Purpose

Founder’s Nodes are the backbone of the Gala Games and Entertainment Ecosystem. Knowing its purpose in the ecosystem is important in understanding how the network works. This article will demonstrate how to mint a Founders Node NFT if in the allowance, along with making the Founders Node NFT transfer ready in order to send it to another wallet. 
 

Assumptions Made

This article assumes the reader understands the information in the following articles:

What is a Distribution?

Gala Node Software Requirements

What is a Founders Node?
 

 

Summary

 

Step 1: Locate the Founders Node NFT allowance in your inventory page and click on "Mint"

Note: A gas fee will be required to pay for network fees. 


 


 

Step 2: Enter in your Transfer Code and 2FA if enabled. Your new Founders Node NFT will now appear back in your inventory as a GalaChain NFT. 

 



 


Step 3: To make your Node NFT transfer ready, click on "Mark as Transfer-Ready" and review the fee. Once complete, select "Mark". 

Note: A fee equivalent to 60 days distribution reward is charged for marking the NFT as transfer-ready. A single day distribution reward is equivalent to a node running 24 hours with 100% rewards potential. This fee is an introductory fee for this new feature and is subject to change at any time.



 




Step 4: Proceed with entering in your Transfer Code and 2FA if enabled. Your NFT is now ready to be transferred!

 



 

 


Step 5: Please click on "Send Item" to choose the GalaChain address for where you would like to send the NFT. 

 




 

 


Step 6: To reactivate a NFT from Transfer-Ready, a reactivation fee must be paid which is equivalent to 1 day of distribution rewards.