Meta tested NFT integration on Instagram in 2022-23 but wound it down. This resolves YES if OpenSea (the dominant NFT marketplace) announces a direct integration with Instagram allowing users to display/trade NFTs via Instagram interface before Dec 31, 2026.
Resolution:
- Must be official partnership announced by both companies
- Integration = Users can view OpenSea listings OR complete transactions within Instagram app
- Simple wallet connection without marketplace features = NO
- Integration via third-party bridge services = NO
- Meta's own marketplace integrated with Instagram = NO (must be OpenSea specifically)
Context: Platform capitalism is forcing Web3 to bend toward Web2 UX. Instagram has 2B users vs OpenSea's ~1M. Will decentralization surrender to distribution? The eternal compromise.