Initializing an Escrow with NFT

Question

initializing an escrow. Just wondering if just sending an NFT can initialize an escrow or if we need both users interacting with escrow program to init. I want to be able to have an escrow initialize with just an NFT being sent so that users can see what tickets are open to rent

Answer 1

You you transfer the NFT to a token account owned by a PDA.

    #[account(
        seeds = [
            AUTHORITY_PREFIX.as_bytes(),
        ],
        bump
    )]
    pub authority: AccountInfo<'info>,
    pub mint: Box<Account<'info, Mint>>,
    #[account(
        init_if_needed,
        payer = payer,
        associated_token::mint = mint,
        associated_token::authority = authority,
    )]
    pub mint_account: Box<Account<'info, TokenAccount>>,

Now, you can use the authority account from within the program to transfer to token back to someone else.