The Most Expensive NFT Ever Sold
Everyone wants to know about the most expensive nft. In a recent auction, a collection of 5,000 digital art pieces sold for $19 million. The winning bidder, MetaKovan, outbid Tron founder Justin Sun by $9 million. This collection includes works by Beeple, Pak, and Julian Assange. You can read my review of the “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” book here. You can also read our review of CryptoPunk #5822, which was recently published in the New York Times.
Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days
Mike Winkelmann, professionally known as Beeple, has created a beautiful digital collage called Everydays: the First 5000 Days. This is a collection of 5000 digital photographs created by Winkelmann. The project is a part of Beeple’s Everydays series, and it’s an excellent way to learn more about the artist’s process and art. Each image is a piece of work in its own right, with its own unique style and meaning.
The art in EVERYDAYS began as a simple drawing and evolved into a 3D masterpiece. Over time, the subjects of Beeple’s work began to take on abstract themes, color, form, and repetition. In the last five years, Beeple’s work has become more timely, often reacting to current events. His latest exhibition, EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS, runs from 25 February until 11 March. Entry is $100, so you’ll have plenty of time to take in the work.
Mike Winkelmann’s The Merge
While the price of Beeple’s Mike Winkelmann collage held the record for months, the title has now been surpassed by The Merge by Mike Winkelmann. The Merge was created by Winkelmann 13 years ago and was exclusively sold through Christie’s, a fine art auction house. MetaKovan bought the painting for $91.8 million. It is currently the most expensive NFT ever sold.
While there are some other collectors who buy The Merge and hold it as their prize, many others are merely collecting for the sake of collecting. The Merge by Mike Winkelmann, for example, has a unique scarcity mechanism that increases its value as time goes on. Likewise, ‘The Merge’ was a popular piece of art and sold for USD 91.8 million in December 2021. As such, it is a secure investment and can be sold at a later date.
Julian Assange and Pak’s Clock NFT
The Clock NFT is a one-of-a-kind, limited edition digital artwork that counts the number of days Julian Assange has spent in prison. The NFT tokenization feature allows users to create censored messages of up to 72 characters, but the messages are not publicly visible. This NFT will only be available for 48 hours. It is unclear how much each token will cost, but its aim is to support Julian Assange’s legal defense and the work of the Wau Holland Foundation, which is named after the co-founder of Europe’s largest hacker organization. It will also help fund other organizations fighting for Julian Assange’s freedom and the freedom of information. The collaboration between Julian Assange and Pak is a powerful way to support the fight for digital privacy and human rights.
The sale of the NFT will be a significant step toward Assange’s liberation. The proceeds from the sale of the clock will go to the legal defense fund of the WikiLeaks founder. The AssangeDAO’s bid was worth over $53 million today, making it one of the most valuable NFTs in history. The auction ended after more than 10,000 contributors pledged $56 million in just a few days. Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton supported the auction.
CryptoPunk #5822
The CryptoPunk collection has become one of the most popular collectibles in the market, selling for record prices. Founded in 2017, the CryptoPunk series was inspired by the cyberpunk movement, the London punk scene, and electronic music artists like Daft Punk. CryptoPunk #5822 is the fifth most expensive NFT ever sold. It is also the rarest, with a 0.09% chance of being one of the few to have it.
The high price of CryptoPunks led to a large amount of bidding and listing activity. Despite the high demand for CryptoPunks, the owner has repeatedly denied multiple bids of more than a thousand ETH. However, the CryptoPunk owner has listed the NFT for tens of thousands of ETH and has not listed it since. It is a shame that the CryptoPunks are not available in more mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges, which can be a boon to the cryptocurrency market.
CryptoPunk #7804
It’s no surprise that CryptoPunk #7804 is the most valuable NFT in the collection. The forward-facing cap is adorned with small shades and a pipe sticking out of its mouth. It didn’t last long at the top of the sales charts, either. According to the company’s CEO, Dylan Field, the CryptoPunk was compared to the Mona Lisa painting. Despite the price tag, there’s no reason for fans to get their hands on this piece.
There are thousands of different types of CryptoPunks on the market, but one has become the most valuable. CryptoPunk #7804 has two unique traits that make it the most expensive. It has an ‘Alien’ Skin and a Pipe, and it’s one of the few that comes with both. Interestingly, only 3% of CryptoPunks have these traits. So, you may ask, “Why is CryptoPunk #7804 so expensive?”
CryptoPunk #2338
A CryptoPunk is an iconic token and one of the most expensive types of NFTs available. CryptoPunks were first introduced in 2017 and have since skyrocketed in value. Inspired by the cyberpunk movement and London punk scene, CryptoPunks are the most expensive form of NFTs. In 2021, the creators of CryptoPunks raised over $7 million for charity by selling their tokens at a public charity auction.
An NFT acts like a deed for a digital object, such as a cryptocurrency or a Bitcoin. There are about 10,000 of these coins and one of them, CryptoPunk #2338, has sold for over $5 million. Many of these coins have multiple accessories, including a teddy bear, a hawk and a heart. However, the most expensive CryptoPunk has only one accessory: an infrared camera.
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