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10 most expensive NFT coins in history: an insider's look
I have been watching this crazy market of digital images for a long time, and you know what? It's some kind of surrealism! Millions of dollars for pixelated images? Seriously? But come on, let's look at reality — this is our new digital future, and I want to share my thoughts with you on the most expensive NFTs in history.
Why do people pay insane amounts of money for digital images?
Every time I hear about an NFT being sold for tens of millions, I wonder — have we all gone crazy? But scarcity is a powerful thing. When something is unique and limited, people are willing to pay fortunes for it. Especially wealthy collectors who need to invest their millions somewhere.
Record Holders of Digital Art
Everydays: The First 5000 Days — 69.3 million dollars
This collage of 5000 works by Biplaw really shocked me. Some Metakovan dropped 69 million for it! I looked at these works — there's a mix of apocalypse and political satire. Interesting, but 69 million? Seriously?
Clock — 52.7 million dollars
Here politics played a major role. A simple timer, counting down the time of Assange's imprisonment, was sold for 52 million! Yes, the money went for his defense, but still — it's just a digital clock! It seems to me that there is more political statement here than art.
HUMAN ONE — 28.9 million dollars
Finally, something physical — a 3D sculpture with an astronaut. But again — 28.9 million? I've seen museum masterpieces that cost less!
CryptoPunk #5822 — 23.7 million dollars
Here they are — my "favorites", CryptoPunks! Pixelated faces sold for millions. #5822 is special — one of nine aliens in the collection. But come on, let's admit it — it's just blue pixels on a screen!
My Skeptical View
I am amazed at how these digital tokens have become a status symbol. But I can't shake the thought that many of these sales are just money laundering or artificial market inflation. How many of these "masterpieces" will be worth something in 10 years? I doubt that many will.
When you look at these record sales, you see a strange pattern - the same people, the same collections. Doesn't this resemble a closed circle of the chosen few inflating a bubble?
Where is everything going?
I do not deny that NFTs have changed the rules of the game for digital art. Artists can finally earn money from their works. But the prices are just insane! And when everything gets saturated with soulless projects created solely for money — what will be left?
If you still decide to enter this world, be careful. Use only trusted platforms and never invest money that you are not prepared to lose. This market is a roller coaster without insurance.
And remember — if someone is selling you a pixelated monkey for a million, ask yourself — have I lost my mind?