NFTs have been all the hype in 2020 and are making a comeback in 2021. Now is the perfect time to take a look at the most expensive NFTs sold in history. Just to refresh your memory, NFTs are unique digital assets that live on the Ethereum blockchain. This article will explore a list of expensive NFTs, reveal the secret of the most expensive NFT, and the price the most expensive NFT sold for.
The Most Expensive NFT – Everydays – The First 5000 Days – ($69,000,000)
This NFT gathered a lot of attention, not only because it was the most expensive NFT, sold for a record-breaking sum of $69 million, but also because it was Christie’s first-ever digital art auction. The fact that a time-honored institution like Christie’s was ready to sell digital art generated headlines worldwide.
The artist behind the most expensive NFT ever was Beeple. The artwork is titled The First 5000 Days because Beeple started creating NFT art in 2007 and has not missed a single since. The piece is a compilation of his artworks dating back to the first day and can be considered a hodgepodge of varying styles, contents, and mediums. The First 5000 Days made Beeple the third most expensive living artist on the planet.
CryptoPunk #3100 – 4.200 ETH ($7,580,00)
The second-most expensive NFT ever is a CryptoPunk, one of the first NFTs ever created. CryptoPunks are a group of NFTs of which only 10,000 have been created. Only nine of them are Aliens and CryptoPunk 3100 was one of them. The CryptoPunk carries only a single accessory, another rarity, and has blue-greenish skin. Its starting bid was $76 in 2017, but it last sold for 4,200 Ether, the equivalent of $7.58 million at the point it sold.
CryptoPunk #7804 – 4,200 ETH ($7,580,000)
CryptoPunk 7804 sold for the same price as its blue-greenish colleague and is another alien. It carries a cap forward, a pipe, and small shades, all of which are extremely rare accessories. The combination of these make the CryptoPunk such a rare gem and explain the high price tag.
Crossroads – $6.6 Million
Crossroads may not be the most expensive NFT sold, but it might be the most controversial one. Created by Beeple, the mastermind behind the most expensive NFT, it sold just days before his sale of Everydays. It is as much a political statement as an art piece and shows a giant baby, vaguely similar to Donald Trump, lying on its stomach. The baby’s body has been covered with graffitis and remarks like “Loser.” A blue-coloured bird, symbolizing Twitter, sits atop the baby with a clown emoji in the speech bubble next to it. Interestingly, Beeple had created another version in case Trump had won the election.
The first Tweet ever – $2.9 Million
The last NFT is the first tweet ever by Jack Dorsey, CEO and founder of Twitter. It reads “just setting up my twttr” and dates back to 2006. Sina Estav, CEO of Bridge Oracle, bought the NFT for $2.9 million. She considers it to be the modern-day equivalent of the Mona Lisa and can now officially be considered the owner of this tweet.