OpenSea to enforce creator royalties on all collections after community outcry

OpenSea to enforce creator royalties on all collections after community outcry

The NFT marketplace has clarified its stance on creator royalties after receiving significant public backlash from an earlier post. NFT marketplace OpenSea has announced it will continue to enforce royalties across all collections going forward, following outcry from creators earlier this week for considering otherwise. On Nov. 7 OpenSea announced they were launching an on-chain tool allowing creators to enforce royalties for any new collections on the platform, but stopped short of offering the same to existing collections.At the time, the marketplace said it would be considering options....


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