After a long stretch of subdued activity, OpenSea is experiencing a notable uptick in user engagement.
The NFT marketplace attracted over 467,000 unique users in May — its strongest monthly count since 2023, according to Dune Analytics. Yet, despite the growing number of participants, trading volumes remain far from the heights of the last bull cycle.
OpenSea processed $81 million in trades last month, a modest figure when compared to its January 2022 peak of more than $5 billion. The surge in users coincides with the official rollout of its long-awaited platform upgrade, OS2, which became available to the public on May 29 following months of beta testing restricted to holders of the Gemesis NFT collection.
The updated version introduces broader blockchain compatibility, now supporting assets across 19 networks — including fungible tokens on Solana — and features a new engagement system dubbed “Voyages,” which rewards users with XP for their activity.
Speculation around a potential SEA token airdrop has also reignited community interest, though OpenSea’s CMO Adam Hollander has made it clear that the team intends to finalize several product innovations before any token generation event takes place.
While the platform’s user resurgence is a welcome development, it underscores a broader reality: enthusiasm alone isn’t yet translating into the high-value trades that once defined the NFT boom.
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