SSAC is a digital community bringing real-life utility to its members through NFT ownership.
The SSAC Genesis NFT collection grants you access to IRL utilities by partnering with forward thinking companies.

NFT stands for ‘non-fungible token’. An NFT is, in short, data that is written in the blockchain. That data represents something specific and unique.
An NFT can, for example, represent a unique piece of art, a member’s card, a music album, a game character or even physical assets

Purchase Solana (SOL) on a crypto exchange. We’d suggest Coinbase, Binance, Crypto.com or Kraken, being the easiest, safest and most user friendly.

1. Sign up and verify your account.
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2. Load your account with a FIAT currency that suits you and is supported by the exchange.
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3. Buy SOL with your deposited FIAT currency on the crypto exchange of your choice.  
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4. Download Phantom on your smartphone or as a browser extension and set up your Phantom wallet.
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- Follow the instructions and store your seed-phrase safely
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- Retrieve your public address
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- Transfer SOL from the crypto exchange to your Phantom wallet by using your public address
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5. Come back to our website: https://www.solanascienceapes.club/ 

6. Connect to our site and verify your identity with your wallet by clicking the “Mint” button
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- Follow on-screen instructions
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- Purchase your NFT and enjoy the utility your SSAC Genesis NFT provides.

The public mint will take place on Thursday 1^st of September 2022

Once all NFTs are minted, they will show on secondary marketplace Magic Eden.
This will be the only place where you can buy and sell SSAC NFTs after the mint.

On NFT marketplaces, creators and collectors can create, buy, sell and trade their NFTs. NFT marketplaces are also called “secondary markets” - the minting process being the primary.

Our NFTs will live on the Solana blockchain.

To stay safe online, there are some general rules of engagement that need to be taken into consideration.

Follow these rules and stay safe.

- Do NOT click on links from unknown sources (e.g., email, DM).
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- Do NOT share your seed phrase(s) or private key(s) with anyone.
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- SSAC will NEVER ask for your seed phrase or private key. We might ask for your public key (which is the same as giving your IBAN)
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- Do NOT connect your wallet to a suspicious website.
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- Double-check your sources and the URL. The slightest difference in web address can result in asset loss.
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- The only official sources of information about SSAC are this website and the affiliated social networks and Discord server.

The blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system.

A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems on the blockchain. Each block in the chain contains a number of transactions, and every time a new transaction occurs on the blockchain, a record of that transaction is added to every participant’s ledger. The decentralised database managed by multiple participants is known as Distributed Ledger Technology(DLT).

Blockchain is a type of DLT in which transactions are recorded with an immutable cryptographic signature called a hash.

This means if one block in one chain was changed, it would be immediately apparent it had been tampered with. If hackers wanted to corrupt a blockchain system, they would have to change every block in the chain, across all the distributed versions of the chain.

This is the process by which digital content becomes a part of the Solana blockchain. Practically speaking it’s the process of writing your desired information on the blockchain. It’s also the term used for centuries of stamping metal and creating coins and added into circulation.

In short, minting an NFT is the process used to create an NFT on the blockchain network and give others the ability to trade, sell or buy it. 

Minting an NFT is converting, verifying, and registering the ownership of crypto assets using a smart contract on the blockchain. Once an NFT goes through the minting process, it cannot be changed, replicated, or copied in anyway. Afterward, individuals can trade, sell, or buy those minted NFTs on marketplaces such as Magic Eden, OpenSea, Rarible, Decentraland, etc.

By definition, ‘minting’ is how work (e.g. pieces of art, content) appears onthe blockchain.