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OpenSea recompenses USD 1.8 million to users after NFT listings blunder

OpenSea, one of the biggest portals for digital assets, reimbursed ETH 750 for 130 wallet items

Sakshi K S by Sakshi K S
January 28, 2022
in Crypto & Fintech, The Global Economics, Top Stories
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OpenSea recompenses USD 1.8 million to users after NFT listings blunder

OpenSea recompenses USD 1.8 million to users after NFT listings blunder

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OpenSea, a Non-fungible tokens (NFT) marketplace, has refurbished approximately USD 1.8 million to users who agonised losses after confusion about a feature on the portal. The OpenSea feature caused users to sell their valuable NFTs for far below market rates unintentionally.

According to data, OpenSea, one of the biggest portals for digital assets, reimbursed ETH 750 for 130 wallet items. The move arrived after criticism that the platform had failed to effectively address a user interface feature that allowed perceptive opportunists to purchase over USD 1 million worth of NFTs at a discounted price.

Purchasers who wanted to withdraw their listings on NFT portals had to send messages over the blockchain, which required them to pay ‘gas’ or transaction fees. However, NFT users tend to have multiple wallets, and moving the items to a different wallet can be a way to evade the costs.

The feature affected utilisers who had relocated their previously listed NFTs to other wallets without abandoning the old listings. Attackers skipped in and oppressed the ability to purchase those NFTs on a cheaper scale than their earlier listed price. Exploiters were then able to sell them at much higher market rates. Assets in numerous collections were affected, including Cool Cats, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, and CyberKongz.

The ambiguity establishes the extent to which the user-experience decisions made by the most prominent platforms in cryptocurrency can lead to expensive mistakes by even their most sophisticated customers.

On Monday, OpenSea reported actively reaching out and refurbishing affected consumers. In addition, the portal added a ‘Listings’ tab on users’ profiles that permits them to analyse both active and inactive listings of their NFT items.

On Sunday, Robert Garcia, 39, stated that he unintentionally sold his Mutant Ape NFT for ETH 4.7 (approximately USD 11,300). In 2021 he had transferred his NFT to a wallet without cancelling the previous listing as he would have had to pay a transaction fee, which he recollects was more than USD 100 at the time.

Garcia stated that he emailed OpenSea instantly after the unintentional sale and acknowledged a response from the marketplace on Thursday that offered him a compensation of ETH 13.8.

Bloomberg News reviewed the email, which stated that OpenSea would offer a reimbursement for the confusion. OpenSea further elucidated that it would not cancel listings on behalf of users as it required signatures. The marketplace apologised for not providing clarity on the procedure of withdrawing listings.

Garcia stated that he instantly put the refund toward purchasing a fresh Mutant NFT.

According to the OpneSea data, analysed by Bloomberg News, user jpegdegenlove made around ETH 340 (approximately over USD 800,000) in a few hours by abusing the OpenSea bug. The user sold at least five NFTs, three of which belonged to the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection.

About OpenSea

OpenSea is the biggest peer-to-peer marketplace for cryptocurrency goods (like eBay for cryptocurrency assets). Cryptogoods include collectables, gaming items, and other augmented reality goods backed by blockchain technology.

On OpenSea, anybody can purchase or sell these items via a smart contract. The OpenSea team possesses backgrounds from Stanford, Google, and Palantir. In addition, the marketplace is financed by 1Confirmation, Coinbase Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Founders Fund, and YCombinator.

 

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Tags: Bored Ape Yacht ClubMutant Ape Yacht ClubNFT marketplaceOpenSea
Sakshi K S

Sakshi K S

Sakshi is a professional content writer engaging readers with gripping business news stories.

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