Top 5 Most Expensive NFTs in History

NFTs (or non-fungible tokens) are becoming more popular every day. The prices that investors are willing to pay for digital art may seem crazy to some.

The NFT industry appeared in 2017, but real fame came only in 2021.

This year, many artists, musicians and artists became involved in the process of issuing and selling their collectible tokens for cryptocurrency. Some of these deals are valued at tens of millions of dollars. The editors of ForkNews have prepared the top 5 most expensive NFTs in history.

5. Beeple's Crossroad - $6.6 million

Crossroad is a ten-second GIF of Donald Trump lying naked in a park. Insults are written on the former president, people calmly pass by him.

The trick of this picture is that before the final election results, Biden was also lying prone in the picture next to Trump. 

The works of the artist Beeple deservedly enjoy wide popularity. Many believe that it is thanks to his creativity that NFT prices have skyrocketed.

4. Cryptopunk #7804 - $7.6 million

The CryptoPunks collection was created in 2017. This is currently the most expensive NFT collection in the world. It consists of 10,000 digital portraits, each of which has distinctive attributes: jewelry, different eye or skin colors, hairstyles and others.

Punk #7804 is one of nine rare alien punks (with blue skin color). He has a cool cap, a smoking pipe and sunglasses. On March 10 of this year, it was bought for $7.6 million.

Spoiler: this is not the only cryptopunk in our top.

3. Cryptopunk #3100 - $7.67 million

Punk number 3100 was sold on March 11, a day after punk #7804. It was valued at $700,000 more.

3100 is also a punk alien. Apart from the bandage on his head, he has no jewelry. He is considered to be the 17th rarest cryptopunk.

2. Cryptopunk #7523 - $11.75 million

7523 is the 3rd rarest in the collection. He has a gold earring, a face mask and a brown hat. He's also a punk alien. 

The question is brewing - if the 3rd rarest punk costs $11.75 million, how much will the owners of the 1st and 2nd ones ask for their NFTs?

1. Everydays: the First 5000 Days from Beeple - $69.3 million

In 2007, Beeple promised himself to draw one picture a day and publish them on the Internet. During all this time, he did not miss a single day. The digital collage “The First Five Thousand Days” is the result of his many years of work, combined into one NFT.

It is safe to say that the artist did not waste his time. He put up his collage at auction Christie's, where it was bought for $69.3 million At the moment, this work holds the title of the most expensive NFT in history.

There is no doubt that digital art will become more popular every day. Elon has already released his own NFTs. Musk, Jack Dorsey and Katy Perry. Only one question remains open - is there a price ceiling for non-fungible tokens?

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