Devin Finzer, CEO and co-founder of OpenSea, a mainstream marketplace for non-fungible tokens, shares the statistics of its jaw-dropping trading volume in August.
$1 billion for the segment leader
According to the latest announcement shared by Mr. Finzer in his Twitter account, his Ethereum-based marketplace OpenSea registered a record-breaking trading volume of $1 billion in August.
OpenSea just hit $1B in trading volume for the month of August so far.
And it's still day 0 for NFTs.— Devin Finzer (dfinzer.eth) (@dfinzer) August 17, 2021Crypto Market Review: Ethereum (ETH) Volume Absolutely Exploded, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Best Setup in Top-10, Bitcoin $100,000 Fuel ReceivedXRP Rockets 428% in Capital Allocation, Strategy Announces Biggest Bitcoin Purchase in Six Months, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Jumps 1,153% in Netflow — Crypto News DigestFirst-Ever Acquisition of Publicly Traded Bitcoin Company Just Compelted: DetailsMorning Crypto Report: $17 XRP Dream Faces Bitcoin Crosswind, Shiba Inu 2.0? Vitalik Buterin Exits 6 Coins, SEC Chief Explains Venezuela's $60 Billion BTC Situation
He admitted that, despite this massive accomplishment, NFT markets are still taking their first baby steps.
According to data shared by DappRadar analytical platform, Aug. 14, 2021 was a record-breaking trading day for OpenSea. Almost 25,000 users authorized 79,800 transactions with a net value over $75 million.
In the past 30 days, OpenSea processed $1.24 billion in trading volume, witnessing an eye-watering increase of 935.4% compared to the previous period.
NFTs are on fire again
In July, OpenSea secured $100 million in funding led by top-notch VC Andreessen Horowitz; its valuation rocketed to $1.5 billion.
Interest in non-fungible tokens started making headlines again. Price rallies of the tokens of the top NFT-centric projects reflect this trend perfectly.
For instance, AXS coin of Axie Infinity gamified metaverse spiked from $18.7 to $73 in less than three weeks.
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