Aaron Sage considers BLUR “the worst thing to happen” in the NFT space; others disagree
Aaron Sage said, “Blur is the worst thing to happen in this space,” in a recent tweet.
The author, who described himself as “deeply passionate about NFTs, crypto and self-development,” then blown up the marketplace on the basis that non-fungible products “are not just about money.”
“They have brainwashed you with their incentives and given you free money to hook you in.“
He continued past criticize BLUR’s user interface as uninspiring, noting that it resembles a list devoid of “art, project description or something.”
Furthermore, Saw thought it fit to mention that the marketplace has not supported creators with grassroots initiatives, unlike rival platform OpenSea.
After ending his tweet thread, Sage said he doesn’t hate BLUR or its users, just that he longs for what the NFT space used to be like when it was centered around “art and culture,” not money.
“I just wish the NFT room could change the lens to how we used to be – about art and culture (ie monkey noises in the clubhouse and even the lazy lion’s twitter attacks) but not what it is today with Blur.“
Blur knocks OpenSea off the top spot
Launched in October 2022 with support from Paradigm and ParaFi, BLUR managed to raise $11 million in seed funding seven months prior.
In February, research platform Delphi Digital said BLUR had achieved a 53% market share just months after its launch. This is attributed to several factors, including zero marketplace fees, an option to skip or reduce royalty payments, and fast NFT sweeps/sweeps (the feature to buy multiple NFTs at once.)
In addition, Delphi Digital said BLUR’s generous token airdrop scheme was a significant factor in its growing market share.
On February 14, eligible users received their share of 360 million tokens, equivalent to 12% of the supply, at an average of $2,943 each, per Forbes. The firm recently announced a “Season 2” airdrop with an additional 300 million to be distributed.
More updated figures from @osf_rekt show that BLUR has expanded its market share to 55%, approaching double that of the next closest marketplace, OpenSea.
OpenSea is not for traders
Regarding which marketplace is best, @GSKrovina said the main difference between BLUR and OpenSea is that the former is aimed at traders, not retail users – as evidenced by the list format and swipe/swipe functionality.
Although Sage criticized BLUR’s user interface, @GSKrovina said it is better suited for traders looking to “move volume.” Furthermore, with no native OpenSea token, users are encouraged to stick with BLUR, at least in the short term.
“Blur UX/UI is simply better than OS, especially for traders who move volume.“
Similarly, @seelawrie said BLUR”seems[s] to understand the culture better than @opensea,” thereby contradicting Sage’s point that NFTs are not just about money.
