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Top 10 most expensive NFTs ever sold

NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, are growing increasingly popular, as investors and collectors look to get involved in the latest blockchain craze — and some of the prices being paid for these pieces is insane.

NFTs grew wildly in popularity throughout 2020 and 2021, with art collections worth millions being sold as digital jpegs, and some of the top influencers and celebrities the world over getting involved in the action.

We’ve seen collections like the Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks become some of the most expensive pieces of art you could buy, despite outsiders’ thoughts on the idea of digital art.

But which ones are the most expensive? Let’s take a look.

(Note: Prices are in U.S. Dollars due to the fluctuating nature of the Ethereum blockchain. All figures accurate to Ethereum prices at the time of sale.)


5. CryptoPunk #3100 — $7.67m
cryptopunk 3100 NFTLarvaLabs
#3100 has become a seriously sought after NFT.
On March 11, 2021, just one day after #7804 sold, #3100 became even more expensive than its brethren.

Another Alien punk, but this time sporting just a headband, #3100 is the seventh most rare CryptoPunk out there.


4. CryptoPunk #7523 — $11.75m
cryptopunk 7523 NFTLarvaLabs
This is the most expensive CryptoPunk in the world.
Blowing all of its CryptoPunk fellows out of the water, #7523 is the third rarest in the collection, and it’s got the price tag to match.

The question now becomes, with two more rare CryptoPunks than #7523, how much more can they really be sold for?


3. Beeple’s HUMAN ONE — $28.985

Beeple is a regular among the most expensive NFTs ever sold, actually occupying the top three spots in this list.

HUMAN ONE sold on November 9, 2021 for a fee just shy of $30m, closely linked to his previous piece ‘Everydays’ according to an interview with Christie’s. Speaking of which…


2. Everydays: the First 5000 Days — $69.3m

Everydays the first 5000 days NFTBeeple
Is Beeple the greatest digital artist in NFTs?
Another Beeple piece and the most expensive NFT ever sold to one sole owner — and there’s a good reason for it.

Beeple’s artwork is so high-tier and highly respected within the community, and this piece is essentially a collage of 5000 pieces of his work. Starting from 2007, he pledged to create one piece of art every day, and this is the result. Needless to say, it was worth the effort.

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1. Pak’s ‘The Merge’ — $91.8m

Pak The Merge NFTPak/Nifty
The Merge was bought by 28,983 collectors for a total of almost $100m.
The Merge officially became the most expensive NFT ever sold on December 2, 2021, with almost 30,000 collectors pitching together for a total cost of $91.8m.