An anonymous individual purchased a CryptoPunks NFT for over $16 million worth of cryptocurrency on Monday, in the second-largest transaction for a CryptoPunk ever recorded.
For a whopping 4,500 ETH—worth $16.03 million at the time of sale—an Ethereum user whose identity has yet to be revealed purchased CryptoPunk
#3100 just after 9:30 am EST this morning. The user’s wallet was created only four days ago, and used exclusively to purchase the NFT.
CryptoPunk
#3100 is one of only nine Alien Punks in the entire 10,000-piece CryptoPunks collection. Due to that rarity, Alien Punks have garnered some of the highest bids ever recorded for individuals CryptoPunks. The most expensive CryptoPunk ever sold,
#5822 , was an Alien Punk purchased at the NFT market’s height in early 2022 for nearly $24 million.
The anonymous purchaser of CryptoPunk
#3100 had been attempting to nab the coveted NFT for days. On Thursday, they submitted a bid of 4,250 ETH, worth $14.78 million at the time, to the NFT’s then-owner. The king’s ransom was apparently not sufficient to seal the deal; on Friday, the individual withdrew the bid, eventually submitting the more handsome 4,500 ETH offer this morning.
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