user4056: I see al lot of NFT projects where you can buy 1 or multiple NFT's for a certain price. Like unsigned_algorithms, CardanoTrees etc. I am curious how these projects are created without the use of smart contracts, is it something that can be done using Blockfrost?

user4418: The main reason that we can mint NFTs without smart contracts is native tokens on the Cardano blockchain.
A good explanation is found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccLgnM3ErUE at around 3 minutes.
There are multiple websites out there now that can take care of the minting process for you.
For example: https://metromermaids.com/mint/v0.104/ or https://www.nft-maker.io/ as well as various NFT marketplaces now also offering token minting support.

user2814: We can mint NFTs on cardano without smart contracts. There are some projects which help to do it in a browser like https://namiwallet.io/, but you can do it via CLI

user157: You don't need blockfrost, just learn the cardano-cli and you can make anything. https://developers.cardano.org/docs/native-tokens/minting-nfts/
Download the Testnet version of Daedalus and get tADA (Test ADA) from the faucet and practice making them.
I also recommend looking at nftmaker pro for quickly minting your own NFT collection. https://www.nft-maker.io/

4056: <p>I see al lot of NFT projects where you can buy 1 or multiple NFT's for a certain price. Like unsigned_algorithms, CardanoTrees etc. I am curious how these projects are created without the use of smart contracts, is it something that can be done using Blockfrost?</p>
 4418: <p>The main reason that we can mint NFTs without smart contracts is native tokens on the Cardano blockchain.
A good explanation is found here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccLgnM3ErUE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccLgnM3ErUE</a> at around 3 minutes.
There are multiple websites out there now that can take care of the minting process for you.
For example: <a href="https://metromermaids.com/mint/v0.104/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://metromermaids.com/mint/v0.104/</a> or <a href="https://www.nft-maker.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.nft-maker.io/</a> as well as various NFT marketplaces now also offering token minting support.</p>
 2814: <p>We can mint NFTs on cardano without smart contracts. There are some projects which help to do it in a browser like <a href="https://namiwallet.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://namiwallet.io/</a>, but you can do it via CLI</p>
 157: <p>You don't need blockfrost, just learn the cardano-cli and you can make anything. <a href="https://developers.cardano.org/docs/native-tokens/minting-nfts/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://developers.cardano.org/docs/native-tokens/minting-nfts/</a></p>
<p>Download the <a href="https://testnets.cardano.org/en/testnets/cardano/get-started/wallet/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Testnet version of Daedalus</a> and get <a href="https://testnets.cardano.org/en/testnets/cardano/tools/faucet/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tADA (Test ADA)</a> from the faucet and practice making them.</p>
<p>I also recommend looking at nftmaker pro for quickly minting your own NFT collection. <a href="https://www.nft-maker.io/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.nft-maker.io/</a></p>
