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Markets

Crypto Whale Spends $4.3M on CryptoPunks as NFT Market Cap Climbs 66% in 30 Days

The overall capitalization of non-fungible tokens has jumped 66% to $6 billion in the past 30 days with CryptoPunks' market share growing past 30%.

Sotheby's was planning to auction 104 CryptoPunks in one fell swoop. (Eli Tan/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ether Treasury Company GameSquare Buys CryptoPunk NFT for $5.15M

The Frisco, Texas-based firm also added to its ether treasury, buying 2,742.75 ETH, worth just over $10 million

A post showing more than 100 CryptoPunk NFTs  (Sotheby's)

Markets

NFT Market Sees 29% Daily Rise as CryptoPunk, Penguins Surge

The resurgence in NFT interest comes after a prolonged bear market, with sales volumes having plateaued around $400 million a month.

Pudgy Penguins is a collection of 8,888 unique penguins with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. (Screenshot: OpenSea)

Markets

NFT Mania Is Back? Maybe Not, but a CryptoPunk Just Exchanged Hands for a Record $56.3M

Punk 1563 changed hands for 24,000 ETH, a huge markup versus recent pricing.

CryptoPunk 1563 just sold for a record $56.3 million. (CryptoPunks)

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Web3

NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3

This week, new reports were released that point to a major slowdown in NFT trading. Plus, Etihad Airways will soon let its community of frequent fliers stake NFTs for miles.

3D planes from the EY-ZERO1 NFT collection. (OpenSea)

Web3

Beeple Goes Punk With $208K NFT Purchase

The artist behind the most expensive NFT ever sold bought his first-ever PFP, CryptoPunk #4593.

Punk #4953 NFT (OpenSea)

Learn

The Top 10 Most Expensive NFTs of All Time

While the market for NFTs has cooled from the frenzy that marked 2021, the digital assets are still generating billions of dollars in trading volume in 2023.

(Beeple)

Web3

Bitcoin Punks: Ordinal NFT Collection Soars in Value

Late Wednesday, one Ordinal Punk NFT minted on the Bitcoin-native Ordinals Protocol sold for 9.5 BTC, roughly $214,000.

(Ordinals.com)

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Finance

Crypto Whale DJ Seedphrase Sells Rare CryptoPunk for $4.4M

The investor-turned-DJ told CoinDesk that he was running low on liquidity and wanted to spark movement during crypto winter.

(CryptoPunk 2924 via OpenSea)

Finance

Bank Run at NFT Lender BendDAO Prompts Attempt to Avert Another Liquidity Crisis

Faulty auction mechanics highlighted the downside of letting people borrow money against their Bored Apes.

A Bored Ape owner searches for upside without risking auction liquidation. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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