True On-Chain Art: Code-Generated NFTs Live Forever on Ethereum
True On-Chain Art: Code-Generated NFTs Live Forever on Ethereum
🦉 Code Becomes Art
What makes art truly "on-chain"?
Most NFTs store tokens on blockchain but keep artwork on IPFS, Arweave, or servers. The blockchain only points to your art - it doesn't contain it.
Owls NFTs are different:
- Entire artwork exists as Solidity contract logic
- Contract generates SVG in real-time with zero external calls
- No storage lookups, just pure code execution
How it works:
- At mint, contract reads blockhash and combines with token ID
- Creates immutable DNA through keccak256 hashing
- 256-bit seed determines every trait via bit-shifting
True permanence: Your owl replicates across thousands of Ethereum nodes worldwide. As long as the network exists, your art renders identically and deterministically forever.
Art Blocks recently achieved 90% on-chain artwork - a milestone showing the industry's shift toward permanent digital art preservation.
Ever wondered what "on-chain art" actually means? Most NFTs store a token on-chain, but the actual artwork lives on IPFS, Arweave, or servers. The blockchain simply points to your art — it doesn't contain it. Owls, on the other hand, are contained on the blockchain directly....
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