Bybit joins the NFT marketplace party amid market’s renewed boom

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The non-fungible token (NFT) sector is going ballistic, and everybody wants a piece of the pie.

While far away from its heyday in August last year, when it was carrying out trade of over $1.7 billion each day, the NFT industry is nevertheless booming at the moment. It crossed $500 million in daily sales earlier this month for the first time since November, and profits have only been ascending since.

Source: nonfungible.com

Naturally, crypto firms are scrambling to be a part of this trade boom, and centralized cryptocurrency exchange Bybit is the latest to jump on the bandwagon.

The platform announced recently that its NFT marketplace had now gone live, which is aimed at giving users access to not just NFTs but also GameFi and the emerging Metaverse. Bybit’s ultimate goal is to connect digital artists and collectors, a statement noted.

Bybit’s CEO and co-founder Ben Zhou further noted that a myriad of misconceptions surrounds NFT investments, and the platform hopes to increase the accessibility of the digital ownership industry. He added,

“We are excited to provide a premier NFT platform for Bybit users so they can be part of the creation of a new marketplace and new world called the metaverse.”

The Bybit NFT Marketplace, as it has been named, is meant to function differently from existing NFT marketplaces, the statement claimed. This is because those using the platform won’t have to connect external wallets as they can trade digital collectibles directly from their spot accounts.

Moreover, the platform is not currently charging buyers any transaction fees, it added.

As part of the launch, the marketplace will initially be listing popular collections from Monster Galaxy, ONBD, and Realy. The availability of mystery boxes will also