At record speed, NFTs have created a multi-million dollar market from virtually nothing that is set to forever change the way artists and consumers interact. Some NFTs have already achieved world fame. Below are the most spectacular token sales.
5. NFT history in pixel form
It starts with an NFT from the popular CryptoPunk series by Larva Labs. On February 19, Punk No. 6965 changed hands for the equivalent of 1.5 million US dollars. The starting bid for the “Ape Punk” was on Opensea seven months ago at 45 ethers, but then went over the counter for 800 ethers. After Ethereum’s recent record high, the value has soared to nearly $ 2 million. It seems like the buyer didn’t make the worst investment. The most recent offer is 2,100 ethers, the equivalent of 5 million US dollars.
Hardly any NFT series illustrates as well as the crypto punks that there is no other topic that can be argued so well as art. The fact that the pixel images achieve such high prices is probably less due to their “artistic added value” than to their status. The Crypto-Punks series, comprising 10,000 motifs, has a special value for the crypto space. They were the first NFT on Ethereum and thus gave the impetus for the current NFT hype. Over $ 350 million has already flowed into the NFT collection.
4. The first Twitter message
“Just setting up my twttr”: Who would have thought 15 years ago that the inconspicuous words could one day make big money. The first, somewhat shy, tweet in the history of Twitter boss and Bitcoin fan Jack Dorsey himself also made it onto the NFT stage. On March 22nd, the token was on Valuables sold for $ 2.9 million.
In an exchange of blows with Tron founder Justin Sun, Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi was ultimately able to win the auction. He now has a small piece of Internet history, whose “true value”, at least according to Estavi, will probably not be recognized for a few years:
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This is not just a tweet! I think years later, like the Mona Lisa painting, people will see the real value of this tweet.
Sina Estavi on – how could it be otherwise – Twitter
3. Shapeshifter NFT
The bronze medal goes to an NFT by the digital artist Beeple. The 10-second video “CROSSROAD” is available for $ 6.66 million Nifty been resold. A profitable business: The buyer “Pablo” had bought the NFT in November of last year for the liquor number of 66,666 US dollars, and immediately offered it for resale with one more zero. But 666,666 US dollars were not enough for him. In January he corrected the price up again. Audacity seems to pay off: On February 25th, a buyer for “CROSSROAD” was found.
The video is a clear swipe at Donald Trump. Strollers walk past a larger-than-life and fallen EX-President on whom all kinds of insults have been smeared. The highlight: If Trump had won the election, the NFT would have changed shape. In the alternative version, a Trump would have been seen walking through hell with a crown.
2. Two NFTs, one buyer?
Second place is shared by two crypto punks. On March 11th, No. 7804 was initially opened for 4,200 ethers Opensea at a price of $ 7.5 million.
And because it was so beautiful, number 3100 tied just a few hours later with a retail price of $ 7.5 million.
Whether it is a big coincidence or whether the buyers may have agreed remains their secret. The very similar shopping lists Opensea but suggest that they are the same buyer with different wallet addresses.
1. The First 5,000 Days
Some might have guessed it, on the winners podium – drum roll – the artist Beeple made it again with the 5,000 individual images collage “The First 5,000 Days”. The work went on March 11th for a whopping 69 million US dollars at the renowned auction house Christie’s across the stage. This makes it the third most expensive work by a living artist at all.
The buyer was the founder of Metapurse Vignesh Sundaresanwho was just ahead of Justin Sun. The Tron founder doesn’t seem to have a lucky knack for NFT purchases. In view of the exploding market growth for non-fungible tokens, there are likely to be some opportunities for Sun in the future.
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