OpenSea Restarts Solana NFT Trading for Selected Collections
OpenSea said Solana NFT buying and selling began August 31, 2026. Help pages describe a selected-collection rollout after support ended in 2023, and they require a Solana wallet.
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
On August 31, 2026, OpenSea published an announcement that it now supports Solana NFTs. An NFT is a unique digital collectible recorded on a blockchain. Solana is a separate network from Ethereum, the chain most OpenSea collectors already use. The post says that beginning that day, collectors can find, buy, and sell Solana-based NFTs on OpenSea. [1]
The same day, OpenSea’s official account on X posted that Solana NFTs were live, and that collectors could buy, sell, trade, and bid. The post is timestamped August 31, 2026, at 22:07 UTC. [2]
OpenSea is a digital-collectibles marketplace. This article reports what OpenSea published and what its help pages say. It does not rank OpenSea against other marketplaces, and it is not a review of any collection.
CONFIRMED EVIDENCE
The August 31 announcement names four collections as available at launch: Claynosaurz, Mad Lads, Collector Crypt, and Phygitals, plus others. It also says Solana tokens were already tradable on OpenSea, and that Solana now joins more than 25 blockchains on the site. [1]
As of September 6, 2026, those four collection pages were live and showed Solana items with buy options. A Solana collections filter page was also live. Those pages confirm the listings exist. They do not prove how much trading has occurred, and this article does not treat changing floor prices as facts. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
OpenSea’s help center now has a Solana NFTs section with 16 articles. Those pages, retrieved on September 6, 2026, are more specific than the announcement. [8]
OpenSea says this is a new build. It supported Solana NFTs in 2022 and wound that support down in 2023. Support today starts with a selected group of collections and grows from there. Search by collection name. If you cannot find it, it is not part of the current rollout. OpenSea also says it cannot promise when or whether a requested collection will be added. Some items can appear on a collection page but cannot be bought or listed, because of how they were created. That limit is about the item type, not the collection name. [9] [10]
The announcement said collectors would not need to switch wallets. The buy-and-sell help article is stricter. You need a Solana wallet, such as Phantom or Solflare, or the Solana address in an OpenSea wallet. An Ethereum address cannot hold a Solana NFT. You also need SOL, Solana’s native coin, to pay the network fee. Readers should follow the help page, not the shorter announcement line. [1] [11]
You cannot create a new Solana NFT on OpenSea. You cannot run a Solana drop there. What you can do, if the collection is already covered, is list an item you own, buy one, make an offer, or cancel those actions. [12]
Listing works differently than it does on Ethereum. When you list using OpenSea, the item moves into a holding account until the listing ends or sells. Your wallet app may stop showing it. OpenSea says that is expected, and that canceling the listing returns the item in the same transaction. Listing on OpenSea usually also takes the item off other Solana marketplaces while the listing is live. Cancel first if you want to list it somewhere else. [13] [14]
On iPhone, the OpenSea app can buy, list, and make offers. On Android, the app can browse Solana collections, but buying, listing, and offers are not available there yet. OpenSea says Android users should open opensea.io in a mobile browser and connect a Solana wallet. [15]
Pay in the currency the listing uses, from a Solana wallet. Most listings use SOL. Some collections use USDC on Solana. Paying from another chain at checkout is not available for Solana items yet. [16]
Three amounts can apply to a Solana purchase or sale: the OpenSea fee, taken from the seller’s proceeds; creator earnings, if the collection has them, paid by the buyer on top of the price; and a Solana network fee, plus a refundable account deposit when you create a listing or an offer, paid in SOL. OpenSea’s general fee page, dated May 12, 2026, says the company typically charges a 1 percent fee for selling NFTs, and that prices can change. The Solana fee article points to that page. It does not publish a separate Solana-only percentage. [17] [18]
On September 4, 2026, OpenSea’s weekly digest called Solana NFTs fully live. It also said Solana was the first of its supported chains outside the Ethereum family to offer full buying, selling, and bidding. That is OpenSea’s later description of its own product, not an independent ranking. [19]
CONTEXT AND TIMELINE
OpenSea’s help page places this launch after an earlier attempt: Solana NFT support in 2022, then a wind-down in 2023. The company says today’s product is a new build, not the old one switched back on. It also says Solana token swaps were already available in the OpenSea wallet before this NFT rollout. [9]
For collectors who already use other Solana marketplaces, the practical change is narrower than the announcement headline. OpenSea covers a selected group of collections, not every Solana collection. An OpenSea listing typically takes the item off those other sites until you cancel it, because the item leaves your wallet and sits in OpenSea’s holding account while listed. [10] [14]
OpenSea says it also shows listings from other Solana marketplaces so prices can be compared in one place. That is OpenSea’s description of the page. This article does not test whether every outside listing appears, or whether those prices stay current. [9]
WHAT REMAINS UNKNOWN OR DISPUTED
OpenSea has not published a full public list of every Solana collection on the site, or a date when remaining collections will be added. The help page says the company cannot promise when or whether a requested collection will be added. [10]
This article does not measure trading volume, market share, or collection prices. Those figures change and were not treated as confirmed facts here.
OpenSea’s claim that Solana is the first supported chain outside the Ethereum family with full buy, sell, and bid features is the company’s own product description. This article does not independently check every other chain on OpenSea. [19]
The August 31 announcement does not mention a marketplace token. This article does not infer one.
Android trading, Solana minting on OpenSea, and paying from another chain at checkout are unsupported on the help pages reviewed on September 6, 2026. Those pages do not give dates for those features. [15] [12] [16]
WHAT READERS SHOULD WATCH NEXT
Search the collection name on OpenSea, or read the collections help page, before assuming an item can be bought or listed. Watch the mobile help page for any change to Android trading. Watch the create-NFT help page if you make Solana collectibles; minting on OpenSea is not available now. Watch the fee pages for any change to the typical 1 percent selling fee. None of those pages is a signal to buy or sell. [10] [15] [12] [18]
SOURCES AND DISCLOSURES
[1] OpenSea blog, “OpenSea Adds Support for Solana NFTs,” published August 31, 2026:
https://opensea.io/blog/articles/opensea-adds-support-for-solana-nfts
[2] OpenSea on X, “Solana NFTs are now live on OpenSea,” posted August 31, 2026, 22:07 UTC:
https://x.com/opensea/status/2094547650502631836
[3] OpenSea Solana collections filter page, retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://opensea.io/collections?chains=solana
[4] OpenSea collection page for Claynosaurz, retrieved September 6, 2026, showing Solana items with buy options:
https://opensea.io/collection/claynosaurz
[5] OpenSea collection page for Mad Lads, retrieved September 6, 2026, showing Solana items with buy options:
https://opensea.io/collection/mad-lads
[6] OpenSea collection page for Collector Crypt, retrieved September 6, 2026, showing Solana items with buy options:
https://opensea.io/collection/collector-crypt
[7] OpenSea collection page for Phygitals, retrieved September 6, 2026, showing Solana items with buy options:
https://opensea.io/collection/phygitals
[8] OpenSea Help Center, “Solana NFTs” article collection (16 articles), retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/collections/19737724-solana-nfts
[9] OpenSea Help Center, “Did OpenSea support Solana NFTs before?” retrieved September 6, 2026, including the 2022 support, 2023 wind-down, and new-build statement:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779877-did-opensea-support-solana-nfts-before
[10] OpenSea Help Center, “Which Solana collections are on OpenSea?” retrieved September 6, 2026, including the selected-group rollout and items that can be viewed but not bought:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779826-which-solana-collections-are-on-opensea
[11] OpenSea Help Center, “How do I buy or sell a Solana NFT?” retrieved September 6, 2026, including the Solana-wallet requirement:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779799-how-do-i-buy-or-sell-a-solana-nft
[12] OpenSea Help Center, “Can I create a Solana NFT on OpenSea?” retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779830-can-i-create-a-solana-nft-on-opensea
[13] OpenSea Help Center, “Why did my Solana NFT leave my wallet after listing?” retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779807-why-did-my-solana-nft-leave-my-wallet-after-listing
[14] OpenSea Help Center, “Why is my Solana listing gone from other marketplaces?” retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779820-why-is-my-solana-listing-gone-from-other-marketplaces
[15] OpenSea Help Center, “Can I buy or sell Solana NFTs in the OpenSea mobile app?” retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779860-can-i-buy-or-sell-solana-nfts-in-the-opensea-mobile-app
[16] OpenSea Help Center, “Can I pay for a Solana NFT with any token or chain?” retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779852-can-i-pay-for-a-solana-nft-with-any-token-or-chain
[17] OpenSea Help Center, “What fees do I pay on a Solana purchase or sale?” retrieved September 6, 2026:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/16779898-what-fees-do-i-pay-on-a-solana-purchase-or-sale
[18] OpenSea Help Center, “What fees do I pay on OpenSea?” dated May 12, 2026, including the typical 1 percent selling fee:
https://support.opensea.io/en/articles/8867091-what-fees-do-i-pay-on-opensea
[19] OpenSea blog, “Currents: Justin Aversano, NODE, Museum of Art + Light and more news,” published September 4, 2026, including the later “fully live” description:
https://opensea.io/blog/articles/opensea-digest-september-4-2026
Disclosure: This is a sourced product and process report, not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any NFT, token, or collection, or to use OpenSea or any other marketplace. Named collections are cited because OpenSea listed them at launch. That is not an endorsement. No paid placement, sponsorship, or affiliate relationship with OpenSea, Solana, or the cited collections was used. The featured illustration was generated for CryptoWorkPro and is not a documentary photograph of a marketplace, collection, or sale, and is not a copy of OpenSea or project artwork.