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Blur, once the largest Ethereum NFT marketplace, is shutting down its website on November 12, 2026.
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Blur's monthly NFT trading volume peaked near $1.43 billion in March 2023.
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By October 2026, that monthly volume had fallen below $7 million, a drop of more than 99.5%.
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Blend, Blur's NFT lending platform, stops matching new loans on the same date.
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The BLUR token dropped sharply on the news and now trades over 99% below its all-time high.
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Blur's on-chain marketplace contracts keep running even after the website goes dark.
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The shutdown follows Blast, a related Ethereum layer-2 network, closing down ten days earlier.
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NFT trading volume across the market has been shrinking for years, not just at Blur.