NFT Liquidity Pools

Mintpad NFT Pools bring automated market-making to NFT collections. Instead of waiting for individual buyers or sellers to accept offers on an orderbook, NFT Pools provide instant liquidity by pooling NFTs and currency together with dynamic, automated pricing.

Whether you want to sell an NFT immediately for native currency, sweep multiple items in a single transaction, or deposit assets into a pool to earn passive trading fees, NFT Pools offer a fast and flexible solution.

How NFT Pools Work

In traditional marketplaces, trades happen when a seller lists an item at a fixed price and waits for a buyer. If no one buys, the NFT remains illiquid.

NFT Pools solve this by allowing users to deposit either NFTs, payment currency, or both into a shared pool governed by automated pricing:

• Instant Trades: Anyone can buy NFTs out of the pool or sell NFTs into the pool in one click.
• Dynamic Pricing: Each time an NFT is purchased from a pool, the price of the next item rises slightly. Each time an NFT is sold into a pool, the price of the next item decreases.
• Earn Fee Yields: Pool creators and liquidity providers earn a share of every trade executed through their pool.

Pool Types

When creating an NFT Pool, you can choose between three distinct structures based on your goals:

1. Buy Pool (For Buyers & Sweepers)

• What you deposit: Native currency or payment tokens.
• How it works: The pool automatically buys NFTs from anyone who wants to sell, paying them out of your deposited balance.
• Best for: Collectors and sweepers who want to accumulate multiple NFTs from a collection at favorable, automated prices without having to place individual bids one by one.

2. Sell Pool (For Sellers & Creators)

• What you deposit: NFTs from a specific collection.
• How it works: The pool sells your deposited NFTs automatically as buyers purchase them, returning the sales proceeds to your pool balance.
• Best for: Creators and collectors with multiple items who want to sell their inventory smoothly over time without managing dozens of separate marketplace listings.

3. Two-Way Trade Pool (For Liquidity Providers & Market Makers)

• What you deposit: Both NFTs and payment currency.
• How it works: The pool facilitates both buys and sells. When users want to buy, the pool sells them an NFT. When users want to sell, the pool buys their NFT.
• Best for: Market makers and long-term supporters who want to earn passive yield. Every single buy and sell generates a swap fee that goes directly to the pool's liquidity providers.

Step-by-Step: How to Create an NFT Pool

Setting up your own NFT pool takes less than two minutes:

Step 1: Open the Pools Section

Navigate to the Pools tab in the main navigation menu and click the Create Pool button.

Step 2: Select the Collection

Choose the verified NFT collection you want to create a pool for.

Step 3: Choose Your Pool Type

Select the pool strategy that fits your strategy:

• Buy Pool: To acquire NFTs automatically using deposited currency.
• Sell Pool: To sell your NFTs automatically as buyers purchase them.
• Trade Pool: To supply both NFTs and currency to earn continuous trading fees.

Step 4: Configure Pricing Parameters

Set how your pool's price will behave:

• Starting Price: The price of the first NFT bought or sold.
• Price Curve Step: How much the price adjusts after each trade. You can choose either:
• *Percentage Step*: The price changes by a fixed percentage (e.g., 2% or 5%) after every trade.
• *Fixed Step*: The price changes by a fixed currency amount after every trade.
• Swap Fee: The percentage fee charged to traders when swapping through your pool (e.g., 1% to 5%). This fee is distributed to you as liquidity yield.

Step 5: Deposit Assets

Depending on the pool type selected:

• For Buy Pools: Enter the total payment currency you want to deposit to fund purchases.
• For Sell Pools: Select the NFTs from your connected wallet that you want to deposit into the pool.
• For Trade Pools: Deposit both your chosen NFTs and the initial currency reserve.

Step 6: Review & Launch

Review the summary of your pool's initial prices, fee structure, and deposited assets. Click Create Pool and confirm the transaction in your wallet. Your pool is live instantly!

Step-by-Step: How to Trade With Existing Pools

Instant Buying

1. Navigate to the collection page or the Pools explorer.
2. Select the pool with the best available price.
3. Choose the number of NFTs you wish to purchase.
4. Click Instant Buy and confirm the transaction. The NFTs are delivered to your wallet immediately.

Instant Selling

1. Select the collection you own NFTs from.
2. Find an active Buy Pool with sufficient currency reserves.
3. Select which NFTs from your wallet you want to sell.
4. Click Instant Sell and confirm the transaction. The payment currency is transferred to your wallet instantly with zero wait time.

Managing Your Pools

You have complete control over your pools at all times:

• Add Liquidity: Deposit additional NFTs or currency to keep your pool active as trading volume expands.
• Withdraw Assets: Withdraw your unsold NFTs or unspent currency at any time with no lockup periods.
• Claim Earned Fees: View your accumulated swap fee rewards and click Claim Fees to send your earnings directly to your connected wallet.