The cost of unique non-fungible tokens exceeds tens of millions of dollars. Who managed to sell their NFT at the highest possible price
On January 12, an unknown person bought NFT No. 65 from the EtherRocks collection for 250 ETH (about $840,000 at the time of purchase). The EtherRocks collection consists of 100 identical patterns of stones with different colors.
The last major sale of tokens from this collection occurred in August last year. Then one of the EtherRocks NFTs was sold for 45 ETH ($132,000 at the time of the deal). However, these are far from the most expensive non-fungible tokens .
- “Every Day: The First 5,000 Days”
In March last year, auction house Christie’s sold the electronic painting “Everyday: The First 5000 Days” (Everydays: The First 5000 Days) by the artist Beeple and the associated NFT token for $69.3 million. This non- fungible token is considered the most expensive in the world . stories.
The artist’s work was the first lot in the history of the auction house Christie’s, which was sold for cryptocurrency . Payment for the painting was made in Ethereum, and Christie’s commissions were paid in US dollars.
- HUMAN ONE
In November 2021, auction house Christie’s sold another work by artist Beeple. Dialectic CEO and NFT collector Ryan Zurrer bought the artist’s art object and its associated NFT token for $28.9 million. The art object consists of a rig that broadcasts an image of a man in a space suit.
A huge congratulations to .@Beeple whose “Human One” artwork sold at the Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale for $28.9M USD.
Another huge moment for NFTs and for the culture we are all trying to build within the traditional art world. Keep going my friends! pic.twitter.com/PcCoGMpYuQ
— FAROKH.ethᵍᵐ (🎙,🎙) (@farokh) November 10, 2021
- CryptoPunk №#7523
Last June, the auction house Sotheby’s sold a rare non- fungible Alien token #7523 (“Alien”) from the CryptoPunks collection for $11.8 million. This is a record price for one NFT token from this collection.
Moments ago in our #London saleroom, an extremely rare “Alien” CryptoPunk #7523 from the collection of @sillytuna sold for $11.8M as part of our #NativelyDigital NFT auction – setting a new world auction record for a single CryptoPunk. pic.twitter.com/PDVUSttI3o
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) June 10, 2021
CryptoPunks is a collection of 10,000 digital human, monkey, alien, and other avatars created as NFTs. Prior to the sale of the Alien token at Sotheby’s, the most expensive NFT from the collection was CryptoPunk #7804, which was sold for $7.6 million.
- Edward Snowden Token
In April 2021, former NSA and CIA officer Edward Snowden sold his first NFT token for $2.2 ETH ($5.5 million at the time of the deal). Snowden directed the funds to the needs of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which advocates freedom of speech in the press.
History made. 🌐 Congratulations to Edward Snowden and the team at @FreedomofPress. @Snowden’s genesis NFT, “Stay Free,” was collected for 2,224 $ETH (~$5.4 million USD) by @pleasrdao.
Thank you to @xaix2k, @jespow, @mondoir for your homestretch bids.https://t.co/Bgp9rNneca
— Foundation 🌐 (@withFND) April 16, 2021
- Internet NFT
Last summer, developer Tim Berners -Lee sold an NFT token with the source code for the WWW (World Wide Web) protocol at Sotheby’s auction . Bidding began with $1 thousand. The total cost of the lot was $5.4 million. Berners -Lee said that he would use the money received to implement his own initiatives.
