{"id":55626,"date":"2022-01-10T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=55626"},"modified":"2025-09-04T02:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:30:23","slug":"developers-launch-nft-marketplace-looksrare-via-a-vampire-attack-on-opensea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/developers-launch-nft-marketplace-looksrare-via-a-vampire-attack-on-opensea\/","title":{"rendered":"Developers launch NFT marketplace LooksRare via a &#8216;vampire attack&#8217; on OpenSea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 10, 2022, the NFT marketplace LooksRare was launched. The developers conducted the so-called \u201cvampire attack\u201d and distributed the native token LOOKS among those who, between June 16 and December 16, 2021, traded non-fungible tokens on OpenSea for a total of at least 3 ETH.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LooksRare?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#LooksRare<\/a> NFT Marketplace Now Live!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\ude82 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LOOKS&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$LOOKS<\/a> airdrop claim open<br \/>\u23f0 Staking starts at block 13977012<br \/>\ud83d\udcb0 Trading reward calculations start tomorrow <\/p>\n<p>LFG! \ud83d\udc8e\ud83d\udc40<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y1jt9Kmqt6\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y1jt9Kmqt6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LooksRare \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc8e \u2014 NFT Marketplace (@LooksRareNFT) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LooksRareNFT\/status\/1480462184295858180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, LooksRare will also issue tokens for staking or for buying and selling NFTs on its platform if the trading volume of assets from a collection exceeds 1,000 ETH.<\/p>\n<p>The marketplace positions itself as a community-oriented trading platform. The team intends to develop new features in response to user demand.<\/p>\n<p>LooksRare announced that it indexes all NFTs issued on the Ethereum blockchain, allowing immediate trading of collectible items.<\/p>\n<p>The platform charges a 2% trading fee. The fees are distributed 100% among LOOKS stakers, according to LooksRare.<\/p>\n<p>The token price on the Uniswap DEX after the airdrop briefly peaked at $4.75. Following a subsequent correction, LOOKS traded at around $1.71.<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image\\\"><img decoding=\\\"async\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/JgqrPa5YoMJcxYfBXxW1FJMEAOLRaxJT9hoF5g-U_VawfCroK8rzeSzWNGhafpiOkszMfa0ZDWQ2qUv1y0CxI-SHsB9Iwo6huJorfJnYNZRZ7UEb2_TMzmHWZOpMwCJdHrh-T3Mb\\\" alt=\\\"\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 NFT-\u043c\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0435\u0442\u043f\u043b\u0435\u0439\u0441 LooksRare \u0447\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u00ab\u0432\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u00bb \u043d\u0430 OpenSea\\\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Data: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/dexscreener.com\/ethereum\/0xf4d2888d29D722226FafA5d9B24F9164c092421E\\\">DEXScreener<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from analytics firm Nansen, 2,865 users submitted applications to receive tokens. The top holder is entitled to 8,824 coins.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-lang=\\\"en\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">LooksRare <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LOOKS&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$LOOKS<\/a> token claim, some stats atm:<\/p>\n<p>Current holders: 2,865<br \/>Top 100 holders: claimed 8,824 LOOKS (~$20,000) or more<br \/>Current <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LOOKS&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">$LOOKS<\/a> price: ~$2.30 <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/0maPkhc8Mm\\\">pic.twitter.com\/0maPkhc8Mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nans\u039en\ud83e\udded (@nansen_ai) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nansen_ai\/status\/1480482769901801473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The \\&#8217;vampire attack\\&#8217; tactic is used by projects in the hope of luring away a user base from its target.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2021, the OpenDAO project <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/opendao-carried-out-an-sos-token-airdrop-for-opensea-users-opensea-distanced-itself-from-the-project\">conducted an SOS token airdrop<\/a> among OpenSea users.<\/p>\n<p>As noted, OpenSea, the sector&#8217;s leading platform <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/opensea-nft-marketplace-trading-volume-tops-3-billion-since-early-august\">by trading volumes<\/a>, in January 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/nft-marketplace-opensea-raises-300-million-at-a-13-billion-valuation\">raised $300 million<\/a> at a valuation of $13.3 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/vk.com\/forklogcom\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">VK<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 10, 2022, the NFT marketplace LooksRare launched. 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