Blur captured more than 70% of Ethereum NFT trading volume in March 2023, when activity on the platform reached approximately $1.43 billion
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Why we checked itSpecific market share percentage and trading volume figure that could be verified against DefiLlama data
What we foundThe claim that Blur captured more than 70% of Ethereum NFT trading volume in March 2023 at approximately $1.43 billion is confirmed by multiple genuinely independent sources — including DappRadar's own Q1 2023 industry report (a primary data source), a contemporaneous April 2023 news report citing DappRadar and Dune Analytics data, and Blur's own website — alongside CoinDesk's citation of DefiLlama.
Sources checked
- DappRadar Q1 2023 NFT Industry Report — Primary independent data source; directly reported Blur's 70.5% market dominance in March 2023 from its own on-chain data collection.
- Yahoo Finance / Decrypt (April 4, 2023) — Contemporaneous reporting citing DappRadar and Dune Analytics data; reported ~$1.35B in Blur Ethereum NFT volume for March 2023, confirming dominance independently of CoinDesk.
- CoinCentral — Cited DefiLlama directly (not via CoinDesk) for the $1.43B and >70% figures, providing a secondary independent citation of the original data source.
- PlayToEarn — Cited DefiLlama directly for the $1.43B and >70% figures, another independent citation of the original data source.
- CoinDesk (original article) — The article being fact-checked; explicitly attributes the data to DefiLlama.