List of most expensive non-fungible tokens

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This is a list of the highest known prices paid for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing digital assets. The current record price is approximately US$69.3 million paid for Beeple's digital artwork entitled Everydays: the First 5000 Days in March 2021.[citation needed]

Background[]

The monetisation of digital assets has long been discussed in the technology world. One of the earliest NFT projects was a 2017 project called CryptoPunks by LarvaLabs, on the Ethereum blockchain[1] and many of the most expensive NFTs sold have been images from their Cryptopunks series.[2] There were some NFT-like projects or "proto NFTs" that pre-date CryptoPunks, Rare Pepes released on Counterparty in 2014, and Etheria released on Ethereum in 2015.[citation needed] Since then, NFTs have grown to become a speculative market.[citation needed]

As of 14 March 2021, 41% of NFT sales were marked as relating to the gaming industry.[3] One landmark NFT sale not mentioned in the list is CryptoKitties' Dragon, which sold for 600 ETH.[4]

List of highest prices paid[]

This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2020.[note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the NFT was sold. The inflation adjustment may change as recent inflation rates are often revised. A list in another currency may be in a slightly different order due to exchange-rate fluctuations. NFTs are listed only once, i.e. for the highest price sold.

Adjusted price
(millions of US$) 		Original price
(millions of US$) 		Asset Year of creation Date of sale Seller Buyer Blockchain Notes
$69.3 $69.3 Everydays: the First 5000 Days 2021 March 11, 2021 Beeple Metakovan (Vignesh Sundaresan)[5] Ethereum[6] First piece of purely NFT artwork to be offered by a major auction house (Christie's).[7]
$7.7 $7.6 Cryptopunk #7804 2017 March 10, 2021 Unknown Unknown Ethereum[1] One of nine Aliens on offer.[failed verification] Originally Released by Larva Labs. Sold for 4200 ETH.[7]
$6.6 $6.60 Beeple's CROSSROAD 2021 February 25, 2021 Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile Delphina Leucas (Anonymous pseudonym)[8] Ethereum[9] Resold from the original price of $66666.60 a few months earlier in October 2020.[8]
$4.4 $4.40 Doge (meme) 2021 June 12, 2021 Atsuko Sato PleasrDAO Ethereum Highest selling meme NFT to date.[10] Sold for 1696.69 ETH [11]
$2.9 $2.9 The first Tweet of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey 2006 March 22, 2021 Jack Dorsey Sina Estavi Ethereum[12] Dorsey donated his proceeds to the charity GiveDirectly. Sold for 1630.5 ETH. Dorsey posted the tweet on March 21, 2006 at 4:50 PM.[12]
$1.5 $1.5 Axie Infinity Virtual Game “Genesis” Estate 2021 February 28, 2021 Axie Infinity “Flying Falcon” Ethereum[13] Virtual land on the blockchain gaming platform Axie Infinity[14]
$1.6 $1.6 Cryptopunk #6965 2017 February 19, 2021 Unknown Unknown Ethereum[1] One of nine Aliens on offer.[failed verification] Originally Released by Larva Labs. Sold for 800 ETH.[7]
$1.3 $1.3 Cryptopunk #4156 2017 February 18, 2021 Unknown Unknown Ethereum[1] One of nine Aliens on offer.[failed verification] Originally Released by Larva Labs. Sold for 650 ETH.[7]
$1 $1.0 Rick and Morty “The Best I Could Do” 2021 January 18, 2021 Justin Roiland Unknown Rick and Morty artwork[14]
$0.2 $0.208 LeBron James "Cosmic" Dunk #29 (20 second video) 2019 February 22, 2021 "Sparky_24" "Jesse" Flow[15] The NBA Top Shot LeBron James "Cosmic" Dunk was a set of 49 collector cards. #29 was sold for $208,000 USD.[16][17]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Wikipedia template uses a yearly average inflation. Using monthly averages gives slightly different numbers, most significantly for paintings sold early or late in a year with significant inflation.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Abbruzzese, Jason (June 16, 2017). "This ethereum-based project could change how we think about digital art". Mashable.
  2. ^ "Pipe-Smoking Alien CryptoPunk NFT Sells For $7.5 Million". Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. ^ "5 Most Expensive NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens) Ever Sold". Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  4. ^ "10 Most Expensive NFTs, Hundreds of Thousands for a Crypto Kitty?". Archived from the original on 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  5. ^ Chandrashekhar, Anandi. "Metakovan, mystery buyer of Beeple's $69.3 million NFT art, reveals identity" – via The Economic Times.
  6. ^ "Crypto Art - Fame and Fortune, with Mike "Beeple" Winkelmann". School of Motion.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "The most expensive NFT sales so far". one37pm.com. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Howcroft, Elizabeth; Carvalho, Ritvik (1 March 2021). "How a 10-second video clip sold for $6.6 million". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ https://www.alleywatch.com/2018/12/artory-art-registry-built-on-blockchain-trust-art-market
  10. ^ https://nypost.com/2021/06/11/doge-nft-sells-for-4-million/"
  11. ^ https://zora.co/kabosumama/3366
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Lyons, Kim (2021-03-22). "Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold as an NFT for an oddly specific $2,915,835.47". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  13. ^ "Top 10 most valuable NFTs ever sold". Luno.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Highest Valued NFTs". www.vice.com.
  15. ^ "A guide to the NFT craze". Engadget.
  16. ^ "The most expensive Top Shot moment of each NBA star". Hoops Hype. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  17. ^ "The 10 Biggest NBA Top Shot Sales to Date: LeBron Dunk Goes for $208,000". Action Network. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

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