Nifty News: OpenSea dominance fades, Azuki skateboards fetch $2.5M and more
The largest NFT marketplace is facing headwinds from its competition as OpenSea sees its market share slip whilst its rivals gain significant ground. Opensea’s dominance begins to waiverNonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea has seen its competitors chomping at its ankles this year as they gain market share — turning the market from a “monopoly” into an “oligopoly," a new report states. Binance Market Pulse released on Oct. 20 says there has been a slow and steady change in market leadership, noting that while OpenSea is still the dominant marketplace in terms of users and volume,....
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Another OpenSea bug strikes again. It’s a less-than-ideal way to end the week for the once blue chip NFT collection, Azukis. Holders of Azuki NFTs were awakened on Friday to an email from OpenSea that allegedly advised NFT owners that many Azuki NFTs were being delisted. The once blue chip collection has had a substantial […]
Last December, the renowned professional skateboarder Tony Hawk released his “Last Trick” non-fungible token (NFT) collection via the NFT marketplace Autograph. Next week, Hawk will be auctioning the skateboards he used during his last tricks, and each of the NFTs will come with the physical skateboards signed by Hawk.
Tony Hawk to Drop Another NFT Collection via Autograph
Tony Hawk has plans to launch another NFT collection tied to the skateboards he used in his “Last Trick” NFT collection launched in December. The “Last Trick” digital....
Blue-chip NFTs are rallying week-after-week, closing out a strong start to 2022, but what is driving these collections to pump? In the last two weeks, Azuki, Bored Ape Yacht Club, CloneX and Mutant Ape Yacht Club have seen significant increases in floor prices and total sales volume. Over the last seven days alone, all four projects have generated an estimated $365.9 million in value, according to data from OpenSea. While the crypto market is steadily recovering from its lengthy bloodbath, nonfungible token (NFT) marketplaces like LooksRare and OpenSea have consistently generated about....
The founder of the Azuki NFT project has been accused of abandoning three projects and Instagram has partnered with Dapper Labs to roll out Flow NFT support. The founder of the $723.5 million Azuki NFT project who goes by “Zagabond” online caused a sh*tstorm yesterday after revealing that they had previously worked on three noabandoned NFT projects. After facing strong backlash from the NFT community, they have since apologized for their “shortcomings.” The three projects in question are Tendies and CryptoPunks copycats CryptoPhunks and Cryptozunks. Zagabond suggested all three had failed....
Trading volume from NFT marketplace OpenSea has gone from $405 million on May 1 to $5 million in Aug. 28. In this week’s newsletter, read about Meta’s newest update on the integration of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Facebook and Instagram. Check out how the NFT trading volume on OpenSea has plummeted by 99% and how despite the downturns, digital artists still firmly believe in the future of NFTs. In other news, learn about the changes in participation in GameFi. And, don’t forget about this week’s Nifty News roundup featuring Taco Bell’s Metaverse wedding competition in collaboration with....