @0x_fxnction @SOLBigBrain @DigitalxMisfits @hoaktrades
- Degen Apes: @RealCryptotem @degen_inc @realApeSol @SpaceGatsby_J @Bardstocks & @LarryBape 4 the lols
- SolMBS: @MonkeDAO
- Sollamas: @monsieurlefew @hatomugi_s

9/ Upcoming promising projects:
- @RogueSharkTank
- @SoliensNFT
- @Shroomz_NFT
- @TheSolarmy
- @solanauts

@SOLBigBrain goes into more depth here:

https://twitter.com/SOLBigBrain/status/1432540588046438401?s=20

10/ Finally a shout out to the Solana devs who I've seen hop in discords to help overwhelmed projects launch. Good sign when the main devs actively help out burgeoning projects @Austin_Federa @aeyakovenko @rajgokal.

Big thanks to @DigitalxMisfits for getting me into #BAYC #MAYC