OpenSea

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as NFT marketplace OpenSea received a notice from the SEC that it intends to pursue an enforcement action. Plus, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was indicted in a French court, and the CEO of South Korean crypto firm Haru Invest was stabbed during his appearance in court during a trial for fraud.

Aug 29, 2024

Coachella Innovation Lead Sam Schoonover shares his outlook on the future of music festivals and the role of technologies in that vision. Plus, Schoonover says purchasing and earning tokens can "allow people to customize their experience online and IRL."

Mar 5, 2024

Coachella Innovation Lead Sam Schoonover answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk, including NFT's killer use cases, the journey that led him to digital collectibles and why it chose Avalanche to launch the collection.

Mar 5, 2024

Coachella announced their partnership with NFT platform OpenSea for Keepsakes, a series of collections that unlock IRL utilities at the California-based music festival. Coachella Innovation Lead Sam Schoonover joins "First Mover" to discuss the partnership and his vision on the digitization of music festivals.

Mar 5, 2024

Last week, OpenSea, the former frontrunner in the NFT marketplace, confirmed the layoff of half its workforce as the NFT markets seemed to bottom out. gmoney, NFT collector and founder of 9dcc, joins Unchained to provide insight into the once-dominant NFT marketplace’s fall from grace.

Nov 15, 2023

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including new details about Binance's self-custody Web3 wallet. OpenSea's valuation was reportedly slashed by 90% from an investor. HSBC plans to start a custody service of tokenized securities for institutional clients. And, new data shows the rate of new cryptocurrency creation has dropped to a three-year low.

Nov 8, 2023

The Information reports that OpenSea's valuation has been slashed by 90% from asset manager Coatue Management. This comes as Decrypt reports the NFT marketplace faced a workforce reduction of roughly 50% earlier this month. On Nov. 3, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer posted on X in part, "These sorts of changes are never easy. We’re incredibly thankful to those teammates that are departing today."

Nov 8, 2023

Nate Chastain, the former head of product at OpenSea, has received a three month prison sentence in what the prosecutors are calling the first-ever digital asset insider trading scheme. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the latest developments.

Aug 23, 2023

NFT marketplace OpenSea plans to "sunset the OpenSea operator filter" and "move to optional creator fees on all secondary sales for new collections," according to a recent post on X (formerly Twitter). Billionaire investor Mark Cuban called the move a "huge mistake" as an OpenSea investor. "The Hash" panel shares their reactions and what this could mean for Web3 creators.

Aug 21, 2023

According to Nansen data, 67% of new non-fungible token (NFT) mints in May are profitable. Separately, Dune Analytics notes a declining number of monthly active traders this year on Opensea, the largest NFT marketplace, amid increased weekly volume on Blur, an NFT platform geared towards professional traders. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Jun 5, 2023