Blur users now see a page for retrieving assets in place of the old trading interface. Pool balances and outstanding loans require different actions.
Blur closed its NFT trading website on November 12, 2026. According to the official shutdown notice, users can retrieve remaining Blur Pool ETH and assets tied to outstanding Blend loans through a new page at the same address. The team says that page will stay online until November 12, 2027.
Canceled orders and a protocol that keeps running
NFT bids and listings previously placed through the website have been canceled. The closure covers the web interface used to browse collections and prepare orders. The marketplace protocol’s smart contracts continue to execute transactions onchain.
BLUR retains control over the fee switch that governs whether the protocol collects fees. The team has not announced a new charge or a decision to distribute revenue to token holders.
In its October 12 shutdown plan, the team also said Blend would stop matching new loans from November 12. The asset retrieval tool promised at the time is now on the website. Borrowers and lenders can use the page to see what they can do with their remaining balances and open loans.
Blur’s October 12, 2026 statement on its website and protocol
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How users can retrieve their Blur Pool balance
Blur Pool holds the ETH set aside for NFT bids and loan offers. When a borrower repays a loan, the lender also receives the money in their pool balance. The official FAQ says users can withdraw that ETH to their own crypto wallet.
According to the team, users who connect the wallet they used on Blur can see which assets they can retrieve and the steps required. The page also has an address lookup that does not require a wallet connection. KriptoMeta did not connect a wallet or make a withdrawal for this report; the description of those actions comes from the team’s instructions.
Keeping the page online for a year does not give borrowers an extra year to repay their loans. Pool balances and loans are recorded on Ethereum, so taking the page offline will not erase them. The team says retrieving assets after the page closes will be less convenient. It asks users to withdraw balances and close outstanding loans before then.
What happens to outstanding Blend loans?
Blend borrowers lock an NFT as collateral and receive ETH from a lender. The official FAQ describes loans without a fixed maturity. Interest accrues every second until the loan is repaid or the lender calls it. If the lender calls a loan, the borrower has a limited window to pay it back.
| Loan state | Available action |
|---|---|
| Active | The borrower can repay to retrieve the NFT; the lender can call the loan. |
| Called | The borrower has a limited repayment window, described in the FAQ as usually about 30 hours. |
| Not repaid in time | The lender can claim the NFT pledged as collateral. |
The roughly 30-hour window applies to a called loan; it is not a shared deadline measured from the website’s closure. The team did not say in October that every loan would automatically default at the same moment. What a user can retrieve depends on the state of their own loan.
Repayment comes from the borrower’s Blur Pool balance, rather than directly from their wallet. If that balance is too low, the borrower must first add the shortfall. The team also recommends adding a small extra amount because interest keeps growing while the transaction confirms. Any unused ETH remains in the pool and can be withdrawn.
Blur warned about impersonators and fraudulent announcements in the final post of its shutdown thread, identifying @blur_io as its only official X account. Checking a withdrawal link’s domain against an independent source is one of the basic steps for spotting phishing links. The current shutdown page does not state the total ETH or number of NFTs remaining, or the value of withdrawals completed.
