Going Once…Twice…Nowhere: Sotheby’s Halt CryptoPunks Auction After Owner Pulls Out

z“Nvm, decided to hodl.” Sotheby’s cancelled a much-anticipated auction for a collection of 104 CryptoPunk NFTs when the vendor backed out at the last minute. Collector Pulls Out On Wednesday, the auc...

Sotheby’s Scraps CryptoPunks Lot Minutes Before Auction

Key Takeaways A Sotheby’s auction planned to sell lot of 104 CryptoPunks was cancelled on Wednesday. The owner of the 104 NFTs said that they “decided to hodl” the items. Sotheby’s h...

Sotheby’s withdrew a lot of 104 CryptoPunks before its auction was set to begin

advertisement A much-anticipated auction of more than 100 CryptoPunk NFTs ended before it began late Wednesday. Earlier this month, the auction house operator announced the auction, which would see 10...

Seller ‘rugs’ $30M CryptoPunks collection minutes before Sotheby’s auction

NFT enthusiasts and fine art collectors have been left confused, after an auction for a collection of 104 CryptoPunks estimated to be worth around $30 million was canceled at the last-minute. The even...

CryptoPunks Owner Boasts of ‘Rugging’ Sotheby’s, NFT Auction Canceled

In brief Sotheby’s was poised to host what could have been the largest NFT auction ever. The anonymous CryptoPunks seller pulled out at the last minute, trolling the auction house. A SothebyR...

CryptoPunks Owner Boasts of ‘Rugging’ Sotheby’s, Auction Cancelled

In brief Sotheby’s was poised to host what could have been the largest NFT auction ever The anonymous CryptoPunks seller pulled out at the last minute, trolling the auction house A Sotheby’...

Axie Infinity tops $4 billion in NFT sales, ahead of CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club

Axie Infinity has become the first NFT collection to surpass $4 billion in total sales, data from tracking site Cryptoslam showed. The play-to-earn blockbuster has garnered a lot of interest in the pa...

How Subcultures Fuel The Growing NFT Market: Bored Apes, CryptoPunks, And PLAYSK8

PLAYSK8 has worked with OpenSea. The collection will be released in stages and will include 10,000 NFTs (with over 300,000 method animations). The first stage will conclude after 3,000 NFTs have been ...

Bored Apes, CryptoPunks, PLAYSK8 – How Subcultures Drive the Explosive NFT Market

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Readers are encouraged to conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more › Living on the fringe is a part of the core ethos of PLAYSK8. While ad...

CryptoPunks community reacts to the ongoing copyright battle between v1 and v2

During its initial release, 10,000 CryptoPunks were sold and made it to the secondary market before users discovered a critical smart contract exploit that made it possible for Punks’ buyers to ...

CryptoPunks NFT was sold for 8,000 ETH

A CryptoPunks NFT was sold for 8000 units of Ethereum It amounts to approximately $24 million NFT industry last year resulted in numerous NFT transactions worth millions of dollars CryptoPunks NFT has...

NFTBank Introduces Chainlink Node to Supply NFT Market Data From BAYC and Cryptopunks to DeFi Markets

NFTBank, an NFT portfolio management service, presented its first NFT market data available on-chain via the Chainlink Network.. Chainlink functions as vital blockchain middleware for current APIs to ...

CryptoPunks Ethereum NFT’s Sale Of $24M Breaks The Previous Record

Today, a CryptoPunks NFT was sold for 8,000 ETH ($23.7 million). It is double the previous CryptoPunks record of $11.8 million, which was achieved in June of last year. On Sunday, CryptoPunk #5822 sol...

This CryptoPunks NFT was sold for 8,000 ETH ($23 million)

A CryptoPunks NFT has been sold at a world record value that supersedes the ETH or USD figures splashed on any other CryptoPunks before — $24 million in Ethereum. CryptoPunk #5822 sold for 8000ETH Cry...

CryptoPunks Ethereum NFT Sells for Nearly $24M, Doubling Previous Record

In brief A CryptoPunks NFT sold for 8,000 ETH today, or $23.7 million. It doubles the previous CryptoPunks record of $11.8 million, set last June. CryptoPunks predate the modern NFT craze by years, an...

OpenSea delists CryptoPunks V1: Legal dispute gets intense

The largest NFTs marketplace OpenSea has taken a controversial move as it delisted the CryptoPunks V1 project once again. The users often asked questions regarding the validity of the V1 projects; the...

Larva Labs forces OpenSea to delist CryptoPunks V1 NFTs

The dominant Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has delisted the V1 version of the famous CryptoPunks collection after receiving a DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) notice from Punks’ ...

Luxury Auction House Sotheby’s Plans to Auction 104 Cryptopunks Worth an Estimated $20M – Bitcoin News

On Tuesday, the British-founded American multinational luxury auction company Sotheby’s, headquartered in New York City, announced the auction house is planning to auction a lot of 104 non-fungible to...

OpenSea Removes CryptoPunks V1, Collectors Furious

Despite the increased community interest, the resurgence of CryptoPunks V1 appears to be a problem for some – especially at OpenSea. OpenSea, the world’s top NFT marketplace, said earlier this week th...

Sotheby’s to auction 104 CryptoPunks NFTs for an estimated $20-$30 million

Prestigious auction house Sotheby’s is putting up a sale of 104 CryptoPunks NFTs in New York City. The official statement issued by Sotheby’s stated that the auction house is all set to sell 104 Crypt...

OpenSea Delists CryptoPunks V1, Following Takedown Notice From Developers

Popular non-fungible tokens (NFT) platform OpenSea has once again delisted CryptoPunks V1 collection due to a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice issued by CryptoPunks V2 developers Larva...

The real reason OpenSea delisted CryptoPunks V1

OpenSea, the biggest NFT marketplace in the world, has delisted CryptoPunks V1 over a legal dispute with Larva Labs. The collection is based on the same smart contract as that of Larva’s, and the latt...

CryptoPunks v1 Delisted By OpenSea As Legal Battle Heats Up

OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, has delisted CryptoPunks V1 due to a legal dispute with Larva Labs. The 10K collectibles, which are breathtakingly similar to the renowned CryptoPunks NFT...

Sotheby’s to auction off one lot of 104 CryptoPunks in first live NFT auction

advertisement The centuries-old English art auction house Sotheby’s announced Tuesday that it will auction off 104 CryptoPunks, one of the oldest and most popular non-fungible token (NFT) collections ...

Ready Player Me to release 3D avatars based on CryptoPunks

Metaverse avatar platform Ready Player Me is releasing a collection of 10,000 unique 3D avatars geared toward CryptoPunks NFT owners, with the idea of giving them a new level of utility. The Ready Pla...

CryptoPunks Controversy: Creators Apologize for ‘V1’ Ethereum NFT Sales

In brief CryptoPunks creators Larva Labs apologized for selling old “V1” CryptoPunks NFTs from a scrapped smart contract. The firm suggested potential legal action against the community-led project, w...

What Is The Cryptopunks V1 All About? And, More Importantly, How Are They Going To Disrupt The Market?

LooksRare.org is the rebel marketplace, and all these up-and-coming NFTs have sold 307.44 ETH so far. Given that there are just 116 holders while LarvaLabs holds at least 1000, this isn’t awful. Only ...

What Are The CryptoPunks V1? And, How Can They Disrupt The Market?

Are the CryptoPunks V1 the original CryptoPunks? Technically, yes. According to LarvaLabs, the company behind the collection, the V1s “are not official Cryptopunks.” How will the market react now that...

What Are CryptoPunks and Why Are They So Expensive?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) became a huge trend in the crypto industry throughout 2021. The demand for unique, rare, and scarce tokenized items continues to shoot through the roof at the time of this w...