{"id":46728,"date":"2022-04-26T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/?p=46728"},"modified":"2022-04-26T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:34:01","slug":"opeansea-acquires-nft-aggregator-gem-to-enhance-pro-user-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/opeansea-acquires-nft-aggregator-gem-to-enhance-pro-user-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"OpeanSea Acquires NFT Aggregator Gem to Enhance &#8220;Pro User&#8221; Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">One of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, OpenSea, revealed the <strong>acquisition of Gem<\/strong>, a leading NFT aggregator, in an effort to increase <strong>&#8220;Pro&#8221;<\/strong> User experience and offer more flexibility to its users.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">OpenSea has been abuzz with activity since the evolution of NFTs or digital artworks. According to DappRadar, The <strong>world\u2019s first and largest NFT marketplace,<\/strong> OpenSea, has received sales over <strong>$20 billion<\/strong> and <strong>1.2 million<\/strong> traders since its inception in 2017. In January 2022, OpenSea <a href=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/nft-kingpin-opensea-acquires-defi-wallet-firm-dharma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired<\/a> cryptocurrency borrowing, lending platform and digital wallet service <strong>Dharma Labs<\/strong> to improve the experience of buying, minting, and selling NFTs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Exciting news!<\/p>\n<p>To invest in the &quot;pro&quot; community and continue improving the OpenSea experience, we\u2019re excited to share that we\u2019ve acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gemxyz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@gemxyz<\/a> !<\/p>\n<p>Read more in the official announcement blog, and below  \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IBn38f2d3U\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/IBn38f2d3U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OpenSea (@opensea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea\/status\/1518590087285678081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">What Will The Acquisition Bring To Plate?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46729 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/5_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"OpeanSea Acquires NFT Aggregator Gem to enhance &quot;Pro User&quot; experience\" width=\"903\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On April 25, OpenSea announced that with the acquisition, Gem, will be able to access resources that would <strong>better facilitate<\/strong> the platform\u2019s vision and road map. OpenSea has explained that as the NFT community grows leaps and bounds, the need for a better user experience has increased multifold. The acquisition also aims to <strong>invest<\/strong> in the future of the <strong>pro community<\/strong> with a better experience to buy, mint and sell digital artworks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As per the official <a href=\"https:\/\/opensea.io\/blog\/announcements\/opensea-acquires-gem-to-invest-in-pro-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a>, even after\u00a0the acquisition, Gem will continue operating independently from OpenSea as a <strong>stand-alone product<\/strong> and brand. It will allow both the teams to learn about the <strong>advanced non-fungible token (NFT) community<\/strong> bringing best of Gem\u2019s features to OpenSea. However, the announcement did not divulge any financial details regarding the acquisition. OpenSea wrote,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>&#8220;We\u2019re excited to invest in Gem\u2019s roadmap, and ultimately welcome more people into the world of NFTs. That said, it\u2019s important for our community to know that when we consider a big decision like the one we\u2019re announcing today, we evaluate all aspects of it thoroughly.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\">Gem- A Leading NFT Aggregator<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46730 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/6_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"OpeanSea Acquires NFT Aggregator Gem to enhance &quot;Pro User&quot; experience\" width=\"833\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Gem is an Ethereum NFT marketplace aggregator that lets collectors buy assets in bulk across <strong>multiple platforms.<\/strong> Gem said the acquisition offer was <strong>&#8220;unexpected&#8221;<\/strong> but that it would accelerate its next stage of growth. It added that Gem would be gaining access to OpenSea&#8217;s infrastructure, resources and distribution channels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Some News today: we\u2019re thrilled to share that we\u2019ve been acquired by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/opensea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@OpenSea<\/a>! The Gem you know and love won\u2019t change a bit, and we\u2019re pumped to keep building for you &#8211; even faster. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/plq2qBAKBO\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/plq2qBAKBO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; gem.xyz (@gemxyz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gemxyz\/status\/1518590940285489154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletterArticle\" style=\"text-align: justify\" data-v-301b2fcc=\"\">\n<div class=\"newsletterArticle-pitch\" data-v-301b2fcc=\"\">\n<div class=\"newsletterArticle-message\" data-v-301b2fcc=\"\">The NFT aggregator platform said that it strongly believes in a, <strong>&#8220;decentralized and open future for the internet&#8221;<\/strong>. Gem plans to build a <strong>single interface<\/strong> that encompasses deals and data from across all relevant NFT marketplaces and products. The company seemed quite enthusiastic about the acquisition and tweeted,<\/div>\n<div data-v-301b2fcc=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletterArticle-message\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-v-301b2fcc=\"\"><em><span style=\"color: initial\">&#8220;We&#8217;re incredibly honored to be pioneering the NFT aggregator space together with our amazing community of NFT enthusiasts, collectors, and sweepers &#8211; and look forward to keep improving your experience.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, OpenSea, revealed the acquisition of Gem, a leading NFT aggregator, in an effort to increase &#8220;Pro&#8221; User experience and offer more flexibility to its users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":46733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,74,112],"tags":[5402],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}