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NFT · Explainer
Omnimorphs and Quadrums are names people search for when they want to know how NFTs in these collections are ranked. This guide explains what a storm ranking could mean, how to check a ranking yourself, and what to verify before you trust any rank or price.
NFT · Explainer
A plain guide to what Omnimorphs and Quadrums are, how NFT game rankings usually work, and how to check a leaderboard like the storm rankings before you rely on it. Public reporting supplied for this piece did not cover these projects, so current facts need checking at the source.
NFT · Explainer
On-chain generative art is a category that often appears in NFT sales charts, but whether it tops a top 10 list depends on how the list is measured. This guide explains the key terms, where the sales data comes from, and the checks that matter before you rely on a ranking.
NFT · Explainer
A claimed 183% rise in the OnChainMonkey floor price during a weak market is easy to repeat and hard to verify. This guide explains what floor price measures, why big percentage moves can mislead, and how to check the data yourself before drawing conclusions.
Blockchain · Explainer
On Cosmos, one seed phrase can control addresses on many chains, and interchain accounts can let one chain act for a user on another. This guide explains how IBC, interchain accounts and address prefixes work, and what to check before moving funds.
dApp basics · Explainer
OpenOcean is a multi-chain DEX aggregator that routes token swaps across many exchanges, and Polygon is one of the networks it serves. This guide explains what a Polygon launch means for swappers, how to trade there safely, and where to check current details.
Token · Explainer
OOE is the token tied to OpenOcean, a multi-chain DEX aggregator. This guide explains what the token is meant to do, how governance works in principle, and what to check before relying on either.
NFT · Explainer
In April 2022 OpenSea bought Gem, an NFT aggregator that let traders buy across several marketplaces in one transaction. This guide explains what the deal was, why it mattered for experienced traders, and how to check what the tools look like today.
NFT · Explainer
OpenSea and Magic Eden have both expanded which networks their NFT listings cover, including Ethereum and Arbitrum. This guide explains what that means for collectors, how to confirm support on each platform, and how to trade safely across chains.
NFT · Explainer
A VIP pass sale on OpenSea is an NFT sale with the same mechanics as any other listing, so the terms, contract and wallet steps matter more than the hype. This guide explains how to check a Big Time VIP pass sale before you buy and where to confirm current details.
NFT · Explainer
In January 2022, a flaw in how OpenSea handled some older listings let buyers snap up Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs for a small fraction of their market value. This guide explains what happened, how OpenSea responded, and what collectors and sellers can check today.
Security and scams · Explainer
A breach of user information at a large NFT marketplace mostly creates phishing risk rather than direct theft, so the real defence is knowing what leaked in general terms and how to verify anything that claims to come from OpenSea. This guide explains what a leak of this kind usually exposes, how attackers use it, and what to do now.
Security and scams · Explainer
Fake OpenSea emails have tricked NFT traders into signing wallet approvals that let attackers take their assets. This guide explains how the 2022 phishing attack and later data breaches worked, how to spot a scam email, and what to do now to protect your wallet.
NFT · Explainer
The first US insider trading case built around NFTs involved a former OpenSea product manager, and it ended in 2026 after an appeals court narrowed the legal theory behind it. This guide explains what was alleged, how the courts ruled, and what the case means for collectors and marketplace staff today.
NFT · Explainer
In February 2021 OpenSea announced limited edition drops, and reported user activity rose sharply in the days that followed. This guide explains what that announcement meant, how drops work, and what collectors should check before buying a limited release today.
NFT · Explainer
OpenSea has been reported as passing $10 billion in lifetime NFT sales. This guide explains what that total measures, why it says little about current activity, and how to check the numbers yourself.
NFT · Explainer
OpenSea Pro, the Gemesis NFT giveaway and the 2023 fight with Blur, explained with the bidding mistakes traders made and how to check where things stand today.
NFT · Explainer
A headline that OpenSea sales volume has passed $1.8 billion sounds like a single fact, but it depends on the time window, the currency and the data source behind it. This guide explains how marketplace volume is counted, why it can swing sharply, and how to check any figure yourself.
Security and scams · Explainer
Between 2022 and later, OpenSea users faced a run of attacks tied to marketplace changes, from a listing flaw to upgrade-themed phishing and malicious signature requests. This guide explains what happened, why upgrades create openings for scams, and how to protect an NFT wallet today.
NFT · Explainer
A volume spike on OpenSea that crossed 800 units was driven by heavy trading in the Hashmasks collection during its speculative peak. This guide explains what volume measures, why one collection can move a whole marketplace, and how to check the numbers yourself.
NFT · Explainer
The 2023 fight between OpenSea and Blur centred on whether creators should be paid on resales, and it changed how NFT marketplaces price fees. This guide explains the mechanics, what happened as far as public reporting shows, and how collectors can check current terms before trading.
NFT · Explainer
A headline saying OpenSea passed $1 billion in weekly trading volume is easy to repeat and hard to interpret without context. This guide explains what volume measures, why weekly totals can mislead, and how to check a figure before you rely on it.
NFT · Explainer
OpenSea's January 2022 monthly trading volume is often quoted at about $4.5 billion, a peak that shows how quickly NFT trading can swing. This explainer covers what the figure measures, why sources disagree, and how to check current numbers.
NFT · Explainer
OpenSea's rapid growth in 2021 was real, but the percentage figures quoted at the time depended heavily on the baseline and metric used. This guide explains what drove that growth, what happened afterward, and how to read NFT marketplace numbers yourself.