OpenSea abandonne son modèle de trading NFT dépassé et pivote vers l’agrégation d’actifs cryptos
La plateforme historique de NFTs lâche son modèle obsolète au milieu d'un marché en contraction.
Révolution stratégique
OpenSea enterre son système de trading traditionnel pour se repositionner comme un agrégateur d'actifs numériques - un virage radical qui pourrait redéfinir son avenir dans l'écosystème crypto.Adieu aux vieux démons
Le modèle de marché peer-to-peer, jugé trop lent et coûteux, cède la place à une approche multi-sources qui agrège l'offre sur différentes blockchains. Les frais de transaction devraient chuter tandis que la liquidité augmente.Nouvelle ère, nouveaux défis
Cette transformation survient alors que le marché des NFTs traverse sa pire crise depuis 2022. Les volumes ont fondu de plus de 90% depuis le pic, forçant les acteurs historiques à s'adapter ou disparaître.Les investisseurs institutionnels saluent le mouvement tout en rappelant que dans la crypto, seuls les plus agiles survivent - les autres rejoignent le cimetière des projets prometteurs mais mal timingés.
OpenSea token trading gains traction
OpenSea has recovered its volumes dating back to September, as its platform combines NFTs and tokens. NFTs are still used for airdrops and as perks, though not at the same valuation and trading rate.
OpenSea has had its best month in the past three years in October, based on a Forbes magazine report.
OpenSea has taken up the model of an aggregator, similar to services like Jupiter, CowSwap, 1inch, and others. The platform also takes 0.9% in fees for every transaction, securing a recurrent source of revenue. As the crypto market accelerated DEX trading, aggregators became one of the most successful apps.
As a result, OpenSea achieved over $16M in fees for the past two weeks. At the same time, the regular inflows allow OpenSea to continue its role as an NFT platform for some of its best-performing collections. Newer cohorts of NFT speculators are also appearing, undeterred by the previous price slide of collectibles.
OpenSea has now shifted toward traders and speculators, as NFT creators and artists lost some of their importance as customers. OpenSea has retained its royalty mechanisms for some types of NFTs. As the founder of the Bored ape collection noted, the OpenSea royalties attracted even more creators, building the landscape of high-profile collections, which still retain a high floor price.
OpenSea renews marketing with Treasure Chest airdrop
OpenSea now aims to keep its brand hot among crypto users. Recently, the platform released another airdrop, rewarding even older users for the gas fees paid for NFTs. OpenSea users had a deadline as of October 15 to connect their wallets and claim the Treasure Chests, securing additional future airdrops.
Check your wallets.
Treasure Chests are now unlocked 🔓
Some will discover NFTs and tokens.
Everyone has received a Treasure which will be meaningfully considered by the Foundation at TGE. pic.twitter.com/lm7OQHJEYM
— OpenSea (@opensea) October 16, 2025
The chests contain a mix of NFTs and tokens, though some users have complained that the gas burden was higher than the reward the platform offered.
In the meantime, OpenSea is preparing for its SEA token generation event, with allocations for Treasure Chest holders.
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