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Online discussion platform Reddit has deployed the third generation of its blockchain-based digital collectibles dubbed “Reddit Avatars” on the Polygon blockchain, resulting in community members and collectors expressing their thoughts on the much-anticipated drop. The nonfungible token (NFT) avatars were first introduced in July 2022 to empower artists to create and sell their work. In addition, whenever users purchase a collectible, it can also be set as an avatar on Reddit’s website. The avatars were made available in August 2022, generating thousands of dollars in sales for the artists. On April…
A nonfungible token (NFT) trader has seemingly fat-fingered a trade for a free NFT, buying it for 100 Ether (ETH), currently valued at $191,239, representing a 250,000% increase on the floor price of 0.04 ETH. The token was part of NFT marketplace OpenSea’s Gemesis NFT collection — free NFTs intended to commemorate the launch of OpenSea Pro on April 4. OpenSea Pro is a marketplace aggregator tailored to professional users by providing them with what OpenSea calls “a vastly improved” suite of features such as live cross-marketplace data and advanced…
As a Millennial who remembers the world before digital devices and the internet were everywhere, Sarah Zucker — aka The Sarah Show — is fascinated by the accelerated transition society at large is going through. “I feel as a Millennial that I’m part of this generational cohort that’s in this very unusual experience of having had an analog childhood and now living a digital future,” says Zucker. “I’m specifically using tools of the recent past like analog TVs to take people out of our present moment and create this different…
The OpenSea Pro through Gem v2 will help digital art collectors discover the best deals in over 170 marketplaces. The Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) industry has grown to a $2.1 billion valued crypto sector with OpenSea playing a crucial role in global adoption. Founded in 2017, OpenSea has facilitated over $20 billion in NFT volume from over 2 million collections. Moreover, the NFT marketplace is backed by top industry investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase ventures, Trust Wallet, Pascal Capital, and Blockchain Capital, among others. OpenSea has, however, not stopped developing infrastructure…
In another attempt to win back its users from its budding nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace competitor Blur, OpenSea rebranded Gem v2 into OpenSea Pro, triggering mixed responses from the community. On April 4, OpenSea launched its advanced NFT marketplace aggregator, OpenSea Pro. The platform introduced new features and tools and allowed users to list in OpenSea through the new platform with 0% fees for a limited time. Many were excited about the new platform and expressed their sentiments on Twitter. A community member congratulated the NFT marketplace and said it…
NFT marketplace OpenSea has unveiled OpenSea Pro, its new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace aggregator aimed at serving the needs of professional users. OpenSea’s acquisition of NFT aggregator Gem in April 2022 enabled it to develop and refine Gem’s platform to create the new OpenSea Pro. Allow us to reintroduce ourselves Starting today, Gem V2, the best-in-class NFT aggregator, is now OpenSea Pro! ➡️⛵️ OpenSea Pro will still be run by the same Gem team you know & love, but with unified brands we are able to offer users MUCH more…
As part of the launch, creator fees will return to the main OpenSea platform at 2.5%, while Pro users will have zero fees. Source
According to data from OpenSea, Ecosapiens’ Alpha Collection, which launched in February, has a floor price of 0.055 ETH, or about $100. The collection’s trading volume is hovering around 18 ETH, or about $32,300. So far, the collection says it has helped offset over 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to planting 40,000 trees. Source
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