Sales of recently launched Reddit blockchain-based avatars are rising on nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea, outperforming the platform\u2019s proprietary store.<\/p>\n
Reddit, the \u201cfront page\u201d of the internet, plugged into the burgeoning world of NFTs with the announcement of collectible avatars in July 2022. The avatars became available to users in August and are already generating thousands of dollars in sales for artists.<\/p>\n
Reddit users are able to purchase a variety of avatars for their profiles using Vault, Reddit\u2019s cryptocurrency wallet, with credit and debit cards accepted to make payments for the blockchain-based NFTs.<\/p>\n
Reddit Avatars are created by a number of independent artists that use the platform and are minted on purchase on the Polygon blockchain. Given that OpenSea features cross-blockchain support across Ethereum, Polygon, Klaytn and Solana blockchains, Reddit NFTs are now being sold at a premium on the popular NFT marketplace.<\/p>\n
NFTs currently available for purchase on the Reddit Avatar store page range from $5.00 to $49, while the NFTs that were listed for $50 or more are now sold out. These more expensive avatars are still available on OpenSea, albeit for price ranges significantly higher than their original listings on Reddit.<\/p>\n
Two specific collections,\u00a0The Senses x Reddit Collectible Avatars and Foustlings x Reddit Collectible Avatars, <\/em>are prominent Reddit Avatar compilations that are featured on OpenSea.<\/p>\n Related:\u00a0Reddit partners with FTX to enable ETH gas fees for community points<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Around 1,300 The Senses NFTs are listed on the marketplace and have generated a total of 15 Ether (ETH) on Polygon, or $25,000, in sales since Aug. 20. The Mouths #12 is the most expensive NFT sold in the collection to date, sold for 1.377 Polygon-bridged ETH, or $333, on Sept. 3.<\/p>\n