gm y’all.
with the new year underway, i wanted to share an update on what’s coming up at opensea. we’ve been heads-down building, testing, and refining, and there’s a lot cooking.
we’ve been battle testing our newest products.
behind the scenes we’ve been spending a ton of time with active traders and collectors, getting their feedback to help shape os mobile and hyperliquid perps. we can’t wait to get these into your hands. all of your assets, all of your positions, all of your wallets, all of your chains, all in one place, all in your pocket.
btw if you’re interested in helping us test - drop a note below!
you should connect and link your wallets on opensea.
first, this will enable a magical experience with os mobile, where you’ll be able to manage your entire combined portfolio. second, with TGE on the horizon, it will give the Foundation a holistic view of your onchain history, and connect current activity to otherwise dormant wallets.
preparation for the foundation’s TGE is well underway.
lots happening on this front. everyone is rallying to get it right. a reminder that historical volume will be meaningfully considered by the Foundation, as will Treasures from our rewards program, which will continue through TGE - with half of our fees going into the prize pool each wave.
thank you for your feedback and support.
onward and upward.
Gasless Future is coming.
We’re eliminating gas fees on Ethereum mainnet to onboard the next billion users onchain - starting with the Open Gas Initiative.
https://t.co/wTElWGOgmh for more.
I think OpenSea will have the biggest airdrop next year.
Particularly if you are an OG who used it before 2022.
Absolutely insane trade volumes occurred in 2021 and I think those numbers will transfer nicely to some serious $SEA bucks.
Nah bro, this ain’t it. These greedy mfers.
When you think of pioneers in crypto, you think Metamask and Opensea. Both are now “farming” us, both chasing more: Rewards systems, Points, Leaderboards, Bonuses.
Who cares, man. Reward the people who built your foundation. the users, traders and creators who made you relevant in the first place.
Metamask could’ve absolutely smashed this: reward historical wallets first, then gamify the new users. Even give multipliers to OGs for sticking around and participating again.
But no, another big L from another OG juggernaut that forgot who got them here.
OpenSea crossed $2.6B in trading volume this month, with over 90% from token trading.
This is just the beginning of our transformation, from “NFT marketplace” to “trade everything.”
NFTs were chapter one for us. In 2021, OpenSea brought the first wave of everyday internet users onchain. Collectors, artists, gamers, musicians — people who had never opened a wallet — showed up on OpenSea and suddenly owned digital property.
The sequel is the destination for the onchain economy in its entirety. Trade everything. Tokens, culture, art, ideas, the digital and the physical. And all in one place that feels like a home, not a bank.
Building that product is in our DNA. You shouldn’t have to use a CEX and give up custody of your assets. But you also shouldn't need to navigate a maze of chains, bridges, wallets, and protocols in order to use onchain liquidity, wondering whether your balance is on Solana, an Ethereum L2, or somewhere else.
You should just be able to trade everything in one place, seamlessly.
And that brings me to $SEA, from the OpenSea Foundation.
Integrating $SEA into OpenSea will be the opportunity to show the world our vision. It will shine a spotlight on everything we’re building.
So we need to make damn sure that what we’ve built deserves that spotlight — not just for us, but for every holder who believes in what crypto can become. $SEA is not being created to be launched and forgotten.
Today, the Foundation and OpenSea are jointly announcing a few updates:
- Timing. $SEA is coming in Q1 2026.
- Distribution. The Foundation has confirmed that 50% of supply will be allocated to the community, with more than half awarded via an initial claim. Both OGs and those who participated in OpenSea rewards programs will be meaningfully considered, separately.
- Tokenomics. 50% of revenue at launch will be used to purchase $SEA.
- Utility. $SEA will be deeply integrated with OpenSea, including the ability to stake $SEA behind your favorite tokens and collections.
$SEA isn't the destination, but it's a crucial moment everyone will be watching. You only get one TGE. While the Foundation is wrapping up the final details, we’re getting OpenSea ready.
Between now and Q1, we're shipping the features that bring our vision to life. Mobile is now in closed alpha, and will put the entire onchain economy in your pocket. Perps will be coming to OpenSea. True cross-chain abstraction on its way.
I’ll be hopping on an X space at 4pm ET to talk about our vision. The best way to predict the future is to build it together.
Sails up.
a reminder that every chest will contain a Treasure, which will be meaningfully considered by the Foundation at TGE.
this is in addition to any prizes one might receive from the rewards pool.
also, as we’ve shared many times before, historical volume will be rewarded by the Foundation at TGE and is completely separate from our rewards programs.
if you’re an OG and have used OpenSea for years, we see and appreciate you. and if you’re actively using our improved platform today, we also see and appreciate you.
re: TGE, as I posted a few days ago, the Foundation will be sharing more details later this week.
lastly, our team is working tirelessly to allow each of you open your Wave 1 chests. the entire rewards engineering staff was online past 1am last night preparing. still some work to do but we're close! 🤞
People are misconstruing this @opensea treasure hunt with the token airdrop. This is a campaign to get people using new features, engaging w/ NFTs & tokens, and play the lottery which we know degens like. Overall it might add to your future airdrop… but this isn’t the airdrop!
just a random theory 👀
@opensea doesn’t wanna be clowned, they wanna be 'the guy' for NFTs (which tbh, they kinda already are).
I wouldn’t be surprised if they reward their OGs and users very generously.
Maybe smth like a 20–25% airdrop at TGE? or something spicy like 31% (similar to Hyperliquid).
Making everyone happy is the best way to dominate attention and make the entire space remember you.
Which is kinda exactly what Blur S1 did (it mooned, because most ppl faded it)
And for everyone involved in the Voyages / chest campaign, I'm pretty damn sure those lead to additional tokens too at TGE too. (this part confirmed)
Your volume and chest levels are being tracked. Nothing’s wasted.
Chests = NFTs + Tokens (at reveal/opening) = are just the cherry on top. 🍒