LAZY MINTING

Lazy minting is the process of deferring the actual gas payments associated with fully minting a non-fungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum blockchain by uploading the assets off-chain to start. Once a user commits to actually minting the NFT (i.e. listing the item for sale) then the gas fees are paid to have it added to the blockchain. This technique is typically used when uploading a large amount of work to sell on the open market to delay paying gas fees when prices are high.

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