The Complete Guide to NFT Whitelists: What is a Whitelist? How to get on one.

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If you have spent more than five minutes looking up NFTs, then you have heard the term “whitelist” or “allowlist.” Think of these “lists” as a VIP or guest list for a club. Many will try, but not everyone will get in.

Getting Whitelisted for a NFT project is a bit like a game.

What is Whitelisting?

The term whitelisting is a legacy term from the cybersecurity industry and generally means that an account is “safe.”

NFT Whitelisting?

For NFTs, being on a whitelist means that your crypto wallet address has been preapproved for an upcoming MINT drop or launch. Most NFTs are on the Ethereum blockchain; thus, your public Ethereum address is what gets whitelisted.

NFT Whitelist Benefits: For collectors/investors

An NFT whitelist is the most frequent way NFT project creators use to reward their community.

• A gas war is prevented by letting loyal fans mint before the public (usually 24 hours before).
• Most of the time being on the whitelist also means that the mint…