CryptoPunk

Design company Figma (NYSE:FIG) has filed for an IPO and, along with sharing impressive revenue figures and year-over-year growth, the company's investments in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) are making headlines. What Happened: Figma is set to go public on the NYSE under the ticker FIG and will come to the...

A savvy crypto enthusiast has acquired a valuable CryptoPunk NFT for a fraction of its market value, exploiting a dormant smart contract from a defunct fractional ownership platform. What Happened: The CryptoPunk in question, Ape #2386, was originally fractionalized on Niftex, a now-defunct...

Amid the growing appetite for crypto risk, a single NFT has been sold for a whopping $16 million in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). What Happened: A bidder recently acquired CryptoPunk #3100, one of the nine “Alien Punks” in the series, for 4,500 ether, equivalent to approximately $16 million,...

A key investor in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space highlighted one of his favorite projects while attending the Met Gala Monday night alongside his wife Serena Williams. What Happened: Reddit co-founder and investor Alexis Ohanian has invested in several NFT-related companies over the years...

Miami Art Week and Art Basel kick off this week, and the enormous gathering is expected to show the growth of digital art and Web3 evolution inside the art sector. Here is a look at some of the top events happening at Art Basel Miami in 2022, with a focus on those connected to non-fungible...

The U.K. has a new Prime Minister with Rishi Sunak announced as the third person to lead the country in the past two months. Sunak has been a proponent of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens, something that was going viral in a post on Monday. What Happened: During his time as Chancellor of the...

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha” and by other nicknames, legendary investor Warren Buffett is a man of many names. Buffett also gives out nicknames from time to time, including calling leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) “rat poison squared.” Here's how Buffett...

Luxury jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. is selling 250 exclusive diamond pendants to CryptoPunk NFT holders. What Happened: The LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton ADR-owned(OTC: LVMUY) company unveiled the “NFTiff” collection over the weekend. Each NFT pendant will be...

A CryptoPunk NFT sold for a whopping 2,691 ETH, worth $3.3 million on Friday. But the owner sold it for a loss of $7 million.  This Punk is one of the 24 apes in the collection, making it one of the rarest characters.  "$3.2m is a joke for that ape, but it might be tempting for...

To help aid in its efforts against an invasion by Russia, the country of Ukraine began accepting cryptocurrency donations earlier this year. Someone transferred a non-fungible token from one of the most well-known and valuable collections to help in the efforts. The NFT was recently sold. Here are...

You might have 99 problems, but if you bought a CryptoPunk based on Jay-Z’s NFT investment, it likely isn’t one. What Happened: Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z (also known as Shawn Carter) purchased CryptoPunk #6095 on Apr. 25, 2021. The purchase price was 55 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), or...

A rare CryptoPunk sold for a potential record amount on Saturday. Here’s the reason why and the details on the purchase. What Happened: CryptoPunk #5822 sold for 8,000 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), or around $23.7 million on Saturday. Punk #5822 is one of only nine Punks to have the rare Alien...

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal made headlines earlier this year for getting involved in the non-fungible token space. O’Neal is pushing further into NFTs with the launch of his own PFP series and the acquisition of an ENS domain. What Happened: Last week, O’Neal launched the...

CryptoPunks have been one of the highest valued non-fungible token collections. Here’s what you should know about the collection and what the largest sales were of all time. About CryptoPunks: Launched in 2017 by Larva Labs, CryptoPunks are acknowledged as one of the earliest NFT collections...

One of the most successful NFT collections remains CryptoPunks, a collection of 10,000 pixelated art NFTs launched in 2017. The series has seen several sales of over $1 million for what many consider to be one of the biggest blue-chip names in the non-fungible token space. One CryptoPunk owner...