To mint on Gamma, you will first need to set up your compatible wallet.
On beta.gamma.io, navigate to Top Drops and explore them. When a collection is minting, the stage is marked as "Public".
You'll notice all collections follow a similar page template, with the collection image and description directly followed by the mint price and mint button when the collection is minting.
Public Sale
You can see in the above screenshot that this collection is in the Public sale stage, meaning anyone can mint from the collection without having been added to a mintpass.
If the collection is still in the Presale (mintpass) stage, then the availability pill will reflect that.
Minting takes just a few steps. First, click the Mint button and a modal will open up. If the collection is in the public sale stage, you'll see the following.
Select the quantity you'd like to mint.
You can also choose to have your mint inscribed on a special sat for a fee. Click "Choose" then select the sat you'd like to inscribe on.
Lastly, you can select the network fees.
Click on "Continue to review". There, check that you're happy with everything and decide if you'd like to pay with your connected wallet or an external wallet.
If you don't click "Pay with wallet" and later on, click on the mint button again, you'll be able to see the status of your order.
In the below screenshot for example, there are unpaid orders. You can decide to pay or to cancel the order. Clicking the bin symbol will bring you back to the previous step.
If you'd like to pay with an external wallet, simply click that button and send payment to the given address.
When you're done, click "Finish, I've paid". Next, when you click on your name in the top right corner, you'll see a pending mint.
Clicking "1 pending" will take you to your order history page, where you'll have the option to pay (in case you didn't actually proceed) or delete the order. Clicking pay will let you go through the process again, in case you didn't copy the payment address or would, in fact, like to pay with your connected wallet.
That's it! When your transaction confirms, you'll be the very first owner of your newly minted Ordinal. If you've changed your mind before payment, simply cancel your order.
Please note claims are not guaranteed. If your transaction confirms after all inscriptions are claimed, your fee will be refunded to your recipient address, or refund address, if provided.
Note
If you're not using Beta, but are using gamma.io, the refund Bitcoin address will default to the wallet address you're connected with. You can change it to another address — just pay attention to wallet prompts when you copy a BTC address. Leather wallet (formerly Hiro), for example, will remind you that you shouldn't send BTC tokens to your Ordinal inscription address and vice versa.
Free mints
With free mints, the process is identical. Click on Mint and check all details. You'll notice below that you can only mint two.
Although the mint is free, meaning the creator defined a 0BTC mint price, buyers will still need to cover network fees, service fees and postage.
If you're buying an Ordinal through the Xverse mobile app, head over to this article for more information!
Minting Stacks collections
The process is the same as the above.
Your NFT will be minted at the next block, which usually occurs between 5-15 minutes from the time of submission. You can learn more about block confirmation times here.
Notice
Gamma does not sponsor or endorse any collection - even those using Gamma to mint their collection. If you are new to NFTs, we recommend reading our article, How to Screen for High-Quality Projects, before proceeding.
For brand new collections, there can sometimes be a small delay from the time you mint your NFT and the time you can list this NFT on the marketplace. There is no imposed delay on your specific NFT, there is just a brief, one-time approval process for brand new collections to ensure user safety. This process is typically just a couple hours following the initial mint release date/time.
Video guides
How to mint an Ordinal
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