Opensea remove users after continuous U.S sanctions

Due to the continued US sanctions, OpenSea has begun to remove customers from its platform.  Several exchanges, including Binance and Kraken, have opposed a blanket ban. Due to the continued US sancti...

Opensea phishing scandal reveals a security need across the NFT landscape

Despite the ongoing volatility plaguing the digital asset sector, one niche that has undoubtedly continued to flourish is the nonfungible token (NFT) market. This is made evident by the fact that a gr...

Iranian, Venezuelan OpenSea Users Blocked From NFT Platform As Russia Sanctions Grow

Accounts belonging to OpenSea users with Iranian IP addresses have been canceled in the face of a growing debate regarding international sanctions and Russia’s attack on Ukraine. As pressure mounts on...

Russian Ban In Focus As MetaMask, OpenSea Abide By U.S. Sanctions

OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, reportedly began blocking Iranian users citing U.S. sanctions against the country, while popular Ethereum wallet MetaMask was unavailable in certain black...

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Drops Users Amid Strict U.S. Sanctions

Ethereum-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has started dropping off users from its platform amid the ongoing U.S. Sanctions. This comes as exchanges have been asked to put a ban on Russian users following...

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Blocks Users in Iran Due to U.S. Sanctions

U.S.-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has begun blocking users based in Iran, according to multiple reports from frustrated collectors and creators who recently found themselves unable to access the site...

OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate

U.S.-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has reportedly begun barring Iranian users from its platform, sparking outrage from NFT collectors and raising fresh debate about decentralization in the crypto spac...

MetaMask, OpenSea Blocks Expose “Web3” Centralization

Key Takeaways MetaMask has cut multiple Venezuelans and Iranians off from accessing its Web3 wallet. OpenSea has also blocked some Iranian users. The blocks highlight Web3’s centralization probl...

A look at MetaMask, Infura, OpenSea and the countries they do not serve

There have been multiple reports in the last day of users being unable to access crypto services, namely MetaMask, Infura and OpenSea, in certain jurisdictions, such as Iran and Venezuela. Many have p...

Iranian, Venezuelan Users Abruptly Dropped From Major Crypto Platforms As Russian Sanctions Grow

Waving flag of Iran and Venezuela getty As pressure continues to mount for prominent crypto exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance to restrict access to their platforms for all Russian users,...

Leaked Images Suggest Opensea Plans to Add Solana-Based NFT Support – Bitcoin News

Leaked images that allegedly derive from the leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea indicate that the platform may soon introduce Solana-based NFTs. The images were discovered by the tec...

Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Completes Migration

Owners can relist NFTs at no cost The new Wyvern 2.3 contract utilizes EIP-712 standard OpenSea’s  daily user count exceeds 50,000 OpenSea, a top stage for exchanging non-fungible tokens, has moved th...

Things You Can Learn From the Recent OpenSea Phishing Attack

In February 2022, OpenSea saw one of the largest attacks in the history of Non-fungible tokens. It was reported that the attackers were able to get away with tokens worth $1.7 million in ETH. On Febru...

Crypto Weekly Roundup: BTC Donations To Ukraine, XRP Vs. SEC Heats Up, OpenSea Sued, FTX Eyes New Market, And More

The biggest global event right now, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has had an impact on the crypto industry as well. Bitcoin donations in the range of hundreds of thousands of dollars have been made to...

Contract migration completion leads to OpenSea disabling features 

OpenSea has disabled features with migration of contract on the protocol  Some features were unavailable on the platform for many users  NFTs have been vigilant from the blockchain community  The draw...

Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Completes Migration: Details

Vladislav Sopov Largest NFT platform OpenSea successfully moved all of its active listings to new smart contract Contents OpenSea migration completed successfully Despite the pullback, OpenSea process...

OpenSea Polygon daily volume poses concern in February; know why

As each day goes by, the NFT market is growing and taking up more of the limelight. As February 2022 draws to an end, it’s a good time to check on the progress of OpenSea – but this time, from the Pol...

OpenSea disables features temporarily as contract migration completes

The week-long period that OpenSea gave users to migrate their nonfungible token (NFT) listings ends today. Following the deadline, the platform announced that some features on the site may not be avai...

NFT platform OpenSea sees trading drop after phishing attack

A phishing attack saw traders lose as much as US$3 million After the attack, activity on OpenSea dropped drastically Unidentified hacker stole 254 tokens from OpenSea Movement on OpenSea, the world’s ...

Recent “phishing attack” drops OpenSea numbers

Activities on OpenSea have dropped considerably on the back of the recent phishing attack that saw its users lose around $3 million worth of their NFTs. OpenSea trading activities down According to av...

Mintable Recovers Three NFTs Stolen During Exploit Of OpenSea

NFT marketplace Mintable has revealed that it successfully tracked down three non-fungible tokens (NFT) funds stolen from the recent exploit of rival marketplace OpenSea. As a result, the platform has...

Mintable Retrieves 3 Stolen NFTs from OpenSea customers

TL;DR Breakdown The three NFTs stolen on OpenSea have been retrieved by Mintable Devin Finzer, OpenSea founder states that the attack is not a result of website security issues, rather a phishing atta...

Mintable Recovers Three NFTs Stolen From OpenSea Users

Three non-fungible tokens (NFTs) stolen from users of NFT marketplace OpenSea are to be returned to their owners, after rival platform Mintable tracked them down. According to a press release from Min...

Mintable Recovers and Returns to Users 3 NFTs Stolen in the OpenSea Attack

The company said it bought Azuki #1178, #4176, and #1180 for about 13.35 Ethereum each and returned them to their previous owners. That is the equivalent of $36,000. Mintable representatives revealed ...

OpenSea Sued For $1M Over Listing Bug Which Allowed Bored Ape Sale for $26

The beginning of 2022 turned out to be a difficult start for OpenSea. Following the most recent incident, the market has been plagued by a string of misfortunes. OpenSea is still entangled in a $1 mil...

How The OpenSea Attack Has Led To Millions Worth of Stolen NFTs

OpenSea, the largest NFT marketplace by trading volume on the Ethereum blockchain, has issued a resolution to its current challenges that involves inactive listings. This measure was done in response ...

NFT marketplace OpenSea hit with $1 million Bored Ape lawsuit

OpenSea, the popular NFT marketplace, has been hit with a $1 million lawsuit brought by a disgruntled user who lost a Bored Ape NFT this month. A collector named Timothy McKimmy is suing OpenSea in Te...

NFTs: New Fraud Targets

The automation of fraud demands better defences, beginning with digital identity. I bought a non-fungible token (NFT) the other day. I bought it on OpenSea, one of the major NFT marketplaces. In case ...

User sues OpenSea for $1M+ after losing his Bored Ape NFT in phishing attack

Texas resident Timothy McKimmy has officially filed a lawsuit for at least $1 million against non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea. In the complaint, he accused the platform of “negligence” th...

NFT Collector Sues OpenSea for $1M Over Listing Bug

Key Takeaways A Texas-based NFT collector has filed a $1 million lawsuit against OpenSea. The collector alleges that an OpenSea bug caused his Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT to sell at a fraction of its mar...

Man seeks $1M in damages from OpenSea over stolen Bored Ape NFT

TL;DR Breakdown: Former Bored Ape NFT owner seeks $1 million in damages from OpenSea He claims his BAYC #3475 wasn’t stolen and sold from his wallet amid a bug. In January, users complained about thei...