# Overview

The Wen New Standard NFT architecture is a wrapper around the Solana Token Extensions program that enables traditional NFT functionality using native Solana Programs rather than Third Party Extensions.

**The key advantages to using WNS are the following:**

* **Lower fees** - Minting a WNS NFT costs 0.01 SOL roughly and is entirely closable (meaning refundable), alternative implementations (other than compressed) cost 3x as much with only 1/3 of the value refundable.
* **Built for the future** - Built from the ground up with Token Extensions, WNS will give creators the most viable option for any aveneue they are perusing.
* **Limited reliance on third-party contracts** - The majority of WNS functionality is purely derived from Solana native code which is foundational to Solana.

**The WNS Program defines NFTs as any asset with:**

* **0 decimals** - The asset cannot be broken into small chunks
* **1 supply** - There is only one of the asset
* **Locked Mint Authority** - There will only ever be one token

The WNS program is primarily an interface for building NFTs with Token Extensions. This is not intended to be a heavy program and the majority of credit for the functionality of these tokens lies with Solana Labs team.

Here is a brief guide to the Token Extensions program which is heavily referenced by WNS.

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Token Extensions from Solana
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The WNS program audit has not been formally completed yet and should be treated as such.\
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This Gitbook will serve as a reference point for the structure of WNS, how to build on it, and how to support the project. For specific code, please visit the github here:

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