Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes supporters are pressing OpenSea to introduce native trading for the two Bitcoin-based asset types, after Leonidas shared a comment attributed to an OpenSea marketer saying community feedback directly influences the company’s product roadmap.
In posts dated 21 and 22 October, Leonidas asked collectors to make their views known and directly called on OpenSea to “Please add support for Ordinals and Runes.” One image showed Runestone, Bitcoin Puppets and NodeMonkes in an OpenSea-style interface, while another promotional graphic imagined Ordinals and Runes trading being available.
The images do not represent confirmation from OpenSea of an approved integration, a native Bitcoin marketplace or a launch date.
The 21 October post included a statement attributed to an OpenSea marketer encouraging people who wanted Ordinals support to continue requesting it. The comment said community feedback “very much directly informs our product roadmap”.
However, the screenshot does not show the original recording or the complete conversation. It indicates that user feedback informs product decisions, but does not say Bitcoin support has been scheduled.
Runestone was shown in a featured position, with Bitcoin Puppets, NodeMonkes, Bitcoin Wizards and Taproot Wizards listed beneath the heading “Trending Ordinals Collections”. The interface displayed prices in BTC and activity figures, but no completed purchase or Bitcoin transaction. The appearance of collections on the screen therefore does not establish that trading is available.
Leonidas’ second post, dated 22 October, paired his request with an OpenSea-branded graphic carrying the words “Ordinals and Runes trading is live!”. As it was shared while he was calling for support, the image cannot be treated as an official launch announcement.
OpenSea’s blockchain compatibility guide names Ethereum, Solana, Polygon and Arbitrum among its supported networks, but does not list Bitcoin. An Ordinals explainer published by the company in April 2023 said users could not buy Bitcoin Ordinals through OpenSea. That page is historical documentation rather than a current roadmap announcement.
OpenSea’s 20 October mobile announcement said its iOS and Android app was available to everyone, offering token and collectible trading across more than 25 blockchains. Users can combine assets from multiple wallets and synchronise accounts with the web platform.
The company said its social feed shows activity from followed users regardless of the app or blockchain on which trades took place, while a separate feature highlights trending activity by chain. The mobile product charges a 0.5% fee on token trades and 1% on collectible purchases, with network fees potentially applied separately. The announcement did not mention a Bitcoin rollout.
OpenSea’s earlier OS2 announcement, made in Miami in May 2025, introduced token trading across 19 chains, including Solana fungible tokens. The company identified Miami as its headquarters and said further integrations were planned, without giving a Bitcoin launch date.
The appeal comes after changes elsewhere in the Bitcoin marketplace. Magic Eden announced plans to close its Bitcoin marketplace, its EVM marketplaces and its multichain wallet, while retaining its Solana business. It had launched Ordinals trading in March 2023, supporting secondary sales and investigating inscription tools for creators, although royalties were not available.
Ord.io and Zap were also scheduled to shut on 1 June after a May announcement. Leonidas said funding had run out, while the associated trading app said user growth had been insufficient.
Meanwhile, Unspendable Labs said on 30 March that Horizon Market had added Ordinal inscriptions alongside Counterparty assets and Bitcoin Stamps. It said inscriptions could be created, listed and purchased directly on Bitcoin without an intermediary holding the assets.
Ordinal inscriptions attach content to individual satoshis, while Runes are interchangeable units. Both can be created and transferred through Bitcoin transactions; Runes use protocol messages called runestones, with no more than one runestone permitted per transaction and multiple rune balances able to occupy one output.
