OpenSea Vice President Kelly Digregorio: The company is not seeking a sale, focusing on three key areas: gaming, Web3 natives, and consumer loyalty.

During a recent interview at the Consensus conference, Kelly Digregorio, Vice President of OpenSea and Head of Content Partnerships, stated that the company's CEO has never indicated a desire to sell OpenSea. She explained, "I believe there may have been a miscommunication in that interview, leading to media representations that do not align with the CEO's original intent."

Kelly Digregorio also revealed that OpenSea is currently focusing on three areas: gaming, the Web3 native sector, and the broader consumer loyalty sector. In terms of gaming, OpenSea has recently partnered with Gunzilla Games to integrate its Avalanche subnet, allowing players to trade in-game NFT assets on OpenSea. In the area of consumer loyalty, OpenSea is collaborating with traditional brands like Samsung to explore the application of NFTs in the consumer sector.

Regarding the outlook of the NFT market, Kelly Digregorio expressed optimism. She believes that NFTs still have great potential in areas such as gaming and intellectual property traceability. OpenSea is providing a better experience for users and creators through technological upgrades and the launch of creator tools.

In terms of competition, Kelly Digregorio believes that OpenSea has different product positioning and focus compared to competitors like Blur. OpenSea places more emphasis on creator tools, user experience, and other aspects. She stated that OpenSea has made a conscious effort to be very close to creators and users, which is OpenSea's market differentiator.

Regarding regulatory issues, Kelly Digregorio stated that this is not the primary concern for OpenSea. She believes that OpenSea, as a trusted marketplace, has implemented strong trust and safety measures to make industry participants feel secure and trusted.

Kelly Digregorio also mentioned that OpenSea is focusing on the development of OpenSea 2.0, which will rebuild the architecture in multiple ways, allowing the company to serve users, creators, and other stakeholders more quickly. In addition, OpenSea is exploring the application of NFTs in areas such as tokenized assets and ticketing, and has introduced new features such as burn-and-redeem.