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Markets

SEC Drops OpenSea Investigation Easing Pressure on NFT Market

The regulator’s decision comes after Coinbase said the SEC will vote on a deal to abandon its enforcement case against it.

OpenSea logo on phone (Unsplash)

Markets

OpenSea Confirms Upcoming Token Airdrop, Expands to Crypto Trading

The new platform OS2 will combine NFT and token trading and support multiple blockchains.

OpenSea logo on phone (Unsplash)

Finance

OpenSea Denies Airdrop-Related Talk of Enforced Customer Identification

Polymarket odds on OpenSea issuing an airdrop before April spiked from 25% to 45% following the tweets.

OpenSea's Devin Finzer speaking at NFT.NYC in 2019.

Finance

OpenSea Foundation Cayman Islands Registration Sparks Airdrop Speculation

OpenSea recently announced its platform would be revamped in December.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

Videos

OpenSea Receives 'Wells Notice' From SEC; Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Indicted on 'Complicity'

"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.

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Markets

Blur, Tensor Tokens Dip After NFT Marketplace OpenSea Receives SEC Wells Notice

The U.S. regulator alleged that NFTs sold on OpenSea are securities, the OpenSea CEO said earlier Wednesday.

BLUR price on Aug. 28 (CoinDesk)

Policy

OpenSea Gets 'Wells Notice' From SEC, Which Calls NFTs Sold on Platform 'Securities'

"We're shocked the SEC would make such a sweeping move against creators and artists," says CEO of OpenSea.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Videos

Coachella Innovation Lead Looks to the Future of Music Festivals

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."

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Videos

Why Coachella Chose Avalanche to Power Their NFTs

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.

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Videos

Coachella Teams Up With OpenSea for NFT Collections That Unlock IRL Utilities

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.

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