Creación en Bitcoin: obten tu wallet y XCP

NFTs can be created on all Blockchains, including Bitcoin.

We will see below a tutorial on how to create your NFTs on Bitcoin through a protocol called Counterparty, which is a smart contract on the Bitcoin Blockchain that will help you create tokens, to which you can add a link to an image or digital file.

Bitcoin is a more complicated protocol for creating NFTs than Ethereum, but once you understand it, you realize that the other protocols are simpler because you already understand the conceptual part.

Preparing the platform and wallet

To create your first NFT on the Bitcoin Blockchain with Counterparty, you will first need to create the appropriate wallet and fund it with BTC and the respective tokens that the platform uses.

1. Go to Counterparty's official website

2. Go to the wallets section where you will select which wallet you want to use.

3. It is recommended to use FreeWallet which is the one that works best on this platform

1. Download the wallet according to the device and operating system you have. Remember to back up your wallet securely. Write down in a notebook the recovery words to NEVER lose the money in it. Always remember: "If they are not your keys, they are not your cryptos".

1. Fund the wallet with bitcoins, it can be only about 15 or 20 USD. If you do not know how to do it, I recommend the class Purchases, deposits, withdrawals and Binance Pay or the class Where to buy bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, where you will find recommendations on the subject.

2. How to buy XCP tokens?

XCP is the native token of the Counterparty protocol and serves as an anti-spam mechanism so that infinite tokens are not made and saturate the system. One way is through the exchange. Search for the XCP/BTC pair, where you will see offers for sales of the token. Another option is through the dispenser (token dispensing machine). Go to "dispensers" and select XCP:

Note: When you send your BTC from a wallet held by a third party (like binance, bitso, coinbase) the XCP token goes to the third party wallet (exchange) and it will be difficult to retrieve it. That's why you should always do it from a wallet that you control, in this case Counterparty.

Now you have your wallet and tokens ready! In the next class, we will create your first NFT on the Bitcoin Blockchain from the Counterparty platform and making use of XCP tokens.

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Contributed by N. Patricia Viveros (Platzi Contributor).

Articlase reviewed and edited by: Kevin Fiorentino (Platzi Lead Contributor).