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Blur, Tensor Tokens Dip After NFT Marketplace OpenSea Receives SEC Wells Notice

The U.S. regulator alleged that NFTs sold on OpenSea are securities, the OpenSea CEO said earlier Wednesday.

BLUR price on Aug. 28 (CoinDesk)
BLUR price on Aug. 28 (CoinDesk)

Cryptocurrencies of non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces dipped during Wednesday U.S. morning hours following news of OpenSea facing potential U.S. regulatory action.

Adding to earlier losses alongside a broad crypto decline begun Tuesday evening U.S. hours, Blur (BLUR) fell another 5% in the minutes following the news before a modest bounce. It's now down 10% over the past 24 hours. Tensor (TNSR), a Solana-based NFT marketplace aggregator, also traded 3% lower. The token's price was down nearly 9% over the past 24 hours. The broader CoinDesk 20 Index was lower by 4% over the same time frame.

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The morning price action happened as OpenSea's CEO said the platform received a Wells notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that the digital arts sold on the marketplace are securities.

Read more: OpenSea Gets Wells Notice From SEC, Calling NFTs Sold on Platform Securities

Krisztian Sandor

Krisztian Sandor is a U.S. markets reporter focusing on stablecoins, tokenization, real-world assets. He graduated from New York University's business and economic reporting program before joining CoinDesk. He holds BTC, SOL and ETH.

Krisztian Sandor