FTX, a spot-and derivative cryptocurrency exchange announced the launch of NFT Marketplace on its trading platform.
According to FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, the newly launched NFT marketplace will be accessible to US users as well as other countries. Both US and non US users can use FTX US NFT platform.
Make your own NFTs ?
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) September 6, 2021
FTX Users will soon be able to deposit NFTs from other sources on FTX. This is important as peer-to-peer marketplace users of OpenSea and Solanart will be able list their NFTs on the FTX.com and FTX US.
All NFTs will be traded cross-chain across Ethereum and Solana.
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also both US and non-US users can use FTX US!
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) September 6, 2021
The FTX-US website has also added a test function for the NFT platform. Bankman-Fried Test NFT is on sale, the current bid for Bankman-Fried test post is more than $2.3 million.
FTX may be trying to capitalize upon the popularity of NFTs that are moving billions on specialized decentralized exchanges like opensea.