Blur to shut down Nov. 12 after NFT volumes collapse 99%

October 13, 2026

Blur, once the largest Ethereum NFT marketplace, will close its website on Nov. 12, with its NFT lending arm Blend stopping new loans — borrowers have until that date to repay or default, and Blur will provide a separate tool afterward for withdrawing assets.

Monthly trading volume collapsed from about $1.43 billion at its March 2023 peak to under $7 million (a more than 99.5% decline), and the fee-free marketplace recorded $0 in protocol revenue over the past three years.
Blur's underlying smart contracts stay operational on Ethereum, and BLUR tokenholders retain control of its fee switch; the token fell more than 20% to about $0.015 on the announcement.
The closure comes ten days after sister project Blast, also created by Tieshun "Pacman" Roquerre, announced its own shutdown.

Monthly trading volume collapsed from about $1.43 billion at its March 2023 peak to under $7 million (a more than 99.5% decline), and the fee-free marketplace recorded $0 in protocol revenue over the past three years.
Blur's underlying smart contracts stay operational on Ethereum, and BLUR tokenholders retain control of its fee switch; the token fell more than 20% to about $0.015 on the announcement.
The closure comes ten days after sister project Blast, also created by Tieshun "Pacman" Roquerre, announced its own shutdown.

Blur to shut down Nov. 12 after NFT volumes collapse 99%

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Blur to shut down Nov. 12 after NFT volumes collapse 99%

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