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By Bruce Buterin
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OpenSea hit the brakes hard. The company just pushed back its much-hyped SEA token launch that was supposed to drop this month, leaving traders and investors pretty much hanging…
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The SEA token first popped up back in October and everyone thought it was going to be OpenSea's big move to shake things up on their platform.
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But the silence is getting old fast, and people who put money into this are starting to ask hard questions about whether OpenSea can actually pull this off.
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OpenSea CEO Alex Atallah tried to calm things down during a quick media chat on March 16. He said the delay was all about making sure the SEA token lives up to what people expect.
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The token was supposed to be a big part of OpenSea's plan to make their marketplace work better for everyone using it.
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Markets didn't like the news much. OpenSea's trading volume dropped a bit the day they made the announcement, which shows traders are being careful about what comes next.
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Big investors like Andreessen Horowitz are still waiting to hear more details about what's happening behind the scenes.
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The delay is messing up other plans too. OpenSea was supposed to host a community Q&A session on March 14 to talk about the SEA token, but they canceled it at the last minute.
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Competitors are definitely paying attention. Rarible's CEO Alex Salnikov posted on Twitter March 15 about his platform's new features, basically taking a shot at OpenSea for not…
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Some people in the industry think there might be regulatory issues causing the holdup. A source close to OpenSea who didn't want their name used said compliance problems could be…
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The delay is also hitting partnerships OpenSea already announced. They had a deal with a major gaming company from January that was supposed to use the SEA token for buying stuff…
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On March 20, an OpenSea spokesperson told The Block that internal discussions are happening to fix whatever's wrong.
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Crypto influencer Lark Davis wasn't holding back on Twitter March 19. He said he was disappointed about the delay and questioned whether people can still trust OpenSea to deliver…
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Binance made what looked like a dig at OpenSea when they announced March 18 that they'd keep listing new tokens on schedule.
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Crypto research firm Messari put out a report March 21 about the risks of delayed token launches.
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