OpenSea Faces Renewed Pressure to Adopt Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes

The push gained momentum on October 21 and 22, when Leonidas shared mock-up imagery featuring popular collections like Runestone, Bitcoin Puppets, and NodeMonkes within an OpenSea-branded environment. While these visuals display prices in BTC and trending metrics, the company has provided no official confirmation that such a roadmap exists. OpenSea’s current blockchain compatibility guide remains limited to networks like Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon, with no mention of Bitcoin-native assets.

This demand arrives at a volatile time for Bitcoin-focused marketplaces. Recent months saw the closure of services like Ord.io and Zap due to funding exhaustion, while Magic Eden previously signaled its intent to retreat from certain Bitcoin-adjacent operations. Despite the excitement from the community, OpenSea’s latest mobile app rollout—which supports trading across 25 blockchains—omits any specific mention of a Bitcoin integration. For now, the prospect of native Ordinals trading on the platform remains a public request rather than a confirmed development.