# mint

By [oles](https://paragraph.com/@oles) · 2023-03-10

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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**. Both new units of a cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) can be minted this way.

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*Originally published on [oles](https://paragraph.com/@oles/mint)*