Buying an Ensō from Artblocks is easy!

You have to have Ethereum in a wallet connected to your browser. Brave browser has a built in wallet, and MetaMask has extensions for most others. Once you’ve got some crypto and you want to make a transaction, you should check the current Ethereum gas prices on etherscan.io/gastracker.

Note the “Average” and “High” prices. Hopefully they’re close together and less than 50. If they’re closer to 100, you might want to try waiting to save some Eth. If you want to proceed, decide on a number at or above average, but don’t bother going above high. You’ll set the “Gas Price” of your transaction to this number, later.

Now you can visit the project page on Artblocks.io. You’ll need to connect your wallet to the app through the link in the top right.

After you connect your wallet, the purchase button will activate. Click it.

You’re going to see a scary warning message! You see, sometimes during a ‘drop’ event, an artist releases a project and there’s a spike of transactions. Outside of drops, you don’t really need to worry about this. If another drop just happens to be going on while you order, most likely all that will happen is that your transaction will take a bit longer.

#3 would only happen in the case of a transaction happening while another one sold out the project. That is extremely unlikely to happen, unless you’re trying to snag one of the very last mints!

Click Agree.

In the transaction popup, look for the “Gas Price (GWEI)” field. That’s the only thing you should ever change. If it’s not close to the number you previously decided upon, change it to that number.

DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE.

If it shows that the transaction would cost an insane amount, it’s likely that you don’t have enough Eth to cover the transaction and gas.

If it shows that the transaction would cost an insane amount, it’s likely that you don’t have enough Eth to cover the transaction and gas.

If everything looks good and you wish to submit the transaction, confirm it!

The transaction will be sent to the network, and soon you should have your very own Ensō. The Artblocks site will update and show you your NFT, but because this project is demanding on the server to render it might take a moment.

The last thing to do is show it off!

Copy the image, paste it into a tweet, and tag @Matto_Rocks. Not only will I be able to personally thank you, I’ll also be able to add you to a very special list… 🙂

Ready to give it a shot? Check the gas prices and then click that big button below.