08/11/2021 Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Surpasses $10 Billion in All-Time Sales

Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Surpasses $10 Billion in All-Time Sales

This weekend, the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea surpassed $10 billion in all-time sales. Statistics show that 629,867 traders contributed to the $10 billion in sales and the average sale price since the NFT market’s launch is $872 per NFT.

Opensea Cracks $10 Billion in All-Time Sales

NFTs have become very popular in 2021 and the trend continues toward the end of the year. Just recently, Bitcoin.com News covered the NFT industry and market action data compiled by nonfungible.com. Thereporthad shown 2021’s third quarter broke records surpassing the NFT metrics recorded in Q1 and Q2. Now the leading NFT marketplace Opensea has reached a record milestonesurpassing $10 billionin all-time NFT sales.

Opensea is the largest NFT market in terms of all-time settlement and the second largest NFT project is Axie Infinity. Axie Infinity has seen $2.99 billion in all-time sales and recently launched an NFT marketplace. Axie Infinity sales is 29.90% of Opensea’s all-time sales and the NFT game built on Ethereum has seen 1,031,704 traders.

Opensea’s $10 billion in sales follows the company’s$100 million capital raiseat the end of July. The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led the Series B round and investors such as Kevin Durant, Ashton Kutcher, and Tobi Lutke participated as well. The capital raise also propelled Opensea into the unicorn company category as well.

Following the funding, however, Opensea’s managementdismissed an employeeafter the crypto community accused the employee of insider trading. Four days later, the Opensea marketplacelaunched its smartphone applicationso users can access the NFT market using their mobile phones.

Polygon-Based Opensea Action Increases — Top Traders Collect Art Blocks, BAYC

In addition to Opensea’s Ethereum network support, the NFT marketplace also leverages Polygon as well. The monthly Opensea volume on Ethereum has been decreasing month over month since August. While August was an all-time high for Polygon-based Opensea transactions, the last two months have remained steady. The highest number of monthly active traders using Polygon-based Opensea transactions is September, according to Dune Analytics stats.

While Opensea has seen $10.25 billion settled, the average price on Opensea throughout its lifetime operating is $872 per NFT, according todappradar.com metrics. At the time of writing, Opensea’s top 500 traders according to Dune Analytics, trade the Art Blocks collection the most, which is followed by the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). Art Blocks and BAYC is followed by Cool Cats, Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC), and Cryptotoadz.

Arts

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Interesting NFTs
Island in the Clouds
GMUNK (B. 1975) Island in the Clouds born-digital, single-channel video 00:00:37 seconds (1504 x 2560 pixels) Executed in 2021. This work is unique and is accompanied by a non-fungible token.
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The King
Part of a series of three artworks entitled "The Rulers". Inspired by the rulers of the animal kingdom, african mandalas & diamonds. A very complex digital illustration, each lion consists of hundreds of custom diamond shapes. Each background is an intricate custom mandala that compliments the lions facial features.
David vs the Virus
"An ode to the year everything changed" - Frank Wilder The story of the underdog is a reoccurring theme throughout history, and perhaps the most famous example is that of David vs Goliath. A tale about perseverance, in which David takes on and defeats the giant warrior using only his smarts and a stone. Famously depicted by Michelangelo's David statue. Fast forward to the present day in 2020 and we as humanity are faced with our own Goliath. An uncontrollable pandemic spread around the globe. Now with the entire planet being affected by this we understand the gravity of the situation at hand, whether it be a virus we’re fighting or other forces at play, there is indeed an energy out to shift the balance of the Universe… Regardless of our differences, in this moment must unite as one. With diligence, trust and belief we as a whole can come together to triumph against "the enemy". Stay vigilant my friends. Original score created by the one and only Phoenix Wilder.
Ocean Front (Beeple)
Cinema 4D, Octane render, Photoshop Everyday #4344