Solana NFT News: OpenSea Restarts Trading After a Four-Year Gap

OpenSea Brings Solana Collectibles Back to the Marketplace OpenSea has restarted trading of Solana collectibles on its platform. This is fresh Solana NFT news this week since it ends a four-year gap for the marketplace. The update lets users buy, sell, and trade these collections directly through the platform. The company confirmed the change on August 31, 2026. It said the network becomes its first non-EVM chain for digital collectible trading since an earlier beta test ended. Users can now access collections such as Mad Lads, Claynosaurz, Collector Crypt, and Phygitals inside the app. Source:The Block Report What The Marketplace Announced on August 31 The platform said its OS2 system now supports collectibles from the network alongside its tokens. The company had already added token trading for the chain in April 2025. At that time, it said collectible support would follow later. This latest update counts as major Solana NFT news because it brings full trading back after a long pause. According to the project, users can browse, buy, and sell these collectibles without leaving the main interface. The rollout adds the chain next to other networks already live on OS2, including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, and Monad. Why This Support Paused Since 2022 OpenSea first tested Solana collectibles in April 2022, an early chapter now revisited in this Solana NFT news cycle. That beta covered about 165 collections and drew limited trading activity. Native platforms such as Magic Eden and Tensor had already built a strong user base there. Most of the early trading volume went to these dedicated marketplaces instead. The beta did not expand further at the time, and focus shifted to rebuilding the platform. That rebuild became OS2, the multichain system now carrying this Solana NFT news. How OS2 Powers The New Support OS2 is described as a rebuilt, multichain trading system. It already lets users trade tokens and collectibles across many EVM networks in one place. Adding support for a non-EVM chain extends that same structure for the first time since the earlier beta ended. A company representative said OS2 was built from the ground up as a cross-network platform, with token support arriving first and collectible support following. The representative called this update relevant given how many collectible platforms use the same chain. Collections Now Live On The Platform The table below lists the collections named in this update. Collection Category Mad Lads PFP collection Claynosaurz PFP collection Collector Crypt Trading card-style collection Phygitals Physical linked digital collectibles BoDoggos PFP collection Users can find and trade these collections through the same account used for other chains. No separate wallet setup is needed beyond a standard compatible wallet connection.