Do you know it’s only been 5 months since the Blur marketplace launched, and already they managed to set the NFT space on fire? Wait, is this why their brand color is Orange?! Anyway, here we go again with another flamboyant Blur-related announcement: the blur marketplace on mobile is officially a real thing now.
OpenSea has been in the game since 2017 and is the first NFT marketplace ever, and they even released their mobile app version in late 2021. Blur came to the scene in October 2022 and wants to dominate. They have no chill.
Is this what it takes to knock out OpenSea?
OR Is it legit because “all is fair in love and war”? (Why is it a war anyway?)
Will Blur on mobile feature crown Blur as the champion of NFT trading?
Let’s try to figure it out.
Blur Marketplace On Mobile Features
Two days ago, on March 13, Blur announced its Blur marketplace on mobile feature via Twitter:
🚨FEATURE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨
You can now browse and buy NFTs on mobile!
More mobile functionality coming SOON pic.twitter.com/1Slt4zqOM1
— Blur (@blur_io) March 13, 2023
The functionality of this feature is a bit limited, however, they did claim that “more mobile functionality is coming SOON”. So probably the announcement was to hype people up and let them test out the waters with this new mobile thing.
To be clear, Blur did not release an application for its marketplace, they just provided mobile browser support. To use Blur on mobile all you have to do is go to your web browser and type “Blur.io”. Also, make sure you installed the Metamask app to sync your wallet.
This keeps us guessing their choice, is it because OpenSea has a mobile app already? OR is it because Apple has made it a living hell with their NFT restrictions? The basic feature of Blur’s mobile accessibility is being able to explore and purchase NFTs on the platform. That’s it. The goal is accessibility, and obviously, anything that becomes available on our ever-so-attached-to-our-skin mobile phone garners mass adoption. Simple equation.
Community Reactions
The community was clearly very pleased with the Blur marketplace on mobile announcement, as they were eagerly waiting for this feature. Despite many reporting some bug issues and interface problems with the Blur experience on mobile, the announcement was met with open arms from the market. Below is a chart from Coingecko showing the fluctuation in BLUR token’s value over the past week:
- March 12 → Blur token was worth $0.45
- March 13 → Day of the announcement, the token got a little bit higher at $0.54
- March 14 → Dramatic spike up till reaching $0.728. PROOF reported it to be a 33% increase.
- March 15 → Token at $0.63 with a 3% decrease from its ATH.
Seems like Blur users got another pump of cash in their pockets. Here are some excited sentiments from the community over the Blur marketplace on mobile announcement:
Blur on mobile is doppeeeeee. I mean i don’t use my laptop anymore because my phone does it all now . We’ll almost all. Some things easier then others but mobile trading is a thing of the future I believe . To be on the move and trading.
— ForgPapi (@ForgPapi_eth) March 13, 2023
Hands down the best shippers in the ETH NFT marketplace ecosystem.
Mobile access is a critical need, and @blur_io team knows how to listen to their customers and has a deep understanding of the NFT market. https://t.co/e0j29CV0FO
— yh.ΞTH🦇🔊 | Delphi Digital (@yh_0x) March 13, 2023
GM! I just realized that now we can browse and buy on mobile on @blur_io. I think this was one of the things holding me to adopt Blur 100% on my trades. Did you try it on mobile already? How's the experience? What functionalities are still missing? pic.twitter.com/h4qvnoPCAy
— LITTΞRIO.ETH 🇺🇸🇧🇷 (@litterioeth) March 13, 2023
Some skepticism also happened:
Removing the ability to see bids on mobile is terrible. Blur bidding is the entire point of your platform and we can't even see it anymore unless on desktop
— The Old Sugarman Place (@Bralone85) March 13, 2023
For sure, as long as blur can get the degens on board with promises of airdrops, they’ll keep winning
(even if their mobile site is complete garbage)
— fomoPhil (@0xfomoPhil) March 13, 2023
Now you can wash trade and bid farm stolen goods on mobile yay!
— TLDNs.eth 💰🤖⛓️Ⓜ️🏆 (@tldn) March 13, 2023
The Verdict: Blur Is Dope?
According to the increase in Blur’s token value and the general excitement of Blur users, it seems like this blur marketplace on mobile update is only putting Blur at the forefront.
Actually, the whole Blur marketplace existence is debatable, especially its bloodthirst to beat OpenSea. Blur is going way out of its way to prove it’s the number one platform for trading NFTs. To a point where it’s suspected of wash trading and spiking gas wars.
However, it seems to faze no one and despite some passionate hate towards Blur’s actions, they don’t seem to be shutting down anytime soon.