BLOCKCHAIN MINTING GUIDE

Recording 52 Innovations in the Hall of Records

November 27, 2025

YOUR CONTRACT

Address: 0x25C3De7aD59cDfC7eeb229fdb39302B5153955C1 Standard: ERC-1155 Network: Base Sepolia (testnet) → Migrate to mainnet later

STEP 1: Upload Metadata to IPFS

Option A: Pinata (Easiest - Free Tier)

1. Go to: https://app.pinata.cloud
2. Sign up / Log in
3. Click: + Add Files
4. Upload: innovation-registry-metadata.json
5. Copy the CID (looks like: QmX7b...3kF9)
6. Your metadata URL: ipfs://[CID]

Option B: NFT.Storage (Also Free)

1. Go to: https://nft.storage
2. Sign up / Log in
3. Upload the JSON file
4. Get IPFS CID

STEP 2: Mint Innovation Tokens

Using Remix IDE (Browser-Based)

1. Go to: https://remix.ethereum.org

2. Create new file: MintInnovations.sol

3. Paste this interaction code:

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.0;

interface ILianaBanyanMedallion {
    function mint(
        address to,
        uint256 id,
        uint256 amount,
        bytes memory data
    ) external;
    
    function mintBatch(
        address to,
        uint256[] memory ids,
        uint256[] memory amounts,
        bytes memory data
    ) external;
    
    function setURI(string memory newuri) external;
}

contract MintHelper {
    ILianaBanyanMedallion public medallion;
    
    constructor(address _medallionAddress) {
        medallion = ILianaBanyanMedallion(_medallionAddress);
    }
    
    // Mint all 52 innovations in one transaction
    function mintAllInnovations(address to) external {
        uint256[] memory ids = new uint256[](52);
        uint256[] memory amounts = new uint256[](52);
        
        for (uint256 i = 0; i < 52; i++) {
            ids[i] = i + 1;  // Token IDs 1-52
            amounts[i] = 1;   // 1 of each
        }
        
        medallion.mintBatch(to, ids, amounts, "");
    }
}

4. Compile (Ctrl+S)

5. Deploy with your contract address

6. Call mintAllInnovations with your wallet address

STEP 3: Alternative - Direct Contract Interaction

Using Etherscan/Basescan

1. Go to your contract on Basescan
2. Click “Write Contract”
3. Connect wallet
4. Find mintBatch function
5. Enter:
   • to: Your wallet address
   • ids: [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52]
   • amounts: [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]
   • data: 0x
6. Click Write
7. Confirm transaction

STEP 4: Set Metadata URI

After uploading to IPFS:

1. Go to contract on Basescan
2. Click “Write Contract”
3. Find setURI function
4. Enter: ipfs://[YOUR_CID]/innovation-{id}.json
5. Click Write
6. Confirm transaction

STEP 5: Verify on OpenSea/Rarible

1. Go to: https://testnets.opensea.io (for testnet)
2. Search your contract address
3. See all 52 innovation tokens
4. Verify metadata displays correctly

THE PROOF CHAIN

USPTO Filing 63/925,672
        │
        ▼
Blockchain Transaction
        │
        │  txHash: 0x...
        │  block: #...
        │  timestamp: 2025-11-27
        │
        ▼
IPFS Metadata (immutable)
        │
        │  CID: Qm...
        │
        ▼
52 Innovation Tokens
        │
        ▼
PROVABLE FOREVER

QUICK REFERENCE

GAS ESTIMATE

Testnet: Free (use faucet for test ETH) Mainnet: ~$5-15 for batch mint (depends on gas prices)

WHAT YOU’LL HAVE

After completing these steps:

✅ 52 innovation tokens (IDs 1-52) minted to your wallet ✅ Each token linked to IPFS metadata ✅ Metadata contains: name, description, claims, parents, filing info ✅ Immutable proof of creation date ✅ Publicly verifiable by anyone ✅ Hall of Records = LIVE

NEXT: Hall of Records Page

Create page at the2ndsecond.com/hall-of-records that:

1. Queries blockchain for all innovation tokens
2. Fetches metadata from IPFS
3. Displays beautiful registry
4. Allows anyone to verify

“52 years. 52 innovations. Recorded forever.”