Solana NFTs Return to OpenSea After OG Marketplace Wound Down Beta Four Years Ago

Crypto’s marquee NFT marketplace is once again opening its arms to Solana collectibles. After scrapping a beta period for Solana NFTs in 2022, Opensea has re-enabled support for the network’s expansive and diverse range of onchain collectibles.

The return of Solana NFTs to Opensea comes as the network’s collectibles scene embraces exotic RWAs, like TCGs, Watches, and dinosaur bones. 

Meanwhile, the NFT OGs of yesteryear are still eagerly awaiting the long-promised launch of Opensea’s native token, $SEA, which was teased back in February 2025.

Solana NFTs Are Heading Back to OpenSea

Opensea, an iconic NFT marketplace boasting over $48.9B in cumulative volume, has reopened its doors to Solana-based assets and collections. The announcement comes four years after the venue sunset a beta testing period which initially brought 165 OG Solana collections to NFT’s biggest stage in 2022.

While much of the wider crypto community would argue that NFTs have died forever and we’ll never see the fervor and rampant speculation of 2021, one could argue that the market and technology has simply evolved. 

Generative pfp collections, like the Bored Ape Yacht Clubs and Solana Monkey Businesses that broke out into mainstream media in 2021 certainly don’t fetch the high-ticket sales of the past. However, tokenized exotic RWAs, like TCGs, watches, and other collectibles are rapidly emerging as one of crypto’s strongest verticals, with platforms like Collector Crypt witnessing strong demand and rising volumes.

By re-integrating Solana NFTs, Opensea gives its existing EVM userbase greater access not only to Solana’s OG NFT collections, but also to the emerging crop of exotic RWAs and onchain collectibles being pioneered on the network.

OpenSea Traders Still Waiting for $SEA

While Opensea’s embrace of Solana was met warmly from all corners of the crypto economy, the platform’s loyal users have had their biggest questions left unanswered. With Opensea taking over the timeline once again, disgruntled users jumped on the opportunity to air their grievances against the company, which promised to airdrop its community back in February 2025.

Opensea users are demanding answers over the lengthy delays of its eagerly-anticipated TGE (Token Generation Event). $SEA was originally expected to be launched in Q1 this year, but the Opensea team ultimately decided to postpone the launch until market conditions improved.

Since then collectors and traders have expressed frustration over ongoing activity campaigns, while others are losing hope that the platform will ever make good on its promise, and the $SEA token will never set out on its maiden voyage.

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