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NFT marketplace Blur plans website shutdown while token drops sharply
Image: Crypto.newsNFT marketplace Blur announced plans to shut down its website frontend and stop matching new loans on its Blend lending protocol on November 12, 2026. The BLUR token dropped in value following the announcement. The underlying onchain marketplace protocol will remain operational. Blend borrowers have until November 12 to repay outstanding loans or allow them to default.
Key points
- Blur will shut down its website frontend on November 12, 2026.
- The underlying marketplace protocol will continue operating onchain.
- Blend will stop matching new loans on November 12, 2026.
- Blur founder Tieshun Pacman Roquerre also developed the Blast layer-2 network.
Why it matters
Users of Blur and Blend must settle loans and interact with marketplace contracts directly onchain after the website frontend closes.
Sources · 4 publishers
BeInCrypto
Tier 2
Blur Token Hits Record Low After NFT Marketplace Announces Website Shutdown
Decrypt
Tier 1
NFT Marketplace Blur to Shut Down Website, Stop New Blend Loans Next Month
Cryptonews.com
Tier 2
Blur NFT Marketplace to Shut Down Next Month as Trading Slows
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto.news
- Confirmed by BeInCrypto
- CryptoVideos brief published
- 2 more publishers added to sources
How this brief was made. Our system found this event in 4 independent publications, summarised two complete reports with AI and checked every number above against the source text. Sources are linked in full. Not financial advice. Report an error
