Great write up! I would like to mention my experience with Wax vs hive NFTs. Or an observation. Wax is very confusing! While Hive was simple. I also would add NFT show room looks so clean and sexy, while wax is clumsy, and not all that attractive when it comes to visuals. Even getting whitelisted on Wax is a process.
It would be cool to see Hivepunks get some utility. I know the ones on Eth that are millions, can mine crypto. I’m told a 100k worth of it a year on avg.
Other popular options I have found in the cryptoverse for minting NFTs are as follows (thank you @illuminaticongo):
Opensea - "free" minting option on Polygon. Not sure if I like the idea of no real base value though.
2 Etherium versions known as Mintbase and Mintable, and they are planning on partnering with Immutable X to offer much lower gas fees. There is also a Zilliqua version of Mintables
Hbar (Hedera Hashgraph)
And one on Solana called Solanart.
CONGO - Could you please elaborated on some of the finer points of concentration for each of these platforms (differences/advantages/disadvantages)?
Bless the method.
Additionally - An Article by @DynamicHivers explaining ALL the Hive NFT platforms and services.