What I learned minting NFTs on Solana with Token Extensions
Before this week, I thought creating a Solana NFT meant using a marketplace stack or relying on a separate metadata program. I wanted to understand what actually happens underneath.
It turns out an NFT on Solana is still built from the same token primitives I had already been working with: a mint, a supply of one, zero decimals, and extensions that add meaning directly on-chain.
This week I went from creating a basic 1-of-1 token to building a complete NFT with metadata, collections, and on-chain verification using Token Extensions.
The mental model: what an NFT actually is on Solana
