{"id":81324,"date":"2022-01-28T10:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T15:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=81324"},"modified":"2022-01-28T10:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T15:06:54","slug":"the-most-expensive-nft-sales-t2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/the-most-expensive-nft-sales-t2\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 40 Of The Most Expensive NFT Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Play to Earn<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the hottest new trends that have been creating a buzz online are NFTs or what are known as Non-Fungible Tokens. What is it exactly? Well Fungible means something that is mutually interchangeable with something else, for example money is fungible. You can exchange 10-dollar bills for a 20-dollar bill and vice versa. So being non fungible, an NFT is non interchangeable and once it is created it becomes unique with its own print and cannot be copied or replicated. NFT\u2019s, just like cryptocurrency, is data that is stored in the blockchain but instead of currency it is often digital media files such as photos, videos and even tweets. This is a massive step for digital artists because this means they can create NFTs out of their art so despite people copying or replicating their work, only one will be recognizable as the original and it will have the digital footprint of the creator so that they continue to be credited and given royalties no matter who the file gets sold to.<\/h6>\n
This trend is fast becoming the \u201cin\u201d thing as celebrities from Jimmy Fallon, Snoop Dog and even Eminem have been buying their own NFTs. All this buzz has caused the prices of NFTs to skyrocket to the millions. Yup, you read that right, millions of US dollars are being spent to buy NFTs and today we are going to be featuring some of the most expensive NFTs ever sold.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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40. CryptoPunk #4992 by Larvalabs -1.81m USD<\/h2>\n
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NFT Projects<\/p><\/div>\n

Part of a collection of 10,000 unique characters. Created by Larvalabs, CryptoPunks have been taking the NFT market by story and selling for crazy amounts of money and many over a million dollars. This particular CryptoPunk has two attributes featuring a hoodie and classic shades. It sold in October 23,2021 for 1.81 million US dollars or 450 Ethereum.<\/h6>\n

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39. CryptoPunk #9129 by Larvalabs – 1.85m USD<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

Another CryptoPunk makes our list selling for 1.85 million USD last November 09, 2021. This time our punk features 3 attributes such as a beanie, muttonchops and an eye patch. These punks are some of the earliest NFTs available when it all started.<\/h6>\n

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38. CryptoPunk #6649 by Larvalabs \u2013 1.98 million US dollars<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

This red haired and green skinned punk sold for almost 2 million dollars on July 31, 2021. With two attributes it features crazy hair and front beard dark. What\u2019s so interesting about these CryptoPunks was that they were free when they were first released and could be claimed by anyone who owned an Ethereum wallet. And now they are selling for millions of dollars. Imagine what could have happened if you had gotten one of them?<\/h6>\n

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37. CryptoPunk #1422 by Larvalabs \u2013 2 million US dollars<\/h2>\n
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Siam NFT<\/p><\/div>\n

Another punk in a hoodie sells as a hot item with two more attribute features clown blue eyes and sporting a pipe. People are clamoring to get their hands on one of these which is why their prices are skyrocketing to the millions.<\/h6>\n

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36. CryptoPunk #3831 by Larvalabs \u2013 2.08 million US dollars<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

This CryptoPunk is looking to cool for school with his big shades and vampire hair, but he is still keeping himself safe with a medical mask on. Sold for 2.08 million US dollars in July 30,2021. He joins his mates in the list of the most expensive CryptoPunks ever sold.<\/h6>\n

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35. Some Other Asshole by X Copy \u2013 2.28 million US dollars<\/h2>\n
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Coin Chapter<\/p><\/div>\n

The first non punk to make our list is Some Other Asshole by X Copy. This NFT was bought by Three Arrows Capital when it was offered for sale on the SuperRare platform. X Copy one of the OG cryptoartist that have been minting NFTs since 2018. Based in London, this artist\u2019s creations are some of the most sought after NFT\u2019s and it shows with how this one was bought for as much as 2.28 million. And just for trivia, 3 years ago, this piece was only priced at 105 dollars, talk about exponential growth.<\/h6>\n

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34. Bored Ape Yacht Club #2087 by Yuga Labs \u2013 2.3 million US dollars<\/h2>\n
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Google<\/p><\/div>\n

On April 30, 2021, Yuga Labs launched a collection of 10,000 BAYC NFTs and it only took 12 hours for all of them to be sold. It gained quick popularity because this particular collection is a celebrity favorite flaunting owners such as Eminem, Jimmy Fallon, Paris Hilton and even Steph Curry. With its fame on the rise, it is no wonder some of these apes are now selling for millions with this one in particular selling for 2.3million dollars. With psychedelic fur and toothpick, this ape just like all other NFTs is one of a kind.<\/h6>\n

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33. CryptoPunk #7252 by Larvalabs \u2013 2.38 million US dollars<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

Back again on our list is another punk by Larvalabs with this punk sold at 2.38 million. Featuring a top hat and 3D glasses this time. This item was sold just November 08, 2021<\/h6>\n

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32. CryptoPunk #7252 by Larvalabs \u2013 2.53million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

Another green ginger haired CryptoPunk tops our list selling for over two and a half million dollars. Sold on August 04, 2021, this CryptoPunk features crazy hair, earrings and a chin strap.<\/h6>\n

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31. Bored Ape Yacht Club #8585 by Yuga Labs \u2013 2.7 million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Google<\/p><\/div>\n

Looking like a king, this BAYC collection item fetched as much as 2.7million dollars when it was sold in the OpenSea Market on October 20,2021. With psychedelic fur, heart shaped sunglasses and crown, this ape was made for NFT royalty.<\/h6>\n

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30. CryptoPunk #8888 by Larvalabs \u2013 2.87m<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

One of 3840 female CryptoPunks, this NFT was sold on February 27, 2021, for 2.87 million dollars. It is shown with two attributes, a red mohawk and an eye mask. It is the only female CryptoPunk that makes the list for now.<\/h6>\n

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29. The First Tweet by Jack Dorsey \u2013 2.9m<\/h2>\n
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Ledger Insights<\/p><\/div>\n

A tweet, yes, a tweet makes our list when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and one of the company\u2019s co-founders mints the first ever published tweet as an NFT. The tweet is seen to say, \u201cjust setting up my twttr\u201d and was published all the way back in March 2006. Sold in the Valuables Platform at a price of 2.9 million dollars, this NFT was purchased by Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi.<\/h6>\n

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28. CryptoPunk #2681 by Larvalabs \u2013 $3.07million<\/h2>\n
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Cloudfront<\/p><\/div>\n

One of just 88 Zombie punks, this CryptoPunk has two features, clown blue eyes and a cap. Sold just this year on January 06, 2022, this zombie punk joins the prestigious million-dollar punks. Why are CryptoPunks so in demand and valuable? Well, it is the CryptoPunk collection that actually inspired the modern Crypto Art movement. And so, you could call them the real OG\u2019s of the NFTs.<\/h6>\n

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27. Fidenza #313 by Tyler Hobbs \u2013 3.3 million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Crypto G1rl<\/p><\/div>\n

What was initially bought for US$1400 turned a huge profit two months later when it was sold at 3.3 million US dollars. This series by Hobbs is Art Blocks that show a pattern of colorful boxes and rectangles. What is amazing about this particular series is that neither the artist nor the buyer knows the outcome of the design until it is bought. This is because users by random \u201cseeds\u201d which determines the design, color and background of the artwork and since the seeds are generated randomly, then both artist and buyer are unable to predict what design will come out.<\/h6>\n

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26. Bored Ape Yacht Club #8817 \u2013 3.4 million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Lux Gazette<\/p><\/div>\n

The highest selling bored ape to date. This particular ape was auctioned at Sotheby\u2019s Metaverse as part of their Native Digital Collection. Bought by Brandon Buchanan because he explained that he had already been looking for one of the very rare Gold Apes and there were very few for sale. There are in fact less than 1 percent of the 10,000 Bored Apes that have gold fur, so it is a rare piece indeed.<\/h6>\n

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25. CryptoPunk #2140 by Larvalabs \u2013 3.76 million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s another Ape NFT but this time, it\u2019s a punk ape. One of just 24 apes CryptoPunks. This NFT was sold for as much as 3.76 million last July. It can be seen with small shades and a knitted cap.<\/h6>\n

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24. Some Asshole by X Copy \u2013 3.8 million USD<\/h2>\n
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News Anyway<\/p><\/div>\n

X Copy\u2019s NFT makes another record-breaking sale when it sells Some Asshole for as much as 3.8million USD to none other than celebrity Snoop Dog. The NFT was purchased for 1400 ETH in the SuperRare platform under the name Cozomo de Medici, an avid NFT collector who was later revealed to be Snoop Dog. The rapper has been making waves in the NFT community and this purchase just cemented his place as one of the big players in the NFT market.<\/h6>\n

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23. CryptoPunk #6275 by Larvalabs \u2013 3.89 million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

Another zombie punk, this time featuring dark mohawk and a shadow beard sold on September 04, 2021, for as much as 3.89 million dollars.<\/h6>\n

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22. DOGE meme \u2013 4 million USD<\/h2>\n
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Akamaized<\/p><\/div>\n

A popular dog meme of a Shibu Inu was minted into an NFT and sold by Japanese Kindergarten Teacher Atsuko Sato who is also the owner of the dog shown in the photo. Once the meme NFT was auctioned it was bought by an unidentified buyer for as much as 4 million dollars.<\/h6>\n

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21. Replicator by Mad Dog Jones \u2013 4.1 million USD<\/h2>\n
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Artealdia<\/p><\/div>\n

This piece by Canadian artist started its bidding at 100 dollars and climbed as high as 2.4 million dollars but on the last five minutes it once again soared selling for as much 4.1million dollars in an auction organized by Phillips. This NFT however is just getting started and will work much like a copier machine creating new pieces to be produced at a pace of one per month. But also like a copier it can be jammed and once a jam artwork is produced it will stop producing new pieces. The estimated total of artworks to be produced is somewhere between 75-300 and will be produced in a span of a year\u2019s time.<\/h6>\n

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20. CryptoPunk #2338 by Larvalabs \u2013 4.4million USD<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

One of 88 zombie punks and only having 1 attribute as 333 other CryptoPunks, this NFT is shown with just a thin mohawk, but this simple looking art piece fetched a hefty sale of 4.4 million USD.<\/h6>\n

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19. Save Thousands of Lives by Noora Health \u2013 5.1 million dollars<\/h2>\n
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Cloudfront<\/p><\/div>\n

This NFT is not quite like the rest and was launched to raise funds to help provide people with health care in South Asia. The campaign shared that for every 1235 USD raised, they could save one life. And in May 2021 funds reached up to as much as 5.1 million USD. This NFT shows us that it is not all about gaining profit but NFTs can also be used to raise funds and awareness about certain important issues such as health care needs.<\/h6>\n

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18. CryptoPunk #6275 \u2013 5.12m USD<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

This zombie punk makes it twice in the list for reselling in the millions within the same day from its earlier mark of 3.89 million, it was later sold again for as much as 5.12 million on September 04, 2021.<\/h6>\n

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17. Stay Free \u2013 5.27million USD<\/h2>\n
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Info People<\/p><\/div>\n

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden joined the trend by creating a digital artwork titled “Stay Free”. The piece features a cut-out of himself set against a background of the text of a US appeals court decision which did not permit mass collection and surveillance of Americans’ phone records by the National Security Agency, also known as the Patriot Act.<\/h6>\n

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16. CryptoPunk #7252- Larvalabs \u2013 5.33m<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

This Crypto punk also makes a re-entry in the list topping its earlier sale of over 2 and half million to selling for over 5 million dollars within the same month.<\/h6>\n

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15. This Changed Everything \u2013 5.4million USD<\/h2>\n
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Cloudfront<\/p><\/div>\n

World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee created an NFT artwork representing the original source code of the web which was auctioned off at Sotheby\u2019s. The NFT was sold for 5.4million dollars and interesting trivia is a few days after it was sold, a coding error was spotted within the artwork.<\/h6>\n

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14. CryptoPunk #5217- 5.45m<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

This Ape CryptoPunk is showing off his bling with his knit cap and gold chain and not surprisingly fetches one of the highest prices for CryptoPunks at 5.45 million dollars.<\/h6>\n

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13. Ocean Front by Beeple – 6million USD<\/h2>\n
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Pinterest<\/p><\/div>\n

Auctioned for the purpose of raising awareness and funds for climate change, this Beeple NFT was sold to Justin Sun while profits from the auction were donated to the Open Earth Foundation, a nonprofit organization that monitors the global progress of the Paris Agreement for battling Climate Change.<\/h6>\n

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12. A Coin for The Ferryman by X Copy – 6.03million USD<\/h2>\n
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Arts Life<\/p><\/div>\n

Another high priced NFT sale by artist X Copy sells in SuperRare for 6.03 million USD or 1330 ETH. Previously bought by the seller @0exclipse from X Copy himself for 139 dollars back in 2018.<\/h6>\n

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11. Crossroad- by Beeple 6.6m<\/h2>\n
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Radio Canada<\/p><\/div>\n

An anti-Trump message NFT, this one feature Trump on the ground with profanities written on him, this artwork was a changing artwork and was set to change based on the results of the recent US election. If Trump had won, it would be showing a different photo, one with Trump wearing a crown. This Beeple artwork was sold to @pablorfraile for 6.6million USD<\/h6>\n

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10. Crypto Punk #8857 by Larvalabs- 6.63m<\/h2>\n
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Live Mint<\/p><\/div>\n

This cooler than cool zombie punk is another zombie punk and is featured with wild hair and 3D glasses. Sold for 6.63 million dollars it makes our top ten highest NFT sales list.<\/h6>\n

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9. Art blocks #109 by Ringers – 6.93m<\/h2>\n
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Crypto Potato<\/p><\/div>\n

Part of a collection of 99,000 art block NFTs this generative art collectible was sold at a value of 6.93million USD.<\/h6>\n

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8. X Copy: Right Clicks and Save Guy- 7.09m<\/h2>\n
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Lifestyle Asia<\/p><\/div>\n

Once again sold to Comozo de Medici who is none other than Snoop Dog for 1600 ETH valued at 7.09million dollars at the SuperRare auction platform. Snoop Dog continues to increase his NFT collection with these high-priced buys.<\/h6>\n

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7. Crypto punk #7804 by Larvalabs – 7.57m<\/h2>\n
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Esquire<\/p><\/div>\n

One of just nine “aliens” CryptoPunks, it features three accessories, a forward cap and shades, and a pipe. This was purchased by Dylan Field, the CEO of the design software company Figma. The NFT sold for 4200 Ethereum or a 7.57million value March 11, 2021.<\/h6>\n

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6. CryptoPunk #3100- Larva labs- 7.58m<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

Another one of the 9 rare alien punks. Punk 3100 sells for as much as 7.58million dollars. This particular one features a head band.<\/h6>\n

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5. CryptoPunk #4156 by Larvalabs – 10.26m<\/h2>\n
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Larva Labs<\/p><\/div>\n

Just last December this rare ape CryptoPunk sold for over 10 million dollars and is currently the second highest valued CryptoPunk to date.<\/h6>\n

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4. CryptoPunk #7523 by Larvalabs – 11.75m<\/h2>\n
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Business Insider<\/p><\/div>\n

Nicknamed Covid Alien Punk, this was part of the rare alien punks within the collection and the only one wearing a mask. With its relevance to the time of the Covid Pandemic, this piece was auctioned at Sotheby\u2019s for as high as 11.75 million USD.<\/h6>\n

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3. Human One by Beeple – 29.98m<\/h2>\n
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Crypternet<\/p><\/div>\n

An amazing dynamic NFT, Human One is a life generating artwork which shows an astronaut strolling across different backgrounds. The artist Beeple has promised to continually update the artwork all throughout his lifetime which is why it is not a surprise that it gained such a high price of 29.8million dollars continuing to make Beeple one of the most prestigious NFT artists out there.<\/h6>\n

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2. The First 5000 days by Beeple- 69.3m<\/h2>\n
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Reddit<\/p><\/div>\n

Previously holding the record for the highest selling NFT, The First 5000 days by Beeple is still the highest selling NFT that is owned by just one person. This extraordinary work of art features 5000 unique artworks that Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann, made as he set himself to create one artwork each day for 13 years. Though the price seems exorbitant, this piece features 5000 unique artworks within itself. And just that in itself, is amazing.<\/h6>\n

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1. The Merge by Pak -91.8m USD<\/h2>\n
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Merah Putih<\/p><\/div>\n

And still at the top of everyone\u2019s lists is The Merge by artist Pak. Sold to over 28,000 collectors this piece is owned by multiple people and is currently the most expensive NFT sold to date. This was done by Nifty Project by using a buying structure called Mass wherein buyers purchase stacks that would increase their mass with the more stacks they purchased. Buyers could purchase any number of tokens starting with a unit price of US$575, which increased by US$25 every six hours. By the end, the tokens sold for a total of US$91.8 million.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the hottest new trends that have been creating a buzz online are NFTs or what are known as Non-Fungible Tokens. What is it exactly? Well Fungible means something that is mutually interchangeable with something else, for example money is fungible. You can exchange 10-dollar bills for a 20-dollar bill and vice versa. So being non fungible, an NFT is non interchangeable and once it is created it becomes unique with its own print and cannot be copied or replicated. NFT\u2019s, just like cryptocurrency, is data that is stored in the blockchain but instead of currency it is often <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6595],"tags":[34477,4159,7799,35247,1275,355,35248],"yst_prominent_words":[18655,13509,20386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81324"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=81324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}