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Coinbase prepares to launch a peer-to-peer marketplace for NFTs
In a bid to diversify its revenue, the crypto exchange announced the launch of its new NFT marketplace on Tuesday.ย
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Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 5:53 pm UTC
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Coinbase recently announced the launching of its new peer-to-peer marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The waitlist for early access to Coinbase NFT, which will enable users to mint, buy, sell, showcase and discover NFTs, blew up already on the first day of signups, according to the insiders.
Instant user response
โWe just announced the upcoming launch of Coinbase NFT. We are getting a LOT of signups – so grateful for all your interest,โ said Sanchan Saxena, product vice president at Coinbase, on Twitter.ย
โWe are seeing insane loads on our servers and our team is working hard to get this resolved,โ Saxena added, as the user interest overflooded the waitlist.
We just announced the upcoming launch of Coinbase NFT (https://t.co/U1ymWieRT3). We are getting a LOT of signups – so grateful for all your interest ??.
We are seeing insane loads on our servers and our team is working hard to get this resolved. Check back soon! #Coinbase
— Sanchan S Saxena (@sanchans) October 12, 2021
There were more than one million signups on the Coinbase NFT waitlist on the first day, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.
It wasnโt clear whether some of the signups were duplicates or spam, the person told Bloomberg.
According to the announcement, โthe initial launch will support Ethereum based ERC-721 and ERC-1155 standards with multi-chain support planned soon after.โย
A new revenue stream
Coinbase, which is currently mainly reliant on exchange fees, made a strategic move by stepping into the NFT game.
โJust as Coinbase helped millions of people access Bitcoin for the first time in an easy and trusted way โ we want to do the same for the NFTs,โ said the cryptocurrency exchange in the announcement.
NFT sales volume surged to $10,7 billion in the third quarter of 2021, according to DappRadarโs latest blockchain industry report.
โWeโre making NFTs more accessible by building user-friendly interfaces that put the complexity behind the scenes. Weโre adding social features that open new avenues for conversation and discovery. And weโre going to grow the creator community exponentially, a win for artists and for fans,โ added Coinbase, ready to diversify its revenue by tapping into the booming market.
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