The NFT market's a rollercoaster, isn't it? One minute everyone's screaming about Bored Apes, the next they're whispering about market corrections. Amidst the noise, one thing's become increasingly clear: OpenSea is back on top. That said, competitors such as Blur, Magic Eden and OKX NFTs are giving them a run...
OpenSea has been through a rollercoaster NFT marketplace as the number one giant. Its history is one of radical expansion, cutthroat rivalry, and brash strategic pivots. From its humble beginnings to its peak valuation of $13.3 billion, and through the subsequent challenges posed by competitors like Blur, OpenSea has demonstrated...
The new OS2 platform launch, and resolution of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into its past operations has only added to its dominance. The platform’s rebirth comes amid a general market cool down of NFT sales volumes. OpenSea's strategic moves, including opening Solana trading access to all...
To put it mildly, we know the NFT space has been a wild ride these days. With headlines screaming about disappearing sales volume, it can be tempting to believe that the party’s over. Yet, despite that high-level critique, zoom in, take a closer look at the numbers, and you’ll find...
Are we on the cusp of a new digital diaspora of American artists? It sounds dramatic, I know. The U.S. Government’s proposed tariffs on digital assets and blockchain technologies would bring about the most drastic shifts. They would drive US-based NFT creators out of the market they were instrumental in...
Has Ethereum found its equal opponent in the fast-growing NFT arena? The recent data is undeniably provocative: Polygon has overtaken Ethereum in weekly NFT sales volume. Let that sink in. For all of the Ethereum killer hype, Ethereum was still the undisputed NFT King. Now, a challenger has appeared, and...
Polygon has lately burst into the lead on this front, threatening Ethereum’s historic supremacy in the NFT space. Earlier this month, Polygon announced a major strategic pivot toward real-world assets (RWAs). This landmark shift, seen most acutely by platforms such as Courtyard, has completely transformed how tangible assets are tokenized...
Jason here, as always, into the biggest NFT news that is rocking the space today. Until recently, we’ve considered Ethereum to be the uncontested ruler of the NFT space, but that’s all changing. This new demand has led Polygon, famed for its quicker and cheaper transactions, to recently top the...
The numbers don't lie. For weeks now, we've seen Polygon aggressively challenging Ethereum's dominance in the NFT space. Indeed, last week Polygon overtook Ethereum in total weekly NFT sales — $22.1 million vs. $21.8 million, per CryptoSlam. Make no mistake, this is not a mere blip, this is a timorous,...
Just think back to the time when people couldn’t stop looking at their screens, trading blocky JPEGs for ridiculous amounts of money. It was the beginning of the digital gold rush, and then… crickets. The whispers started: "NFTs are dead!" Of course, you read the news reports, you saw the...
