Kraken fechará completamente seu mercado NFT em fevereiro de 2025 – Este é o fim dos NFTs?
Kraken anunciou recentemente seus planos de encerrar completamente seu mercado NFT em 27 de fevereiro de 2025. A bolsa também encerrará a maioria dos serviços do mercado NFT em 27 de novembro, incluindo qualquer licitação, listagem e venda de NFTs. No entanto, o Kraken ainda permitirá que os usuários retirem seus fundos antes do encerramento.
O porta-voz da Kraken teria confirmado que a decisão era permitir que a bolsa redirecionasse alguns de seus fundos para o desenvolvimento de novos produtos e serviços. A plataforma mencionou que todos os seus clientes foram informados das mudanças e que sua equipe de suporte ajudaria os usuários do mercado NFT a transferir seus ativos para outras carteiras, incluindo a carteira de autocustódia Kraken.
Notavelmente, fechar seu mercado NFT é apenas uma das decisões difíceis da empresa este ano. A Kraken demitiu cerca de 15% de sua força de trabalho no final de outubro, após a nomeação de um novo CFO e co-CEO.
O mercado NFT da Kraken sofre estagnação este ano
A especulação era o maior caso de uso do NFT, esse recurso agora praticamente desapareceu, tornando sua chance de retorno a 2021 uma espécie de mania muito baixa
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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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