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Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/06\/30\/magic-eden-ceo-nft-marketplace\/<\/a><\/br>
\nMagic Eden CEO talks multichain expansion and what\u2019s next for the NFT platform<\/br>
\n2023-06-30 21:47:09<\/br><\/p>\n

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Welcome back to Chain Reaction<\/a>, a podcast that unpacks and dives deep into the latest trends, drama and news in crypto with some of the biggest names in the industry to break things down block by block for the crypto curious.<\/p>\n

For this week\u2019s episode<\/a>, Jacquelyn<\/a> interviewed Jack Lu<\/a>, co-founder and CEO of NFT marketplace Magic Eden. This is his second time on Chain Reaction, but the market has evolved a lot since the last time he came on<\/a> in August 2022, so we\u2019re excited to have him back!<\/p>\n

Before co-founding Magic Eden in 2021, Lu worked as a product manager at Google and a consultant for Boston Consulting Group.<\/p>\n

Magic Eden originally began as a Solana-based NFT trading platform, but has expanded its support to other blockchain networks like Polygon<\/a>, Ethereum and Bitcoin<\/a>. Today, it has grown into one of the largest NFT marketplaces with over 8,000 collections, about $3 billion in NFT transactions and 22 million unique monthly visitors. In June 2022, Magic Eden raised $130 million<\/a> in a Series B round that granted it unicorn status.<\/p>\n

Lu dropped a bunch of interesting nuggets about the NFT space and how Magic Eden is planning to tackle the changing environment, especially around NFTs.<\/p>\n

He shared that Magic Eden plans to stay competitive through its multichain offerings and by supporting some of the biggest NFT collections<\/a> in the space, like Mad Lads, which will also onboard its audience to its platform. In the Bitcoin NFT space, the marketplace is looking to tap \u201ca lot of the cross-chain overlap,\u201d Lu said, adding, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of Solana community members and Ethereum community members who have tried to check out BTC.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if Magic Eden will add more blockchains to its platform, Lu maintained that his stance is to \u201cnever say never,\u201d but right now it\u2019s not eyeing any new additions.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing from one to four [blockchains] in six months is like having four kids, four babies, and we have to nurture all of them,\u201d he said. \u201cRight now, we definitely feel like we have to consolidate and polish up the experience for all these ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, there\u2019s a lot of innovation on the way, and Lu wants to be ready for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of chains, whether that\u2019s specific to gaming \u2014 there are category-specific ecosystems that are popping up,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s many, many great chains and ecosystems just within that category that would make a lot of sense for us to expand into.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March, Magic Eden launched support for web3 gaming with Magic Eden Games, which lets web3 developers nurture player bases and communities. While that market is exciting, it\u2019s still early, Lu noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see a very, very healthy creator pipeline into gaming. We understand there\u2019s a lot of inbound and existing interest from web3 gaming developers, and for us, that\u2019s always been a leading indicator that the NFT ecosystem is going to take off with the inflow of creator interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lu also sees long-term potential in layer-2 blockchains building on top of the Ethereum network that are based off Arbitrum or Optimism.<\/p>\n

Even though Magic Eden has grown rapidly, it wants to remain true to its philosophy of making the NFT trading experience \u201csimple\u201d while still helping users \u201cfeel the value\u201d of the NFT ecosystem, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission is to focus on the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

We also talked about:<\/p>\n