One of the most popular sectors in 2021 was the NFT market. As a result of this popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFT), the transaction volume in 2021 reached approximately 23 billion dollars.
According to data from data analysis platform DappRadar, the number of addresses linked to NFTs has reached almost 140,000 daily. At the beginning of the year, this number was around 5,000.
Although NFTs have been on the market for the last few years, they have seen a very serious demand this year. These products, which are sold using cryptocurrencies, are called works of art of the age.
The Middle East is the place where most of the new buyers of NFTs are found, as well as who is buying at record prices. With this increase, it is stated that art collections in the Middle East have increased by 110% in the last five years.
With the integration of NFTs into blockchain games, great developments have taken place on both platforms. Blockchain game Axie Infinity, according to DappRadar data $3.81 billion by sales volume became the highest volume NFT collection. Also at The Sandbox about 300 million dollar sales volume among the highest-volume NFT collections, reaching It is in 7th place.
In 2021, there were periods when the NFT market exceeded the volume of the crypto sector. Many famous names and companies in Turkey and around the world showed great interest in NFTs.
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The 10 most expensive NFTs of 2021
Although we have heard that Bored Ape Yacht Club and NFTs of blockchain games are popular and expensive, they are not in the top 10. However, CryptoPunks occupies an important place by keeping 4 NFTs among the top 10.
1- THE MERGE
THE MERGE-91.8 Million Dollars
Sharing images accessed over the internet with a certain artificial intelligence algorithm. Archillect Digital designer Murat Pak, the founder of the platform, auctioned on the Nifty Gateway platform and named Merge within the scope of the NFT project, 266,885 tokens were purchased by 28,984 users and generated $91.8 million in revenue.
The NFTs in the project, which started to be auctioned on December 2 at a price of $299, reached a selling price range of up to $525, starting at $400 and increasing by $25 each. At the auction, which ended on December 4, a sales volume of 266,885 tokens was reached.
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— Pak (@muratpak) December 4, 2021
What makes Murat Pak’s Merge project different is that the collective tokens with different units in the wallets of the collectors, who were able to make different bulk purchases at different times between December 4-6, were combined with each other and turned into a single NFT with a cumulative value.
2- Everdays: The First 5000 Days
Everydays: The First 5000 Days – $69.3 Million
Artwork by digital artist Beeple, real name Mike Winkelmann “Everdays: The First 5000 Days”, The world-famous auction house Christie’s is also auctioned $69.3 milliona sold.
3- Human One
Human One – $28.9 Million
American digital artist, ranked 3rd as well as 2nd by Mike Winkelmann“Human One” sold for $29 million at the 21st Century Evening Sale of Christie’s.
4- CryptoPunk #4156
CryptoPunk #4156-10.35 Million Dollars
The CryptoPunks NFTs, released in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, founded by Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson, were one of the most popular projects this year. The most expensive sale ever was CryptoPunk #4156 with $10.35 million.
5-CryptoPunk #7804
CryptoPunk #7804-7.56 Million Dollars
5th most expensive NFT of 2021 CryptoPunk #7804 for 4200 ETH (according to the period $7.56 million) is the second most expensive product in its collection.
6-CryptoPunk #3100
CryptoPunk #3100-7.51 Million Dollars
6th most expensive NFT of 2021 CryptoPunk #3100 for 4200 ETH (according to the period $7.51 million) is the 3rd most expensive product in its collection.
7-Right-click and Save As guy
Right-click and Save As guy – $7.09 Million
NFT artist Xcopy’s “Right-click and Save As guy” was sold for 1600 ether ($7.09 million at the time of purchase) via SuperRare.
8-Ringers #109
Ringers #109-6.93 Million Dollars
Ringers #109 from the Art Blocks collection sold for 2,100 ether ($6.93 million at the time of purchase). The sale was made about three months ago and has a total of 99,000 Art Block NFTs.
9-CryptoPunk #8857
CryptoPunk #8857-6.64 Million Dollars
CryptoPunk #7804, the 9th most expensive NFT of 2021, is the 4th most expensive product in its collection, with a price of 2000 ETH ($6.64 million at the time of purchase).
10-Ross Ulbricht Genesis Collection
Ross Ulbricht Genesis Collection – $6.28 Million
of Silk Road Founder known by the pseudonym Dead Pirate Roberts Ross Ulbricht has included certain periods and important moments of his life into the NFT collection. converted and put up for auction. A product from that collection, 3 weeks ago via SuperRare It was sold for 1440 ether (about $6.28 million).