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Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)
Animoca Brands Co-Founder: Royalties Make It Possible for NFT Projects to Flourish
The computer gaming firm supports royalties. Removing them would only "send the industry backwards," said Yat Siu.
Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)

OpenSea Loophole AI Artwork (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Blur Reportedly Finds Loophole in OpenSea's Blocklist as Marketplace War Escalates
The apparent workaround allows the zero-fee marketplace to list collections that have previously been blocklisted by OpenSea, following months of debates around enforcing creator royalties.
OpenSea Loophole AI Artwork (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

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Artists Weigh In on the Battle Over NFT Creator Royalties
While some NFT marketplaces have switched to royalty-optional models, creatives share different thoughts on enforcing royalties through smart contracts.
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NFT Marketplace Blur Delays Native Token Launch
The platform, which targets pro NFT traders, said it would launch its BLUR governance token on Feb. 14 after months of incentivized airdrops.
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Magic Eden Launches Protocol to Enforce Creator Royalties
The top marketplace for Solana NFTs had moved to an optional creator royalty model in October.
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CDCROP: Concept NFT or non fungible token 3d illustration. (Getty Images)
NFT Marketplace X2Y2 Will Enforce Creator Royalties, After Pushback
The popular platform was among the first to make creator royalties optional, inspiring other marketplaces including LooksRare to follow suit.
CDCROP: Concept NFT or non fungible token 3d illustration. (Getty Images)

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OpenSea Makes Waves: Says Creator Royalties Will Be Enforced
“The world is otherwise burning, but we decided this couldn’t wait,” a representative from OpenSea told CoinDesk.
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OpenSea shown on a laptop (Unsplash)
OpenSea Launches First Royalty Enforcement Tool Amid NFT Marketplace Drama
The on-chain tool will blacklist collections from being resold on marketplaces that don’t enforce royalties and will only apply to new collections listed on the platform.
OpenSea shown on a laptop (Unsplash)

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Retract Royalties, Reduce Revenue: NFT Creators Are Suffering and so Are Marketplaces
A growing list of marketplaces are seeing the impacts of platforms ceasing to require buyers to pay royalties on collections. Experts aren’t optimistic about what this means for the market.
Pixel art buy and sell NFT monkey vector icon for 8bit game (Getty Images)

CDCROP: LooksRare NFT Marketplace (LooksRare)
NFT Marketplace LooksRare Switches to Optional Royalties
It joins a growing list of platforms that are choosing to forego royalty requirements as the default, including X2Y2 and Magic Eden.
CDCROP: LooksRare NFT Marketplace (LooksRare)