TOP 10 NFTS AND WHY THEY ARE SO POPULAR

Soham Kamble
5 min readJul 8, 2022

NFTs have astounded the world with their rising popularity and market value over time, becoming a widely recognized sign of digital ownership. These digital tokens have been sold for astounding prices in both the primary and secondary markets due to their scarcity, which increases demand. What are the most well-liked NFTs right now, you might wonder, given the prices NFTs have sold for over the previous month?

Continue reading if you want to know the solution to this question. The top 10 NFTs, their costs, and the reasons behind their appeal will all be covered in this article.

Let’s begin immediately.

THE TOP 10 MOST POPULAR NFTS

  1. THE MERGE:

The Merge, a special digital token, was made by an artist going by the moniker Pak. The NFT was sold for a record-breaking $91.8 million on December 4th, 2021. In addition to its incredible price, this NFT gained attention because it was offered in quantities known as “bulk.” There are 28,983 collectors who hold this fractional work of art together.

2. THE FIRST 5000 DAYS:

The most costly NFT ever sold to a single owner is still this one. It was sold to Vignesh Sundaresan, also known as MetaKovan, for $69.3 million. It is a collage made out of 5000 digital photographs by Mike Winkelmann, often known as Beeple, and his Everydays series. This NFT is well known for being the first entirely digital piece of art to be purchased at a significant auction house like Christies. Additionally, the fact that cryptocurrencies were used to pay for this artwork made it a momentous occasion in NFT history.

3. CLOCK:

This NFT is merely a timer that shows Julian Assange’s total number of incarceration days. The Assange DAO paid $52.7 million to buy it. More than 10,000 people make up the DAO, which has pooled funds to release Assange and support his legal defense.

4. HUMAN ONE:

A hybrid (digital and physical) piece called Human One was purchased by Beeple for $28.9 million. This unusual piece of art shows a lone astronaut moving through a planet that is always changing. It is intended to change over time in a consistent manner. This hybrid piece of art depicts a fresh wave of dynamic NFTs.

5. CRYPTOPUNK #5822:

One of the most well-known NFT collections in history is Crptopunk #5822. The CEO of the blockchain technology business Chain, Deepal Thapliyal, purchased this one-of-a-kind digital artwork for $23.7 million. One of the 333 pieces and one of the 9 aliens in the entire collection is Cryptopunk #5822, who is also wearing a bandana. It is highly rare and in high demand because of these combined qualities. It continues to be the most popular Cryptopunk title.

6. CRYPTOPUNK #7523:

One of the nine alien punks, Cryptopunk#7523 is also known as the masked alien. It is the only Cryptopunk with a mask, making it even more uncommon. The NFT was developed to symbolize how the Covid Era contributed to the proliferation of NFTs and other blockchain-based technologies. For $11.8 million, the Sotheby’s auction house sold Cryptopunk#7523.

7. CRYPTOPUNK #4156:

This NFT, one of the exclusive 24 ape cryptopunks, cost Punk4156, an unidentified collector, $1.25 million when he first bought it. Cryptopunk #4156 is very unique because it also has a bandana. Due to its rarity and strong demand, it was eventually sold for $10.26 million in December 2021. The transaction set a record as Larva Labs’ biggest on-chain sale.

8. CRYPTOPUNK #3100:

An extraterrestrial cryptopunk named Cryptopunk#3100 has one headband as an attribute. The seventh-rarest cryptopunk is it. An anonymous buyer who could only be recognized by their Ethereum address bought this NFT. On March 11th, 2021, the piece was sold for $7.58 million.

9. CRYPTOPUNK #7804:

The pipe-smoking alien is another name for this NFT. It has a pipe, little shades, and a cap that faces forward. In the complete collection, it comes in second place. On March 11, 2021, Cryptopunk#7804 was sold for almost $7.5 million. It was the most expensive NFT ever at the time.

10. CROSSROADS:

Another record-breaking sale by Beeple was this NFT. On February 25th, 2021, it was sold at the online digital art market Nifty Gateway for $6.6 million. The artwork, which depicts a forgotten, dejected President Trump, was inspired by the 2020 US presidential elections. The sculpture “may indicate a radical shift in what interests youthful collectors,” a Christie’s analyst said.

WHAT NFTS COULD MEAN FOR YOU

You might be perplexed about how to use these special tokens after looking at the list of NFTs that have sold for incredible sums. These pricey NFTs demonstrate that digital art is here to stay and will eventually become a sign of ownership, representation, and value. The connection between NFTs and the metaverse is another fascinating aspect of them. These distinctive tokens have evolved into the virtual world’s money.

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