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Foundation NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Permanently After Failed Sale

April 16, 2026
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Foundation NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Permanently After Failed Sale

Foundation, the Ethereum-based NFT marketplace, is shutting down for good after a failed acquisition by digital art display company BlackDove.

Founder Kayvon Tehranian announced the closure in a post on X, explaining that a deal to sell the platform to a buyer "who intended to continue its operations" fell through, and the company does not believe another buyer is worth pursuing.

"Our goal in pursuing a sale was always to see Foundation live on," Tehranian wrote. "That's no longer possible. As part of our wind-down process, our infrastructure has already been spun down, and we're not in a position to bring the platform back online."

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