CryptoPunk NFT bid funded with 527,000 once worthless testnet ether tokens

An NFT buyer swapped testnet ether tokens — that are supposed to be worthless — for ETH, which was then used to buy a CryptoPunk NFT. CryptoPunk #9682 was bought for 72.72 ETH ($111,600) earlier...

3AC’s NFT collection to be put up for sale by liquidator

Deals • February 23, 2023, 1:40AM EST A collection of prized NFTs purchased by Three Arrows Capital (3AC), the failed crypto hedge fund, will soon be put up for sale. 3AC’s liquidators, Teneo, n...

LACMA Museum Receives Donation Of 22 Top-Tier NFTs Including CryptoPunks, ArtBlocks

On February 14, 2023, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced that it received the first and largest donation of NFT art ever sent to an American museum. According to LACMA’s statement,...

Internationally Renowned Art Museum to Exhibit Autoglyph, Cryptopunks

An exhibition planned for this spring will mark NFT’s first display at Center Pompidou. Limit Break will give away free NFTs to users.  OpenSea remained the largest NFT marketplace by its trading...

France’s top modern art museum to display CryptoPunks, Autoglyphs NFTs

Paris’s leading contemporary art museum, the Centre Pompidou, announced on Feb. 10 an upcoming permanent exhibition targeting the intersection between art and the blockchain represented by nonfungible...

Major Paris Art Museum to Exhibit CryptoPunks, Autoglyphs NFTs

NFTs are coming to the epicenter of the Parisian art world.  On Friday, Centre Pompidou—home to France’s National Museum of Modern Art—announced plans for a new exhibition examining the relationship b...

CryptoPunks, On Bitcoin?! How NFTs On Bitcoin Are Unlike Any Other

You read that right. There are currently 10,000 ‘Bitcoin CryptoPunks’ that have just finished the process of being minted this week. They are seemingly just as advertised: CryptoPunk NFTs on the Bitco...

Find love in Paris Hilton’s metaverse, BTC CryptoPunks soar and more

Swiping right in the metaverse Famous New York socialite Paris Hilton thinks the metaverse may be the perfect place to find one’s true love. In a Feb. 9 tweet, the celebrity and reality TV star said s...

Yuga Labs donates second CryptoPunk in three months

NFT heavyweight Yuga Labs is attempting to cement its place in French art history with the donation of CryptoPunk #110 to one of the country’s leading contemporary art museums.  The female...

The Hottest Bitcoin NFTs Right Now Are CryptoPunks Clones

Bitcoin NFTs are the talk of the Web3 world right now, thanks to a new way to “mint” media and assets on the layer-1 blockchain through the Ordinals project. And, as with many past NFT network launche...

NFT index token launched by Cryptex Finance

Cross-chain DeFi provider Cryptex Finance today will launch its JPEGz token, an index token based on the market capitalization of some of the hottest NFT collections, the company said. The index...

What are Bitcoin NFTs Ordinals and how do they work?

Bitcoin is no stranger to NFTs, but it’s not been much of a friend to them either. That could be all changing as a new kind of Bitcoin-based NFTs called Ordinals emerge. The first blockcha...

Bored Ape, CryptoPunk NFT Floor Prices Lag Bitcoin

Rising bitcoin and ether prices have offered short-term reprieve for battered crypto markets, but floor prices for Bored Apes and CryptoPunks have barely budged. Both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are...

CryptoPunks once again dominate sales

Sales of the famous CryptoPunks are returning to dominate the NFT scene in 2023 that has just begun. In the last 24 hours, CryptoPunk #9788 was sold for 90 ETH, the equivalent of nearly $147,000. Cryp...

9 Amazing Facts About CryptoPunks NFTs That You Didn’t Know

Cryptopunks are one of the most publicised and well-known NFT projects. And they are highly valuable as they were one of the first NFT implementations. While the majority of NFTs are images stored on ...

December breaks 8-month decline in NFT monthly sales with 13% increase

Monthly trading volume of NFTs in December broke an 8-month streak of declines in 2022, rising 13% from November to $549.5 million, according to The Block’s data dashboard.  The increase i...

NFT influencer falls victim to cyberattack, loses $300K+ CryptoPunks

Nonfungible token (NFT) influencer CryptoNovo announced on Jan. 4 that he fell victim to a cyberattack and lost two CryptoPunks. He wrote on Twitter, “I just got hacked!!! Are you kidding me!?!” and i...

Customers receive NFTiff diamond pendants worth $50,000

Physical versions of Tiffany’s ‘NFTiff’ diamond pendants are finally arriving on customer doorsteps.  The collection was launched last year by the luxury jewelry firm, which of...

Tiffany, CryptoPunks, Bored Apes, Adidas & All You Need To Know About 2022 In Web3

CryptoPunk #3167 belonging to Tiffany’s Alexandre Arnault, reimagined as a diamond and rose gold … [+] pendant. Twitter, Alexander Arnault Intellectual Property The fact that owners of ass...

NFT sales dip around Christmas for second year in a row

NFT sales have dipped leading up to Christmas for the second year in a row.  NFT trading volume fell from over $24 million on Dec. 20 to $12.9 million on Dec. 25 of this year — a 46.5% decrease....

The year in NFT charts

From the dizzying highs of the bull run, when NFT Google searches were up what felt like thousands of percentage points, to the dark corners of the bear market, it’s been a tumultuous year for N...

NFT Sales This Week Jumped 27% Higher, Cryptopunks Rise Above Bored Apes – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

On Dec. 14, 2022, statistics show that non-fungible token (NFT) sales jumped 27.72% higher than NFT sales recorded last week. The Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection captured the most sales thi...

DJs Steve Aoki and 3LAU Form CryptoPunks Supergroup

A pair of popular electronic musicians who are also prominent NFT backers are teaming up—and drawing inspiration from their respective CryptoPunks profile pictures (PFPs). Steve Aoki and Justin “3LAU”...

Steve Aoki and 3LAU Launch PUNX Music Project Using CryptoPunks IP

Both Aoki and Blau have been influential in combining NFTs and music through their respective projects. Blau previously released an NFT album series titled “Ultraviolet,” which raked in a ...

The Block’s guide for the crazy web3 week ahead in Miami

Miami’s busiest week of the year is about to unfold, with the global jet set due to storm the city just after Thanksgiving for seven straight days of nonstop art and parties anchored by the Art ...

Web3 Watch: Yuga Labs Adds to Portfolio, Nike Creates NFT Marketplace

The crypto industry, especially the centralized finance (CeFi) sector, has been spun into chaos following the revelation of FTX’s major market fraud. The bankrupt crypto exchange’s former CEO Sam Bank...

CryptoPunks NFTs outnumber Bored Ape

In recent days, CryptoPunks NFTs have surpassed the value of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection. This is a really big achievement, bringing the floor price of CryptoPunks to 60 ETH, while Bore...

CryptoPunks Come to Art Museums as Yuga Labs Begins Donating Ethereum NFTs

Yuga Labs has hatched a plan to donate CryptoPunks NFTs to modern art museums around the world, starting with Punk #305. The Ethereum NFT is being donated to Miami’s Institute of Contemporary Art, whi...

Cryptopunks Climb Past Bored Ape NFT Floor Values Amid Crypto Market Carnage – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

During the last five days, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) stemming from the Cryptopunks NFT collection have surpassed Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs in terms of floor value. Statistics over the last ten...

A CryptoPunk could soon be coming to an art gallery near you

The Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami’s resident CryptoPunk, “Priscila,” is getting a friend. Yuga Labs will donate CryptoPunk #305 to the institute as part of a new initiative to put iconi...

Top 5 NFT Projects Watchlist: Doodles, Moonbirds, Azuki, Cryptopunks, And Mushe World

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets and one of the easiest ways to get rich in crypto. The crypto market has played host to many NFT projects since 2021. There are many NFT projects to choos...

Big Eyes NFTs can overcome CryptoPunks

SPONSORED POST* If you have been following crypto with an eye half open, most likely, you are aware that the NFT market has not been doing great ever since the crypto winter became an ongoing pain in ...