Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%
What CoinDesk reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
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What CoinDesk reports
Blur will close its website on Nov. 12 after monthly trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million, ten days after sister project Blast announced its own shutdown.
The immediate significance
The report identifies a markets development, but the available information does not provide enough matched evidence for a more specific impact judgment. That assessment remains open.
Decrypt has also published a related report, providing another attributed account to compare without treating repetition as proof.
What remains unknown
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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How the story developed
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CoinDeskCurrent briefing Once-largest Ethereum NFT marketplace Blur is shutting down after volumes collapse 99%
Blur will close its website on Nov. 12 after monthly trading fell from about $1.43 billion at its 2023 peak to under $7 million, ten days after sister project Blast announced its own shutdown.
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