Nonfungible token marketplace OpenSea has postponed the launch of its native token SEA, initially slated for March 30, citing tough market conditions and it not being market-ready.
“The reality is that market conditions are challenging across crypto right now, and $SEA only launches once,” OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer posted to X on Monday.
Source: Devin Finzer
The OpenSea (SEA) token, announced in October, was touted as part of OpenSea’s plan to transition into a “trade everything” app across multiple chains, which includes perpetual futures.
The SEA token would enable discounted trading fees to users on this platform, in addition to offering creator incentives and community voting. OpenSea users will also be able to stake SEA tied to NFT collections.
However, Finzer said OpenSea wants to make sure “every piece is in place” before launching the token rather than to “force the original date.” There is no new target date for the SEA launch.
Since October, OpenSea users have participated in the “Waves” reward program to be eligible for SEA token allocation. Finzer said that the campaign will be ending.
He also noted that users who participated in Waves 3, 4, 5 and 6 campaigns can opt to receive refunds for the platform fees OpenSea retained during that period, though anyone taking up the option would also lose any Treasure Chest rewards they have earned. Treasures were point-like rewards that OpenSea users earned to win certain prizes.
The move has prompted some users to question why OpenSea did not make refunds available for Wave 1 and 2 participants.
However, OpenSea chief marketing officer Adam Hollander told Cointelegraph that refunds weren’t offered to Wave 1 and 2 participants because it hadn’t announced the token generation event during those reward programs.
”That was the moment we gave users a date – one they reasonably should have been able to rely on. And that’s why, in recognition of this, Waves 3, 4, 5 and 6 are included in the optional refund.”
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