Summary
TLDR: Despite Ethereum’s recent price drop, a CryptoPunks NFT was sold for over $16 million worth of ETH, making it the second-largest CryptoPunks sale ever. The buyer and seller remain anonymous. CryptoPunks helped popularize NFTs and have generated billions in secondary trading volume.
Key Points
1. A CryptoPunks NFT was recently purchased for over $16 million worth of ETH, making it the second-largest CryptoPunks sale ever in terms of ETH and USD value.
2. The NFT that was sold, Punk #7804, is one of just nine Alien Punks in the CryptoPunks collection and was previously purchased in 2021 for 4,200 ETH, or $7.57 million at the time.
3. The sale of Punk #7804 comes just weeks after another Alien Punk (#3100) was sold for 4,500 ETH, further highlighting the high value and demand for these digital collectibles in the NFT market.