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what's opensea?

OpenSea maintains its position as a major NFT marketplace supporting multiple blockchains including Polygon, Base, and Ethereum. The platform facilitates NFT trading across various price points, from affordable 0.001 ETH pieces to premium collections selling above 1 ETH. While facing competition from platforms like Blur and Magic Eden, OpenSea continues to serve as a primary destination for NFT creators and collectors, supporting artist royalties and diverse NFT categories. The platform shows consistent trading activity, though some users express concerns about the pace of feature development compared to competitors, particularly in relation to the anticipated $SEA token launch.

Snapshot

Opensea made Neukoai HARMONY mint viewable and hosts a Waitrose Canary Wharf event.

23H ago
MARKET ACTIVITYOfficial

Made the Neukoai HARMONY mint viewable on the platform.

2D ago
VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts takeover event at Waitrose Canary Wharf April 14-19, 2026, with rektdrinks, featuring a stand and pub session at Pergola on April 17.

4D ago
VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts a stream on X and Twitch on 2026-04-14 at 12:30 PM PST featuring a guest discussion about crypto and TCGs.

5D ago
MARKET ACTIVITY

Offers a 10% discount on mints for tokenized collectibles on Animechain through its platform.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Hosts sale of Parallel TCG Haven packs, with 3,860 packs available starting 2026-04-11.

6D ago
VISIBILITY EVENTOfficial

Featured Quirkies NFT as a Flagship Collection, highlighting it as a vibrant, family-friendly collection at the intersection of action sports culture and web3.

OPINION SPECULATION

Rumors circulate about a potential airdrop, with speculation that such an event could act as a catalyst for the NFT market.

1W ago
TOKEN ECONOMICS

Delayed SEA token TGE to 2026-04-08.

FINANCIAL EVENTOfficial

Made WETH offers on all NFT prizes from collections where 11 or more items were distributed.

TECH EVENT

Integrated 1,000+ series from shared Storefront contract onto Verse platform.

MARKET ACTIVITY

holds 59% market share of NFT trading volume

TOKEN ECONOMICSOfficial

Ended Treasure Chest Waves and Reward Voyages programs April 2, 2026, and points farming mechanism April 6, 2026. Distributed 100% of 5 months' platform fees and $1.4M in optional refunds to 239 wallets on Base chain.

2W ago
PARTNERSHIP

Partnered with Fellowship for Sougwen Chung's solo exhibition RECURSIONS, collaborating with ARTXCODE, at Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 in March in the Zero 10 sector.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Generated $223K in 30-day revenue as of April 2026.

TOKEN ECONOMICS

Charges a 0.85% swap fee per wallet for token swaps.

PARTNERSHIPOfficial

Partnered Panini America ($2B revenue, NFL, NBA, FIFA, NASCAR, Disney licenses) as its official onchain marketplace for RWA sports cards, NFTs, and digital collectibles. Panini bridged to Ethereum; bridge and self-custody features launch March 30, 2026.

MARKET ACTIVITYOfficial

Hosts exclusive mint of 7,777 Yucky Ducks NFTs on 2026-04-02.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Reached $260M in trading volume in a single day during the NFT season peak.

3W ago
PARTNERSHIPOfficial

Hosts exclusive minting for @degentokenbase on the platform.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Hosts exclusive release of "BitMON Hong Kong" NFT collection by DesLucrece for Art Basel Hong Kong on 2026-03-25 at 12 PM EST.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Minted 615,000+ Gate #0 cards on Animechain in a single day via Azuki marketplace integration.

PARTNERSHIP

Powers secondary listings on the Kaikai Kiki Marketplace through API integration.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Processed 912,000 transactions and $239.8M volume for Azuki TCG digital card Gate #0 IKZ free mint on Animechain in a single day.

MARKET ACTIVITYOfficial

Listed Animechain on OpenSea marketplace.

1M ago
VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts the exclusive launch of Birb Bubbly on 2026-03-18.

VISIBILITY EVENT

An OpenSea executive appeared on Coffee with Captain episode #1,118.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Raised $2.1 million in funding in 2019.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Reached a valuation of $13.3 billion in 2022.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Generated $2.7 billion in trading volume in a single day in 2022.

RISK ALERT

Database was exploited, resulting in the disclosure of user emails and identities.

TOKEN ECONOMICS

Lowered platform fees to 0.5%.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Sets 0% trading fees for 60 days starting March 31, 2026, partnered with 0x Protocol.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Met the volume requirements for OpenSea verification.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Reached 20,000 weekly NFT traders on the platform.

MARKET ACTIVITYOfficial

BottoDAO launched 'Mirror Stages: Seed, 2026' open edition mint, priced at 0.012 ETH from March 25-30, 2026. Voters receive 25% net revenue share.

TECH EVENT

Launched redesigned mobile app beta to 50 additional users on 2026-03-15.

TECH EVENT

Launched CLI tool for NFT and token trading, data, and transaction building; integrated aggregated token trading across 25+ chains alongside NFT trading, with Seaport integration.

PARTNERSHIP

Partners with WolvesDAO for GDC event, supporting live events and livestreaming scheduled for the week of March 9, 2026.

PARTNERSHIP

Partnered with Sacred_Waste to enable users to burn unwanted NFTs in exchange for Sacred Token airdrop allocation.

PARTNERSHIPOfficial

Hosted residency with Art Blocks in Marfa, Texas, launching DDUST, a generative art collection by dotjiwa using live Ethereum data.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Hosts frankythefrog's Nibbles collection (8,888 supply) launch on March 3, 2026, with secondary trading on Abstract Chain.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated with Relay Protocol for cross-chain infrastructure.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Initiates Ordinals support integration during the week of 2026-03-30 to capture BTC ordinals marketshare following Magic Eden's shutdown of their BTC marketplace.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Has a monopoly on visibility in the NFT market on EVM chains as of February 2026.

PARTNERSHIP

Launched collaboration with Arena Club for a redemption ticket redeemable for physical graded cards, minting February 26, 2026.

TECH EVENT

Refreshing Citizens collection metadata following completion of metadata update appeals process.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated with Vision (ENS marketplace) to display OpenSea offers and listings, and enable cross-listing from Vision to OpenSea, starting February 25, 2026.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Euclid Passport NFTs are available for purchase on OpenSea secondary market, with minting no longer available.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Enforces 5% creator royalty requirements for Kodas and Otherdeeds NFT collections, upgraded to ERC721C compatible Creator Token contracts on 2026-02-25, allowing existing orders on OpenSea and Magic Eden.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed $DEATHSTR token for trading.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Listed $CHAD token on the platform with a custom token page.

RISK ALERT

Experienced collection display and indexing issues affecting how minted NFTs appear on the platform on 2026-02-24.

RISK ALERT

Experienced a platform outage on February 23, 2026.

TECH EVENT

Released onchain information filtering feature allowing users to filter NFTs by metadata storage type (fully onchain, onchain, or unknown).

PARTNERSHIP

Added hvmtl2 (30K unique mechs derived from Yuga Labs Dookey Dash Sewer Passes) to OpenSea's Flagship Collection program.

VISIBILITY EVENTOfficial

Unlocked Treasure Chests from the final Wave.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Genesis NFT full artwork and cinematic videos are now live on OpenSea for Hamieverse.

PARTNERSHIP

partnered with Otherside and Meebits for a digital blind box experiment

VISIBILITY EVENT

Added Twin Flames by Justin Aversano (100 twin portraits) to Flagship Collection on February 18, 2026.

TECH EVENT

Launched Pro Charts feature on the platform.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Hosts minting for Coldie's "Tech Epochalypse Moments - Decentral Eyes" collection on February 17, 2026, with 250 curated stills from kinetic 3D portraits.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts exclusive drop of "Long Way Home" by Jeremy Booth for Museum of Art & Light Permanent Collection Series on 2026-02-18 at 12PM ET.

TECH EVENT

Launched OS2 platform on February 13, 2025, to support multi-chain NFTs.

FINANCIAL EVENT

dfinzer set $SEA TGE and airdrop for October 17, 2025, ending its chest program. Opens opt-in refund for Waves 3-6 participants April 2, 2026, distributing over $10M on April 23, 2026, with users forfeiting treasures and $SEA allocation; TGE odds before June 2026 fall to 11.5%.

TECH EVENT

Listed with FDV prediction markets on 42space platform, with feature shipment planned before TGE.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Launches Season 2 incentive program, a gamified rewards system called Voyages XP.

FINANCIAL EVENT

Ended chest farming program, provides $12M trading fee refunds for Seasons 3-6 in exchange for forfeited $SEA token rewards, distributing April 2026.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts AMA March 30, 2026.

PARTNERSHIP

Hosts Meebits Fútbol Group 1 mint on February 25, 2026, with 2,000 digital blind box figurines across 6 national teams, featuring 60 unique playable avatars in Otherside with optional physical redemption.

2M ago
TECH EVENT

Shipped auto-generating traits from ERC-8004 AgentMetadata on agent NFT pages, enabling browsing and filtering of AI agents by capabilities including skills, services, tools, and trust models.

RISK ALERT

A critical severity zero-day vulnerability is being sold that allegedly allows force transfer of NFTs for 0 ETH on the platform.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Added Chimpers NFT collection to Flagship Collection program on February 10, 2026.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Deployed or integrated on Solana blockchain.

TECH EVENT

Released deeper NFT collection analytics showing onchain trades across timeframes from 1 hour to all-time.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Integrated MegaETH blockchain for NFT trading, minting, collection setup, and drop functions. Lists MegaETH NFT collections.

VISIBILITY EVENT

CMO Adam Hollander participates in The Meebits Podcast episode scheduled for 2026-02-10 at 10am EST to discuss NFTs, collecting, and OpenSea's ecosystem support.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Added CryptoToadz NFT collection (4747 items) to OpenSea's Flagship Collection showcase.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Added support for Ink Chain, Kraken's blockchain, on the OpenSea platform.

OPINION SPECULATION

Airdrop and token farming February 13, 2025.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts an exclusive NFT drop "As The Days Go By" by Alex Kittoe for the Museum Art Light Permanent Collection Series on 2026-01-28 at 12PM ET.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Reached 80% of total platform volume from token trading (versus NFT trading).

VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosted an event or gathering in Marfa with attendees including content creators.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Attending the mtndao v9 conference scheduled for January 31, 2026.

TECH EVENT

Integrated 3D model viewing and movement functionality for PFP NFTs on ApeChain in collaboration with GeezOnApe, enabling native 3D NFT display within the platform.

PARTNERSHIP

Partnered with Meebits to launch Meebits Cafe in Palo Alto, co-hosting an event on 2026-01-24.

TECH EVENT

Dropped a soulbound token (SBT) with @pudgypenguins.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Lists $FUN token by footballdotfun on 2026-01-15.

VISIBILITY EVENT

OpenSea distributed XP rewards to ApeChain NFT collectors and traders during 2025.

3M ago
PARTNERSHIP

Joins the MetaMask Rewards program.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Added badge feature for the Maschine NFT collection on the platform.

TECH EVENT

Launched mobile app private alpha with Hyperliquid perps and Pudgy Penguins, accruing points for both platforms.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Hosts a live stream on January 13, 2026 at 8AM PST featuring discussion with guests about footballdotfun project.

TOKEN ECONOMICS

Added an optional 1% creator fee on LESS listings that directs proceeds to the $LESS buy and burn balance for recursive burn events and mint windows.

RISK ALERT

Experiencing technical issues preventing users from accepting offers on the platform, with resolution work underway.

MARKET ACTIVITY

Gemesis NFTs recorded 153 sales on 2026-01-09 with a floor price of $50, representing a 15% increase.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Presents "Simulated Horizons" by bagdelete in collaboration with Fellowship, scheduled for January 13, 2026.

ONCHAIN METRICS

Ranked as the #2 NFT marketplace on Ethereum by December 2025, behind OpenSea, with over 120,000 unique wallets connected, approximately 1,000 daily active users, 100,000+ NFTs traded, and $15M+ in trading volume.

TEAM UPDATE

Former CTO departed to found AI aggregator company Openrouter, which achieved over $500 million valuation and raised over $40 million in funding.

VISIBILITY EVENT

Featured an exhibition by ryankoopmans in their newsletter, increasing awareness of the featured artist's work.

PARTNERSHIP

Integrated as a multi-chain NFT marketplace into AgentHustleAI v4.