CryptoPunk ‘Alien’ NFT sells for $ 11.8M in the Sotheby market | Social and Cultural Affairs
The auction house has sold a number of artistic projects this year that have made a lot of money.
An unmistakable trademark of digital cryptocurrencies called “CryptoPunk” sold for $ 11.8m on Thursday, Sotheby’s business said.
CryptoPunks is a set of 10,000-pixel graphics produced by Larva Labs in 2017. Sold by Sotheby’s – “CryptoPunk # 7523” – is a foreign-looking alien with a dark blue skin and a medical mask.
The function is in NFT format – meaning it is certified by blockchain, which verifies its originality and ownership. NFT is sent to the cryptocurrency buyer’s wallet; there is no hand-painted physical design.
“CryptoPunk # 7523” sold $ 11,754,000 as part of Sotheby’s online marketplace “Natively Digital: A Curated NFT Sale”, which raised $ 17.1m in cases filed by 27 digital experts.
It was bought by Israeli businessman Shalom Meckenzie, a major shareholder in the DraftKings game, Sotheby said.
Moments ago in our #London saleroom, an extremely rare “Alien” CryptoPunk #7523 from the collection of @sillytuna sold for $11.8M as part of our #NativelyDigital NFT auction – setting a new world auction record for a single CryptoPunk. pic.twitter.com/PDVUSttI3o
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) June 10, 2021
Michael Bouhanna, a modern Sotheby’s expert, said the sale underscores the strong need for NFTs.
“We are excited to continue exploring new and exciting ways to deliver these amazing works.”
Anyone can see the skills represented by the NFTs, but the sole buyer is responsible for owning them.
Sotheby has metaverse
Although the sale was an online sale, the work was showcased at exhibitions at Sotheby’s exhibitions in New York, London and Hong Kong.
Sotheby’s reopened his original home: a photograph of his real home on New Bond Street in London, around the world in Decentraland.
Decentraland is a blockchain country, where users can walk around with their friends, visit homes, attend meetings and showcase their NFT graphics.
“For those who say, ‘Yes, but you can’t hang it on your wall,’ this is where people from Decentraland-like cultures come in,” said Dave Carr, a spokesman for the Decentraland Foundation.
“Real world is a natural building for digital digital NFTs.”
NFTs exploded in popularity in February and March. NFT Art took $ 69.3m from Christie’s, with the first sale of a large-scale art dealership.
Sotheby’s first NFT market was in April, when the digital works of the artist called “Pak” grossed $ 16.8m.
Quantum, author Kevin McCoy, a simple animated video that re-emerged in the market on Thursday, sold for $ 1.47m. Sotheby’s said it was the first NFT to be manufactured, having been “made” in 2014. Pak’s work also sold for $ 528,200.
