Are NFTs Coming Back? Interview with Blur Founder - Pacman, Blur, Ep. 248

The trading volume of NFTs has markedly decreased since the previous bull market, with a recent figure of merely $37 million per week, a sum that constitutes less than 1% of Bitcoin's daily trading volume. This downturn begs the question: are NFTs facing extinction, or is there potential for resurgence? Joining us today is Tieshun, widely recognized as Pacman on Twitter and notably the founder of Blur, the singular NFT marketplace that triumphed over Opensea to talk about: Why NFTs are not dead How Blur successfully dethroned OpenSea Outlook for the NFT market and Blur Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice. Timestamps: (00:00:00) – Episode Introduction (00:01:33) – Pacman’s Web 3 journey (00:07:31) – How to revive the NFT markets (00:12:39) – User behaviour in bull vs bear market (00:14:52) – How Blur dethroned OpenSea (00:19:59) – Sustainability of Blur’s incentive program  (00:27:33) – Key KPIs that matters (00:35:53) – Blur’s stance on royalties (00:42:34) – Blur’s future plans   More Resources: Guest Pacman’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/PacmanBlur Blur’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/blur_io Blockcrunch Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter: https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch Jason Choi’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi   Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch’s guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch’s podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.   Full disclaimer: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about