OpenSea adds Solana NFT trading across its multi-chain marketplace

OpenSea has added Solana NFT trading to its marketplace, allowing users to discover, buy and sell collections from the network alongside assets from more than 25 supported blockchains. Summary OpenSea has added Solana NFT trading, letting users discover, buy and sell collections through the same marketplace that already supports Solana tokens. Claynosaurz, Mad Lads, Collector Crypt and Phygitals are among the Solana NFT collections available following the Aug. 31 rollout. Solana joins more than 25 blockchains supported by OpenSea as the marketplace expands its token, NFT and cross chain trading products. The integration gives Solana creators another marketplace to reach collectors outside platforms focused primarily on the network. The digital asset marketplace said in an Aug. 31 announcement that the integration covers Solana-based collections including Claynosaurz, Mad Lads, Collector Crypt and Phygitals, extending its existing support for fungible tokens on the network. OpenSea brings Solana NFTs into its multi-chain marketplace Collectors can now browse and trade supported Solana NFTs using OpenSea without moving to a separate marketplace or changing their existing setup, according to the company. For creators on Solana, the integration provides another marketplace through which their collections can reach users outside platforms focused primarily on the network. OpenSea co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer said the company wants its marketplace to serve collectors regardless of which blockchain their assets use. “OpenSea should be the home for everything you collect, no matter which chain it lives on,” Finzer said. “Solana NFTs are now available right alongside its tokens on OpenSea. No switching wallets, no hunting across marketplaces, the whole ecosystem in one place.” The rollout brings collections including Claynosaurz and Mad Lads directly into OpenSea. Mad Lads, created by Backpack and launched in April 2023, consists of close to 10,000 NFTs and has developed into one of the more established collections in the Solana ecosystem. Claynosaurz launched in November 2022 around a collection of clay-styled dinosaur characters and has since expanded into animation, gaming, merchandise and other digital collectibles. Solana joins more than 25 networks supported by OpenSea, which now combines NFT trading, fungible token trading, cross-chain swaps and portfolio management through the same platform. The company said its marketplace has processed billions of dollars in transaction volume since launch. The latest rollout effectively restores a product OpenSea first experimented with more than four years ago. OpenSea introduced Solana NFT support in beta in April 2022, initially covering a limited number of collections, but the product failed to gain the same traction as Solana-focused competitors. Crypto.news covered the original Solana integration in 2022, when OpenSea began listing Solana collections and supporting wallets from the network. Solana support follows OpenSea’s OS2 expansion The new NFT integration comes after OpenSea rebuilt its marketplace around a multi-chain strategy that extends beyond digital collectibles.