Updated November 2, 2026: new comparison with OpenSea, Magic Eden, Tensor and SuperRare, fees taken from the marketplaces' own help pages, and a full list of NFT marketplaces that have closed since 2024.
The NFT market in 2026: fewer marketplaces, one clear leader
NFT trading has shrunk for the fourth year in a row. According to CryptoSlam, worldwide NFT sales came to 5.63 billion dollars in 2025, 36.5% less than in 2024. The first three quarters of 2026 added up to 2.10 billion dollars (sum of the monthly figures), 54% below the same period a year earlier. October 2026 closed at 181.6 million dollars, against 627.7 million in October 2025.
Less volume means fewer marketplaces can cover their costs. In 2026 alone Nifty Gateway, Foundation, Binance NFT and Exchange Art closed, Magic Eden withdrew from Ethereum and Bitcoin, and Blur announced the end of its website. For collectors this has two consequences: the remaining volume is concentrated on a few platforms, and anyone holding NFTs should know where they are stored and how to move them.
Where the trading happens also matters. In the 30 days to November 2, 2026, Ethereum accounted for 31.9% of global NFT sales, Bitcoin for 25.3%, Polygon for 19.1%, BNB Chain for 7.5%, Immutable for 5.4%, Base for 4.5% and Solana for 2.7% (CryptoSlam). Ethereum collectors therefore have most liquidity, meaning the most buyers and sellers, on OpenSea, while Solana collectors use Magic Eden and Tensor.
Active NFT marketplaces compared
The table shows the marketplaces with visible, ongoing trading as of November 2, 2026. Fees come from each provider's own help or fee page.
| Marketplace | Blockchains | Marketplace fee | Creator royalties | Best for |
|---|
| OpenSea | 27, including Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Solana | 1% for the seller, included in the price; 10% on primary drops | Set by the collection, enforced on ERC721-C and ERC1155-C contracts, at most 10% | Broadest selection, beginners and collectors |
| Magic Eden | Solana | 2% per transaction, listing is free | Optional for buyers unless the collection enforces them | Solana collections, packs |
| Tensor | Solana (30,000+ collections) | 2% for the taker, 0% for the maker | Paid in full on collections with enforced royalties, otherwise the taker chooses | Active traders on Solana |
| SuperRare | Ethereum | 3% buyer fee; 15% on first sales | 10% to the artist on every resale | Digital art from approved artists |
Maker and taker: the maker places an offer or listing and waits, the taker accepts an existing one. Creator royalties are the share of a resale that goes to the artist or project behind a collection.
Market share: Among the Ethereum-based marketplaces tracked by Token Terminal, OpenSea handled 70.1% of volume in September 2026 and 78.2% in the week starting October 25, 2026; Blur handled 21.0% in that week (The Block Data). Magic Eden, Tensor and SuperRare are not included in that dataset, and no published 2026 figure splits the Solana market between Magic Eden and Tensor.
OpenSea: the broadest marketplace, 1% for sellers
OpenSea charges sellers 1% per sale, already included in the price buyers see, and buyers pay nothing extra. Token swaps cost 0.5%, mints in a primary drop 10%, and private listings are free, according to OpenSea's fee page. The marketplace supports 27 blockchains, from Ethereum, Base and Polygon to Solana. Creator earnings are mandatory only on collections built on ERC721-C or ERC1155-C contracts; elsewhere the seller decides, up to 10%. For most collectors OpenSea is the natural starting point, because it covers the most blockchains and has the highest trading volume.
Magic Eden: Solana only since March 2026
Magic Eden ended its marketplaces for Ethereum, other EVM chains and Bitcoin on March 9, 2026, and now concentrates on Solana, packs and Lucky Buy. According to its help center, Magic Eden takes 2% on all transactions, listing is free, and buyers can choose whether to pay royalties unless the collection enforces them. Our analysis of the Magic Eden restructuring explains what changed for wallet users.
Tensor: Solana marketplace for active traders
Tensor is run by the Tensor Foundation, which took over the marketplace from Tensor Labs in November 2025. Its documentation lists a 2% taker fee and a 0% maker fee, so anyone who lists and waits for a buyer pays no marketplace fee. Royalties are paid in full on collections that enforce them. Tensor covers more than 30,000 Solana collections and shows floor prices, bids and volume in real time, which suits traders who buy and sell often.
SuperRare: digital art from approved artists
On SuperRare, only whitelisted artists can mint new works, and trading runs on Ethereum. According to its fee page, buyers pay a 3% marketplace fee on top of the price, 15% of a first sale goes to the SuperRare DAO treasury, and artists receive 10% of every resale. The fees are higher than on open marketplaces; in return, every work comes from an approved artist.
Other marketplaces that are still online
Rarible belongs to IMPOSSIBLE since May 2026 and continues to trade on Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Base and other chains; sellers pay 2%, on Solana 1.5%, buyers pay no extra fee (Rarible FAQ). Crypto.com NFT serves customers of the Crypto.com app on the Cronos POS chain, with withdrawals to Ethereum, Polygon, Cronos and Solana (Crypto.com help). OKX continues to run an NFT marketplace on its Web3 platform. LooksRare remains online and focuses on games, with an aggregator for listings from other marketplaces.
Closed NFT marketplaces: dates, NFTs and alternatives
When a marketplace closes, your NFTs are not lost as long as they sit in your own wallet. What changes is the route to sell them. Custodial platforms, which hold the NFTs for you like an exchange account, set a deadline for withdrawals. This list covers the closures since 2024, newest first.
| Marketplace | Closed on | What happened to NFTs and funds | Alternative |
|---|
| Blur (website) | November 12, 2026, announced October 12, 2026 | NFTs stay in your wallet, the smart contracts keep running. Blend arranges no new loans from November 12; borrowers repay or default | OpenSea |
| Exchange Art | August 1, 2026 | Works and funds held in escrow were returned before the closure; NFTs remain on Solana | Magic Eden, Tensor |
| Binance NFT | July 3, 2026 | Custodial: NFTs had to be withdrawn to Binance Wallet or another wallet by the deadline | OpenSea |
| Foundation | April 2026, permanently offline since April 27, 2026 | NFTs stay in wallets; listed works sit in an escrow contract and are delisted with community tools; media pinned until April 2027 | SuperRare, OpenSea |
| Nifty Gateway | April 23, 2026 | Custodial: withdrawals remain possible after logging in, including a bulk withdrawal tool | OpenSea |
| Magic Eden (Ethereum, EVM chains, Bitcoin) | March 9, 2026; wallet export-only from April 1, 2026 | Listings and bids on EVM chains ended; Bitcoin bid balances had to be withdrawn by March 27 | OpenSea for EVM chains, Magic Eden or Tensor for Solana |
| X2Y2 | April 30, 2025 | Non-custodial, the contracts keep running, no withdrawal deadline | OpenSea |
| Bybit NFT | April 8, 2025 | Users moved their NFTs to their own wallets before the closure | OpenSea |
| Kraken NFT | February 27, 2025, withdrawals only from November 27, 2024 | Custodial: withdrawal to an own wallet by the deadline | OpenSea |
| MakersPlace | 2025, transfers until June 2025 | Remaining NFTs were moved to the custody service MetaKeep and can be claimed with the account email | SuperRare |
| KnownOrigin | End of 2024 | NFTs remain tradable, open bids were refunded in ETH | OpenSea, SuperRare |
| Coinbase NFT | August 1, 2024 | NFTs stay in the wallet; listings that were not cancelled remain on-chain | OpenSea |
| GameStop NFT | February 2, 2024 | NFTs remain on the blockchain and can be sold elsewhere | OpenSea |
Blur shuts down its website on November 12, 2026
Blur, once the largest Ethereum NFT marketplace, announced on October 12, 2026 that it will switch off its website on November 12, 2026. Only the website goes; the marketplace contracts on Ethereum keep running. Blur's monthly volume had fallen from about 1.43 billion dollars in March 2023 to under 7 million dollars in March 2026. The lending product Blend arranges no new loans from November 12, so outstanding loans need a decision before that date. We explain the steps in our article on the Blur shutdown and Blend loans. Cancel open listings and bids on the Blur website before November 12 and then revoke the approvals in your wallet.
Nifty Gateway closed on April 23, 2026
Gemini announced the closure of Nifty Gateway on January 23, 2026 and later extended the deadline to April 23, 2026. Because Nifty Gateway held NFTs for its users, they have to be withdrawn: after logging in on the Nifty Gateway website, a bulk tool moves them to an own wallet. NFTs from Nifty Gateway can then be traded on OpenSea.
Binance NFT closed on July 3, 2026
Binance wound down its centralized NFT service on July 3, 2026 and gave users one month to withdraw, as The Block reported. Transferable NFTs went to Binance Wallet or another compatible wallet. Ethereum and BNB Chain NFTs moved this way can be listed on OpenSea.
Foundation has been offline since April 2026
Foundation closed in April 2026 after a planned sale fell through. According to the notice on the Foundation website, the platform stays offline permanently and media remains pinned on IPFS until April 2027. Artists who had works listed need to delist them from the escrow contract; community tools exist for this. Comparable curated art is now sold on SuperRare.
Magic Eden ended Ethereum and Bitcoin trading in March 2026
Magic Eden announced on February 27, 2026 that it would stop its EVM and Bitcoin marketplaces on March 9, 2026. The Magic Eden wallet switched to export-only on April 1, 2026. Ethereum, Polygon and Base NFTs can be traded on OpenSea, Solana NFTs remain on Magic Eden.
Coinbase NFT, Kraken NFT, Bybit NFT and X2Y2
Coinbase NFT closed on August 1, 2024; Coinbase recommends moving valuable NFTs to a new wallet so that old listings can no longer be filled (Coinbase Help). Kraken NFT stopped on February 27, 2025 (Kraken FAQ), Bybit's NFT marketplace on April 8, 2025, and X2Y2 on April 30, 2025, whose contracts keep running (X2Y2 announcement).
What to do when an NFT marketplace closes
- Check where your NFTs are. If they are in your own wallet (MetaMask, Phantom, Ledger), they stay yours. If the platform holds them, withdraw them before the deadline.
- Cancel open listings and bids while the website still works. Listings can otherwise remain valid on-chain.
- Revoke approvals. An approval allows a marketplace contract to move your NFTs or tokens. Old approvals stay active after a closure.
- Save the media. Many NFTs point to files that the marketplace hosts. Pin important files yourself, for example on IPFS.
- Choose a new marketplace that supports the blockchain of your NFTs: OpenSea for Ethereum and most EVM chains, Magic Eden or Tensor for Solana.
Security: revoke old approvals and check collections
The most common risk in NFT trading is an old approval rather than the marketplace itself. In September 2026 a flaw in Limit Break's Payment Processor, the protocol behind Magic Eden's former Ethereum marketplace, was used to drain NFTs and WETH from wallets that still had an approval for it. Our article on the Magic Eden and Limit Break exploit lists the two contracts to revoke, and the free tool Revoke checks your wallet. A hardware wallet protects your keys but does not stop an approval you signed earlier, so revoking matters for every wallet.
Before buying, compare the contract address of a collection with the address the project publishes on its website or X account, and watch for copies with a similar name. Keep valuable NFTs in a separate wallet that you never connect to unknown sites. Our comparisons of hardware wallets and software wallets show which wallets support NFTs.
Fees explained, with an example
Three costs apply to an NFT sale: the marketplace fee, the creator royalty set by the collection, and the network fee (gas) of the blockchain, which goes to the network, not to the marketplace. Example: you sell an NFT on OpenSea for 1 ETH, and the collection asks for 5% creator earnings. OpenSea keeps 0.01 ETH, the creator receives 0.05 ETH, and you receive 0.94 ETH. Gas is added on top and varies with network activity; it is much higher on Ethereum than on Solana or Polygon.
How to buy an NFT in five steps
- Set up a wallet that supports the blockchain: MetaMask for Ethereum and EVM chains, Phantom for Solana.
- Buy ETH or SOL on an exchange and send it to your wallet.
- Connect the wallet to the marketplace, for example OpenSea for Ethereum or Magic Eden and Tensor for Solana.
- Check the collection: verified badge, contract address, trading history and the number of holders.
- Buy at the listed price or place an offer, confirm in the wallet and read what you sign.
New to the topic? Our NFT guide explains what an NFT is and how ownership on the blockchain works.
How we rate NFT marketplaces
The scores on the cards combine three criteria, each from 0 to 100. Fees: marketplace fee for buyers and sellers according to the provider's fee page. Trading volume: share of volume and visible ongoing trading. Selection: supported blockchains, number of collections and range of products. The test result is the rounded average. Status, fees and market shares were checked on November 2, 2026. None of the marketplaces pays CryptoTicker for its placement; the buttons lead directly to the providers.
Frequently asked questions about NFT marketplaces
Which NFT marketplace is the largest in 2026?
OpenSea. Among the Ethereum-based marketplaces tracked by Token Terminal, it handled about 70% of volume in September 2026 and 78.2% in the last week of October 2026. On Solana, Magic Eden and Tensor share the market.
Is Blur shutting down?
Blur switches off its website on November 12, 2026. The smart contracts on Ethereum keep running, and NFTs in your wallet stay yours. Blend will not arrange new loans from that date. Cancel open listings and bids before November 12 and revoke approvals afterwards.
What happened to Nifty Gateway?
Nifty Gateway closed on April 23, 2026. Users can still log in on the Nifty Gateway website and withdraw their NFTs to their own wallet with a bulk tool, then trade them on OpenSea.
Are my NFTs lost when a marketplace closes?
No, as long as they are in your own wallet. The NFT is recorded on the blockchain, not in the marketplace's database. On custodial platforms such as Nifty Gateway, Binance NFT or Kraken NFT, you have to withdraw the NFTs to your own wallet.
What fees does OpenSea charge?
OpenSea charges sellers 1% per sale, included in the displayed price. Buyers pay no extra marketplace fee. Mints in primary drops cost 10%, token swaps 0.5%. Creator earnings and gas come on top.
Can I still trade Ethereum or Bitcoin NFTs on Magic Eden?
No. Magic Eden ended its EVM and Bitcoin marketplaces on March 9, 2026 and now supports Solana only. Ethereum, Polygon and Base NFTs can be traded on OpenSea.
Which marketplace is best for Solana NFTs?
Magic Eden and Tensor. Both charge 2%. On Tensor, only the taker pays, so listing and waiting is free. Magic Eden also offers packs and Lucky Buy.
How do I revoke NFT approvals?
Open an approval checker such as Revoke, connect your wallet and revoke approvals for marketplaces you no longer use. Each revocation is a blockchain transaction and costs a small network fee.
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