NFT marketplaces expansion: OpenSea, Rarible and major marketplaces (2018–2022)

1. OpenSea is founded as an NFT marketplace idea

   Dec 1, 2017Labels: OpenSea, Devin Finzer, Alex Atallah

   • Wikipedia
   • HBS D3

2. OpenSea joins Y Combinator accelerator

   Jan 1, 2018Labels: OpenSea, Y Combinator

   • Wikipedia

3. OpenSea announces $2.1M strategic investment

   Nov 9, 2019Labels: OpenSea, Animoca Brands, gumi Cryptos

   • OpenSea Blog
   • Wikipedia

4. Rarible launches and grows creator-focused competition

   Jan 1, 2020Labels: Rarible, creator economy

   • Rarible Medium
   • TechCrunch

5. Rarible introduces RARI governance token incentives

   Jul 15, 2020Labels: Rarible, RARI token

   • Rarible Medium
   • Rarible Help

6. OpenSea raises $23M Series A led by a16z

   Mar 18, 2021Labels: OpenSea, Andreessen Horowitz

   • TechCrunch
   • Wikipedia

7. Rarible raises $14.2M and expands beyond Ethereum

   Jun 23, 2021Labels: Rarible, Flow blockchain

   • TechCrunch

8. OpenSea reaches unicorn valuation in Series B

   Jul 1, 2021Labels: OpenSea, Unicorn valuation

   • Wikipedia
   • CoinDesk

9. OpenSea trading volume surges during 2021 NFT boom

   Aug 1, 2021Labels: OpenSea, 2021 NFT

   • Ledger Insights
   • Wikipedia

10. Magic Eden launches, expanding marketplaces beyond Ethereum

    Sep 17, 2021Labels: Magic Eden, Solana

    • The Information
    • The Coin Republic

11. OpenSea raises $300M at $13.3B valuation peak

    Jan 5, 2022Labels: OpenSea, Series C

    • CoinDesk
    • Wikipedia

12. Competitors use token rewards in a “vampire attack”

    Jan 10, 2022Labels: LooksRare, vampire attack

    • Cointelegraph
    • Airdrop Archive