Kraken 将于 2025 年 2 月彻底关闭其 NFT 市场——这是 NFT 的终结吗？
Kraken 最近宣布计划于 2025 年 2 月 27 日完全关闭其 NFT 市场。该交易所还将于 11 月 27 日关闭 NFT 市场的大部分服务，包括任何 NFT 的竞价、上市和销售。不过，Kraken 仍允许用户在关闭前提取资金。
据报道，Kraken 的发言人证实，这一决定是为了允许交易所将部分资金用于开发新产品和服务。该平台提到，其所有客户都已获悉这些变化，其支持团队将帮助 NFT 市场用户将资产转移到其他钱包，包括 Kraken 自助钱包。
值得注意的是，关闭 NFT 市场只是该公司今年的艰难决定之一。在任命新的首席财务官和联合首席执行官后，Kraken 于 10 月底解雇了约 15% 的员工。
Kraken的NFT市场今年陷入停滞
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The once-thriving NFT markets have experienced a slow year, with June being one of the lowest months. According to the crypto analytics platform, Artemis, NFT markets experienced over a 50% decline in June. At the time, major blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, all saw a significant decline in NFT trading volumes.
Somnia’s CEO and founder, Paul Thomas, allegedly mentioned earlier this year that the initial hype around the digital collectibles had diminished and that utility was becoming increasingly important, even for NFTs. Thomas insisted that the main problem around NFTs was the lack of originality.
Earlier this year, several key figures in the crypto industry began offloading their NFTs, including billionaire investor Mark Cuban. In August, Chain’s CEO, Deepak Thapiyal, sold the most expensive CryptoPunk NFT at an undisclosed price. Many in the industry, including Qiibee’s CEO Gabriella Giacola, believed that Deepak sold the NFT at a much lower price.
Despite the shakiness in the markets, a Techreport insight from August 21 revealed that NFTs might continue rising and the market could grow above $2.8 billion by 2028. The report further speculated that NFT users could increase to 14.67 million this year.
NFT market surges in October
After 7 months of recording a downward trend, NFT sales skyrocketed by 18% in October, reaching $356 million. The level was significantly lower than this year’s high of about $1.6 billion in March. DMarket led the markets with over $33 million in trading volumes.
In November, the market further regained some of its momentum. A Cryptopolitan report from November 25 indicated that Bitcoin and Ethereum have had some of the most significant NFT sale activity this month. Last week, NFTs hit about $158 million in sales volume, with Bitcoin and Ethereum leading.
However, CryptoSlam data this week shows a plunge in sales volume by about 16%. Sales on Ethereum have dropped by nearly 29%, while sales on Bitcoin have been down by over 35%. On the other hand, Polygon sales have skyrocketed by over 420%.
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