# Minting 

> Minting is a decentralized process in cryptocurrency systems that creates new tokens or coins by validating data and recording it onto a blockchain using proof-of-stake, generating new units of cryptocurrency or NFTs without a central authority.

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- Created: 2023-05-16T09:47:10.848Z
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Minting is the process of generating new coins by authenticating data, creating new blocks, and recording the information onto the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) through a [“proof of stake”](https://iq.wiki/wiki/proof-of-stake) protocol. Both new units of [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) and [Non-Fungible Tokens](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) (NFTs) can be minted this way. [\[1\]](#cite-id-9dyuco3o6g)

Cryptocurrency mining is the validation of transactions on a blockchain. For this effort, successful miners obtain new crypto as a reward. The reward decreases transaction fees by creating a complementary incentive to contribute to the network's processing power. [\[2\]](#cite-id-8syypt8nh23)

In [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), minting is a decentralized method that enables a person to generate a new token without the involvement of a central authority, such as the government or the bank. Either an NFT or a crypto coin. [\[2\]](#cite-id-8syypt8nh23)

Cryptocurrency mining is done by solving complex mathematical problems using computer processors. The process involves pooling resources by miners who share their processing power over a network to split the reward equally according to the amount of work they contributed to the probability of finding a block. [\[1\]](#cite-id-9dyuco3o6g)[\[2\]](#cite-id-8syypt8nh23)

# Crypto Minting vs NFT Minting

**Minting crypto** is the process of generating new coins by authenticating data, creating new blocks, and recording the information onto the blockchain through a “proof of stake” protocol.

**Minting NFTs** involves creating a unique digital asset and uploading it to a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain).

The main difference between minting cryptocurrency and NFTs is that cryptocurrency minting is done to create new coins while NFT minting is done to create unique digital assets. [\[3\]](#cite-id-zmrty5nmop)