We got early beta access to the new
@OpenSea app.
After spending some time with it, here are our intern's two biggest takeaways 🧵
1. Crypto setup reduced to a few taps
Once you download the app, you're only a few taps away from making your first trade.
You can connect your existing wallets or create both a Solana and EVM wallet with a single tap.
If you're new to crypto, this is about as easy as it gets.
You can then fund your account using a variety of payment methods, including Apple Pay.
- No downloading multiple wallets.
- No navigating complicated exchanges.
- No bridging between chains.
OpenSea handles most of the setup behind the scenes.
2. This feels more like a crypto discovery app than an NFT marketplace
Yes, NFTs are still there.
But the experience feels much broader.
Tokens, collections, trending assets... it feels built around discovering crypto, not just collecting JPEGs.
It isn't trying to compete with pro trading terminals.
It's trying to become the easiest place for the next million people to buy their first crypto asset.
Who is this app for?
If you're a pro trader glued to charts all day, probably not.
But if you're introducing someone to crypto for the first time, this might be one of the easiest onboarding experiences I've used.
My biggest takeaway wasn't any single feature.
It was how invisible the infrastructure felt.
Wallet creation, funding, and multi-chain support all happen with surprisingly little friction.
That's the direction consumer crypto has needed for years.
If OpenSea executes well from here, this app has the potential to become many people's first crypto app, not just their first NFT app.
Visit
@opensea to find out how to get early access.