Did Blur Really Crash the NFT Market?

With prices fading, NFT traders are blaming marketplace Blur and its flipping incentives—as Blur’s founder decries “bad takes.”

• 2023-07-06
• NFT floor prices Blur

This Week in the Metaverse: NFT-backed loans, led by Blur and Arcade, are making a comeback

NFT marketplace Blur's lending product has given out more than $61 million in loans since launching earlier this month.

• 2023-05-20
• NFT Gabe Frank Bored Ape Yacht Club Blur borrowing money Axie Infinity

Blur and Paradigm Collaborate to Launch Blender: NFT Perpetual Lending Protocol

Blur, in collaboration with Paradigm, has introduced an NFT perpetual lending protocol called Blender.

• 2023-05-02
• NFT Blender Blur Paradigm

Founder of Blur, the Pro NFT Marketplace Driving Billions in Trades, Reveals What's Next

Blur co-founder Pacman, who recently revealed himself to be 24-year-old Tieshun Roquerre, spoke to CoinDesk about the creator royalty dilemma, platform fees and creating long-term value for users.

• 2023-03-03
• NFT Blur OpenSea market share royalties

Upstart NFT marketplace Blur has left OpenSea in the dust—for now

Over the past 30 days, Blur has recorded $1.04 billion in trading volume compared with OpenSea’s $479 million.

• 2023-02-27
• OpenSea Blur marketplaces marketplace enforcement tool

At least US$577 million of Blur-linked NFT sales are wash trades, CryptoSlam says

NFT data aggregator Cryptoslam has flagged more than half a billion dollars worth of NFT wash trades related to Blur since the marketplace’s Valentines airdrops started

• 2023-02-25
• Scott Hawkins NFT Blur sales volume

Blur to Airdrop $300M In Extra Tokens to 'Loyal' NFT Traders

The upstart NFT marketplace, flying high after overtaking OpenSea, is pushing an aggressive incentives program to draw users.

• 2023-02-22
• OpenSea NFT Blur

Blur Overtakes OpenSea as Ethereum NFT Trading Skyrockets

Over $500 million worth of Ethereum NFT trades took place over the past week as Blur’s rewards model catapults it over OpenSea.

• 2023-02-21
• OpenSea NFT trading volume Blur

Weekly NFT sales spike after Blur’s Valentines airdrop

Blur.io, the NFT marketplace that beat OpenSea's trading volume in the past month, airdropped its platform tokens on Valentine’s Day, contributing to the global NFT sales increase this week.

• 2023-02-17
• NFT Blur significant sales Yohann Calpu

Blur Surpassed OpenSea in Daily NFT Trading Volume Wednesday, Nansen Shows

NFT marketplace OpenSea’s dominance in the NFT ecosystem faces a growing challenge from Blur’s rapid ascent.

• 2023-02-17
• OpenSea Blur trading volume NFT