The NFTs have given a lot to talk about throughout 2021 and it looks like they will not give up this new year. They started the year as a somewhat unknown technology, and in less than 365 days, there is no one left who does not know what they are. Do you want to know which are the non-fungible tokens that have had the most million dollar sales to date? These are the ten most expensive NFTs that have been sold so far . Although, taking into account the trend, it is possible that in a very few weeks, we will have this ranking altered.
The 10 most expensive NFTs so far
This is the list of the ten most expensive NFTs at the time of this writing.
# 10 Ocean Front ($ 6M)
The six million from Ocean Front were earmarked for a good cause. Artist Mike Winkelmann aka Beeple aims to end climate change. That’s exactly what his illustration is about, which was auctioned at the Nifty Gateway house. The money went to the Open Earth Foundation. Although, as we will see later, climate change is one of its objectives, because it is not the only NFT of its that we are going to see in this ranking.
# 9 Crossroads ($ 6.6M)
CROSSROAD
By @beepleThe # 1/1 from beeple’s first NG drop has just resold on the secondary market for $ 6.6 million.
History has just been made.
Congrats to beeple and of course to @pablorfraile for the sale. pic.twitter.com/mTYG4VABSw
– Nifty Gateway (@niftygateway) February 25, 2021
From the same artist and on the same platform, Crossroads was sold, although the 6.6 million dollars would later be reached in a resale to an anonymous user. Crossroads was designed for the NFT to change based on who wins the 2020 U.S. presidential election . When Biden won, the image became the naked body of former President Trump, defeated and full of graffiti.
# 8 Art Blocks: Ringers # 109 ($ 6.93M)
It is the highest grossing NFT from the ART Blocks project , and the seller had bought it for just $ 230 about six months earlier. It is a piece created with the “regenerative art” technique, which combines artificial intelligence with sequences chosen by an artist.
# 7 Xcopy: ‘Right-click and Save As guy’ – $ 7.09M
This NFT is an answer to the typical question that users who oppose NFTs often ask. “Why buy it if I can right click and save as?” It helped xcopy to rake in more than $ 7 million.
# 6, # 5 and # 4: CryptoPunks # 7804, # 4156 and # 7523 (7.57-11.7M)
Although many of us continue to wonder what people see in CryptoPunks, these images continue to sell for millions of dollars. Cryptopunk # 7523 is Larva Labs’ highest grossing NFT to date. Its code name is “Covid Alien”. On the other hand, # 4156 refers to Bored Ape , the other collectibles firm that CryptpPunks competes with. There are only 24 punks of this type . And finally, # 7804 sold for 7.57 million, and it’s a punk with a hat, sunglasses, and a pipe.
# 3 Human One ($ 28.9M)
Nearing the end of the year, in November, Beeple managed to sell another changeable NFT . In this case, it is a 1: 1 scale 3D sculpture showing an astronaut. According to Beeple, you will update the design as you please throughout your life .
# 2 The First 5000 Days ($ 69M)
In second position we have Michael Winkelmann. Yes, Beeple again. Following the sale, it launched its own NFT market (we.new). The work includes Beeple’s daily work for the last 13 years of his life.
# 1 The Merge (91.8M)
This artwork is created by artist Pak . Through the Nifty Gateway platform, it was divided into 312,686 fragments that were purchased by approximately 29,000 collectors around the world. It is the most expensive NFT ever sold .