COLLECTING COUPON NFT VIA A CLIENT DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

1 . A method for use with a client device that includes a processor and a memory and that utilizes a graphical user interface to interact with a user, the method comprising:

reading, via the client device, an optical code associated with a coupon;

sending, via the client device and in response to reading the optical code, a request to download a coupon non-fungible token (NFT) associated with the coupon from an NFT distribution platform;

downloading from the NFT distribution platform, via the client device, the coupon NFT associated with the coupon; and

storing the coupon NFT in a wallet associated with a user of the client device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coupon is associated one of a series of coupons.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

downloading from the NFT distribution platform, via the client device, other coupon NFTs associated with other coupons of the series of coupons.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining when the client device has downloaded the other coupon NFTs associated with each coupon of the series of coupons; and

facilitating a transaction utilizing the series of coupons, via the client device, when the client device has downloaded coupon NFTs associated with each coupon of the series of coupons.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coupon NFT is minted via a blockchain.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the processor, a transaction request corresponding to an item, wherein the item is associated with the coupon NFT, wherein the transaction request includes coupon NFT identification data identifying the coupon NFT;

determining, via the processor, when the coupon NFT is authenticated.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the transaction request further includes item data associated with the item.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining, via the processor and based on the item data, when the coupon NFT is associated with the item; and

generating credentials data to grant the transaction request when the coupon NFT is authenticated and when the coupon NFT is associated with the item.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wallet is associated with a purchaser of an item associated with the coupon NFT.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, at the processor, a transaction request corresponding to the item, wherein the transaction request includes coupon NFT identification data identifying the coupon NFT received via the wallet and item data associated with the item;

determining, via the processor, when the coupon NFT is authenticated;

determining, via the processor and based on the item data, when the coupon NFT is associated with the item; and

generating credentials data to grant the transaction request when the coupon NFT is authenticated and when the coupon NFT is associated with the item.

11 . A client device comprises:

a network interface configured to communicate via a network;

a processor;

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that stores operational instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations that include:

reading, via the client device, an optical code associated with a coupon;

sending, via the client device and in response to reading the optical code, a request to download a coupon non-fungible token (NFT) associated with the coupon from an NFT distribution platform;

downloading from the NFT distribution platform, via the client device, the coupon NFT associated with the coupon; and

storing the coupon NFT in a wallet associated with a user of the client device.

12 . The client device of claim 11 , wherein the coupon is associated one of a series of coupons.

13 . The client device of claim 12 , wherein the operations further include:

downloading from the NFT distribution platform, via the client device, other coupon NFTs associated with other coupons of the series of coupons.

14 . The client device of claim 13 , wherein the operations further include:

determining when the client device has downloaded the other coupon NFTs associated with each coupon of the series of coupons; and

facilitating a transaction utilizing the series of coupons, via the client device, when the client device has downloaded coupon NFTs associated with each coupon of the series of coupons.

15 . The client device of claim 11 , wherein the coupon NFT is minted via a blockchain.

16 . The client device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further include:

receiving, at the processor, a transaction request corresponding to an item, wherein the item is associated with the coupon NFT, wherein the transaction request includes coupon NFT identification data identifying the coupon NFT;

determining, via the processor, when the coupon NFT is authenticated.

17 . The client device of claim 16 , wherein the transaction request further includes item data associated with the item.

18 . The client device of claim 17 , wherein the operations further include:

determining, via the processor and based on the item data, when the coupon NFT is associated with the item; and

generating credentials data to grant the transaction request when the coupon NFT is authenticated and when the coupon NFT is associated with the item.

19 . The client device of claim 11 , wherein the wallet is associated with a purchaser of an item associated with the coupon NFT.

20 . The client device of claim 19 , wherein the operations further include: receiving, at the processor, a transaction request corresponding to the item, wherein the transaction request includes coupon NFT identification data identifying the coupon NFT received via the wallet and item data associated with the item;

determining, via the processor, when the coupon NFT is authenticated;

determining, via the processor and based on the item data, when the coupon NFT is associated with the item; and

generating credentials data to grant the transaction request when the coupon NFT is authenticated and when the coupon NFT is associated with the item.