The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a Wells notice to Opensea, signaling potential enforcement action against the NFT marketplace. Opensea’s CEO criticized the SEC’s move, claiming it could negatively impact innovation and creators’ livelihoods. The platform is prepared to contest the action and has committed $ 5 million to support NFT …
NFT Giant Opensea Retrenches an Unknown Number of Employees
Opensea recently retrenched an unknown number of employees as part of what the CEO Devin Finzer describes as a rebuilding exercise. According to the CEO, taking this step helps Opensea build a foundation which enables it to innovate faster. Smaller Team With Direct Connection to Users Opensea, one of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, […]
Opensea Phases Out BNB Smart Chain Support, Citing Resource Alignment With Promising Efforts
One of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) platforms, Opensea, has declared its decision to withdraw BNB Smart Chain (BSC) support. Opensea revealed that the “cost to continue supporting BSC outweighs the impact.” Opensea Pivots Away From BNB Smart Chain in Strategy Re-evaluation On August 18, 2023, Opensea proclaimed that they would cease BSC support after […]