• Blur NFT marketplace recently gained substantial popularity after its airdrops on the 14th of February.
• The platform surged 273.22% in terms of volume over the last 7 days, outshining OpenSea as the number one marketplace in terms of volume.
• Suspicious activities have been recorded including wash trading of NFT and minimal distance between toppers of average price and traders in Blur.
BLUR NFT Marketplace Gains Popularity
Recently, the native token of the Blur NFT marketplace, BLUR, gained substantial popularity after its airdrops on the 14th of February. As per the official blogs from Blur, the three rounds of airdrops are defined for particular sets of community members. At present time, 2nd round airdrop claim is 337,814,207 BLUR tokens from total allocation 360 million with 60 days left for claiming tokens.
Blur Outshines OpenSea
DappRadar listed Blur as number one marketplace in terms of volume, surpassing OpenSea by 273.22%. This setback has made OpenSea revise technical functionalities to gain back migrating customers. The royalty program and attributes are enhanced allowing creators to list their artworks only in specific marketplaces.
Suspicious Activities On Record
A few suspicious activities are also on record indicating wash trading of NFTs on platform although toppers of average price and traders are different from those in Blur but with minimal difference between them.
Royalty Program And Attributes Enhanced
OpenSea has revised technical functionalities and enhanced royalty program and attributes to gain back migrating customers while allowing creators to list their artworks only in specific marketplaces.