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How does OpenSea’s rewards program work?
How does OpenSea’s rewards program work?
Updated this week

The OpenSea leaderboard and rewards program are currently available in our OS2 open beta. As we continue to refine the experience, unanticipated issues or outcomes may occur, and the leaderboard may change over time.

OpenSea’s rewards program and leaderboard celebrate collector activity. The leaderboard displays top users’ XP. XP is a term OpenSea uses to refer to points.

Activity that can help you earn XP includes creating and maintaining active, competitive listings and collection offers on eligible collections. Buying and selling NFTs does not typically help you earn XP. For more information about XP, please see our Terms of Service.

Earning XP for listings and offers is currently paused. During this time, we will focus the rewards program on Shipments. For more information, please visit our post on X.

Visit the rewards page to view your own XP and other users’ and collections’ rankings.

Not every collection on OpenSea is currently eligible for earning XP. To see which collections are currently eligible, select the Eligible Collections tab within the Leaderboard.

To help reduce inorganic activity on the leaderboard, the exact amount of XP earned from listing or making an offer on a collection or item is not visible.

Key terms to know

Term

Definition

XP

Points on OpenSea. XP is non-transferable.

Wave 1 XP

The XP you’ve earned during Wave 1.

Beta XP (closed beta testers only)

XP accrued during the private beta period, if you participated. Beta XP is counted differently than Wave 1 XP.

Rank

Your accumulated XP compared to others’ XP.

Loyalty

This score signifies your “loyalty” to OpenSea. Activity on other marketplaces, including offer balances, listings, and recent sales, may reduce your loyalty. Loyalty updates frequently.

Shipments Opened

The number of Shipments you’ve opened.

Retro

More information is coming later.

Shipments

“Shipments” are surprise bundles of XP that may be allocated to users.

You can’t request or predict when or whether you’ll receive a shipment. You are not guaranteed to receive any Shipments.

If you receive a shipment, you’ll see an indicator on the Leaderboard page in the Shipments tab, and your number of Shipments Opened will update on the lefthand side, too.

Click Open Shipment to see what you’ve received.

Once you’ve opened a shipment, your XP balance will update automatically.

Rewards FAQ

Earning XP for listings and offers is currently paused. During this time, we will focus the rewards program on Shipments. For more information, please visit our post on X.

Can I lose XP?

OpenSea reserves the right to remove XP from any account that undermines the integrity of our platform, tries to manipulate the rewards program, or otherwise violates our Terms of Service.

Does my loyalty score impact the amount of XP I earn?

Yes. While there are a number of different factors that we account for when calculating your XP balance, your loyalty score will be taken into account.

Does my ranking impact the rate at which I can earn XP?

Yes, it can. Highly ranked users may receive a “boost,” which is a multiplier on their newly accumulated XP that applies as long as they maintain that rank.

Do actions taken on certain collections earn more XP than others?

Yes, generally, making listings and offers on eligible collections with higher volume will result in higher XP allocations.

Can I appeal if I think my XP balance is wrong?

OpenSea is unable to manually allocate XP to user accounts by request. However, if you think you’ve uncovered a significant bug, please speak with a member of our support team here in our Help Center.

Do I receive XP simply by owning an NFT?

At this time, XP is typically received for valid listings and offers on eligible collections.

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