Rekt Tradooor: 10,000 PFPs Minting on Robinhood Chain
Rekt Tradooor, a collection of 10,000 PFPs by rektguy, is minting exclusively on OpenSea via Robinhood Chain. The mint is scheduled for Friday, August 21 at 12PM ET at a price of 0.02 ETH. Phase 1 allows minting for RektMkts Pro subscribers and existing Rektguy NFT holders, with a 1-hour window before wider access.
Collector Park: OpenSea and Pudgy Penguins Host NFT NYC Side Event

OpenSea and Pudgy Penguins are hosting Collector Park, a one-day experience during NFT NYC celebrating all kinds of collectibles — from digital assets to physical trading cards. The event features 10+ brands, food, music, and art. It takes place on August 3 from 11am–6pm ET, and registration is now open.
OpenSea Mobile Early Access Goes Live via Rally and $TENDIES
OpenSea has launched early access to its new OpenSea Mobile app through two channels. First, the onchain collectibles platform Rally now runs on OpenSea Mobile, with users directed to Rally to claim early access. Second, anyone holding $TENDIES tokens can verify their wallet and download the app. The mobile push appears to be a broad rollout aimed at bringing NFT trading to phones.
DeePle by deekaymotion Joins OpenSea Flagship Collection

DeePle by deekaymotion has joined the OpenSea Flagship Collection. The collection allows anyone to design and equip a fully customizable character to serve as a digital identity, built on the Shape network.
"Doom Scroll" by ThankYouX Goes Live for Minting
"Doom Scroll" by digital artist ThankYouX is now live on OpenSea. The collection consists of 256 one-of-one video artworks that capture real-time doom scrolling, processed through data moshing and feedback loops until the noise became signal. An allowlist phase is currently open for minting.
Orbits by Jan Robert Leegte Joins OpenSea Flagship Collection
Orbits by Jan Robert Leegte has joined the OpenSea Flagship Collection. The fully onchain generative artwork consists of 1,000 explorable orbits, each rendered live by a WebGL engine that viewers can drag to rotate. The piece runs at 12 frames per second, generated entirely from code — a world that only exists when someone is watching. OpenSea published a follow-up interview thread exploring the work's philosophy.
Del Mundos Joins OpenSea Flagship Collection

The Del Mundos by D3lMundos has joined the OpenSea Flagship Collection. The project is described as a celebration of analogue craftsmanship and creative optimism, with every element handcrafted over four years using up-cycled materials. The collection explores the potential for digital culture to create real-world impact.
Moonbirds x Panini Birbs Beyond Sale Sells Out in 7 Minutes
The Moonbirds x Panini America collaboration, Birbs Beyond, sold out in just 7 minutes. The sale combined Moonbirds' digital owl IP with Panini's trading card legacy. Following the sellout, holders can now bridge their cards to OpenSea for secondary trading.
OS2 fully released out of beta across 19 chains
OS2 exited beta with full token trading across 19 blockchains, a quest-based rewards system called Voyages, and a revamped community Discord, replacing the legacy OpenSea experience.
OS2 public beta launched; SEA token and OpenSea Foundation announced
OpenSea launched OS2, a complete platform rebuild with cross-chain token trading across 14 blockchains, and the Cayman Islands-based OpenSea Foundation announced the upcoming SEA governance token.
SEC issues Wells notice alleging NFTs are securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Wells notice to OpenSea, indicating the regulator intended to bring an enforcement action on the grounds that NFTs traded on the platform are unregistered securities.
Lays off 50% of workforce ahead of OpenSea 2.0
CEO Devin Finzer announced layoffs affecting roughly half of OpenSea's staff as the company pivoted to a smaller team structure to build a next-generation version of the platform.
Disables royalty enforcement tool; creator fees become optional
OpenSea announced it would sunset its Operator Filter and make creator royalty fees optional for all new NFT collections, marking a decisive shift away from enforced on-chain royalties.
Co-founder Alex Atallah steps down from the company
Co-founder Alex Atallah announced he was stepping away from OpenSea after nearly five years, remaining on the board of directors while pursuing new projects.
Email vendor data breach exposes user email addresses
An employee of OpenSea's email delivery vendor Customer.io misused their access to download and share email addresses of OpenSea users and newsletter subscribers with an unauthorized external party.
Acquires NFT aggregator Gem
OpenSea acquired Gem, a leading NFT marketplace aggregator that enabled batch purchasing across multiple platforms, to enhance the experience for professional traders.
Phishing attack steals $1.7 million in NFTs from users
Attackers exploited the Wyvern Protocol to steal 254 NFTs worth over $1.7 million from OpenSea users by tricking them into signing partially blank contracts.
Acquires Dharma Labs and appoints new CTO
OpenSea acquired Ethereum wallet startup Dharma Labs, with Dharma co-founder Nadav Hollander becoming OpenSea's new chief technology officer.
$300 million Series C at $13.3 billion valuation
OpenSea raised $300 million in Series C funding led by Paradigm and Coatue Management, reaching a $13.3 billion valuation and cementing its position as one of the most valuable private crypto companies.
Head of product resigns over NFT insider trading scandal
Nate Chastain, OpenSea's head of product, resigned after it was revealed he used confidential information about which NFTs would be featured on the homepage to secretly buy and sell them for profit.
$100 million Series B at $1.5 billion valuation
OpenSea raised $100 million in Series B funding led by a16z, reaching unicorn status with a $1.5 billion valuation amid surging NFT trading volumes.
$23 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
OpenSea raised $23 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from angels including Mark Cuban, Naval Ravikant, and Alexis Ohanian.
OpenSea founded by Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah
Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah founded OpenSea as a peer-to-peer marketplace for non-fungible tokens, inspired by the CryptoKitties game that had launched earlier that year.