CryptoPunks: The Pixelated Gold Rush You Didn’t Know You Needed! 💰😱

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Ah, dear reader! In the span of a mere 24 hours, the CryptoPunks have erupted like a poorly timed firecracker, sending their floor price soaring to a staggering 42 ETH per NFT! Who knew pixelated heads could be so valuable? 🤔

According to the sacred scrolls of their official site, the illustrious Yuga Labs-backed collection has witnessed a veritable stampede of buyers, with 19 sales of these unique pixelated avatars occurring in the last day. The frenzy has propelled transactions up by a delightful 18.75%, catapulting this NFT collection to the esteemed position of the second largest, as proclaimed by the oracle known as CryptoSlam. 🥳

And lo! The crown jewel of purchases in this whirlwind of activity is none other than CryptoPunk #2301, a dashing figure adorned with an eyepatch and hoodie, snatched up for a princely sum of 115 ETH (or a jaw-dropping $235,190, if you prefer your currency in dollars). What a steal! Or perhaps a heist? 🏴‍☠️

As we pen this missive, the floor price for CryptoPunks stands resolutely at 42 ETH, a 5% increase from the previous day when it languished below the 40 ETH mark. Earlier today, it flirted with a dip to 39.39 ETH, but who can keep track of such trivialities in this wild market? 📉

In the last 24 hours, the total sales of CryptoPunks NFTs have reached a staggering 915.37 ETH. In layman’s terms, that’s over $1.8 million! Ethereum is currently trading at a modest $2,060, according to the ever-reliable crypto.news. 💸

Over the past month, sales of this pixelated treasure have surged by nearly 20%, indicating a trend that even the most astute fortune teller would struggle to predict. Yet, despite this rise, the daily trading volume has mysteriously plummeted by 21.8%. The market cap now sits at a hefty 419,748 ETH, or around $865 million. Quite the conundrum, isn’t it? 🤷‍♂️

In the past week, the Yuga Labs-backed collection has dominated the NFT collectible sales, with CryptoPunk #2967 fetching a staggering $843,070 on March 23. One can only wonder what the buyer was thinking! 🤑

Launched in the fateful year of 2017, CryptoPunks is a collection of 10,000 unique pixel art avatars, each a gem waiting to be minted on the Ethereum blockchain. In October 2024, the esteemed publishing firm Phaidon released an 800-page tome chronicling all 10,000 Punks ever created. Titled “CryptoPunks: Free to Claim,” this literary masterpiece was penned by the creative director Zak Kyes, in collaboration with the illustrious Yuga Labs. 📚

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2025-03-25 13:02