Magic Eden maintains its dominance in the NFT marketplace, holding a 36.7% market share in August with a trading volume of nearly $123 million.

Magic Eden solidified its position as the leading marketplace for non-fungible tokens in August, capturing 36.7% of the market share with a trading volume of $122.47 million, according to data from CoinGecko.

In a Sept. 4 blog post, analysts at the crypto price data aggregator website noted that August marked the sixth consecutive month that Magic Eden has led the market, further establishing its influence in the rapidly evolving NFT sector.

Initially launched as a Solana (SOL) centric platform in 2021, Magic Eden rose to prominence in 2022 as the second-largest NFT marketplace, capturing a 31.7% share. However, a decline in Solana NFTs saw its market share drop to as low as 3.4% in 2023, the analysts say.

The platform managed to rebound in 2024 by integrating Bitcoin Ordinals — basically NFTs on the Bitcoin network — pushing its trading volume to $734.6 million in March and surpassing its rival Blur to claim the top spot with a 38.5% share.

OpenSea’s market share falls below 20%

Blur, once a close competitor, saw its market share decline from 35.4% in January to 25.4% in August, while OpenSea, the former market leader, now holds a 19.9% share, up from 9.9% earlier this year. Together, Magic Eden, Blur, and OpenSea dominate the NFT market with a combined 82% share, the data shows.

Other platforms like the CryptoPunks marketplace and X2Y2 have also seen gains, while OKX NFT Marketplace experienced the most significant drop, from 18.4% to 2.4%, after a brief surge in late 2023. Analysts at CoinGecko say the NFT trading space has evolved from a monopoly dominated by OpenSea, which had gained a stronghold during the NFT bull run, to more of an “oligopoly in 2024 with healthier competition and diversity among NFT marketplaces.”

Source : crypto.news - Sep 4, 2024