Search
Sotheby's to sell CryptoPunk and Beeple NFT at digital auction
15.8.2024
The online event will occur at 7 pm UTC and end on Aug. 22.
P2P Platform NFT Trader Falls Victim to Security Flaw, $3 Million in Blue-Chip NFTs Lifted
17.12.2023
Reports indicate, and the peer-to-peer non-fungible token (NFT) market platform has confirmed, that the NFT platform NFT Trader experienced a security breach. An assailant exploited an outdated smart contract, resulting in the theft of nearly $3 million worth of esteemed digital collectibles...
“Blue-Chip” NFTs Have Been Struggling, But Here Are The Collections Bucking the Trends
23.8.2023
So-called “Blue-chip” NFTs have been struggling over the course of the last 30 days, crypto data analytics firm Nansen stated in a tweet thread on Tuesday.
Citing its popular NFT price performance dashboard, Nansen noted that many major collections, including the likes of the Bored Ape Yacht Club...
Journeys: Hervé Larren on Bitcoin, Apes and the psychology of ‘blue-chip’ NFTs
27.7.2023
Hervé Larren’s crypto journey has taken him from luxury goods to Bitcoin mining and back full circle to the world of “blue-chip” NFTs
What are blue-chip NFTs, and how can we find them?
30.6.2023
Blue-chip NFTs refer to highly valuable and prestigious nonfungible tokens that are considered top-tier assets within the NFT market
Bitcoin-Based NFTs Cross 200,000 Ordinal Inscriptions, Yuga Labs Launches Twelvefold Collection
28.2.2023
On Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain crossed 200,000 at 1:02 p.m. Eastern Time. In addition to the 200,000 inscriptions, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), revealed that the team had created...
FTX Debtors’ List of Assets Omits Mention of Large Stash of NFTs and ENS Names Owned by Alameda
20.1.2023
This week, FTX debtors issued a press release and a 20-page document noting that bankruptcy administrators had located $5.5 billion in liquid assets. The document details that investigators discovered fiat currencies, crypto assets, and securities as part of FTX’s and Alameda...
NFT Sales Continue to Decline, With ETH-Based NFTs Seeing a 20% Drop in the Past Week
31.12.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales over the last seven days are ending the year 13.97% lower than the week prior. During the last week, statistics show that $147,054,554 in NFT sales were recorded across 334,668 NFT buyers. NFT Sales Continue to Slip: 13.97% Decrease in Last Seven Days NFT sales...
Monthly NFT Sales Are 80% Lower Than Last Year, Digital Collectibles Interest Plummeted in 2022
26.12.2022
Like most crypto projects this year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) felt the pain of 2022’s crypto winter as sales are down a great deal and blue-chip NFTs have been slashed in value. For instance, last month, there was roughly $534 million in NFT sales compared to the $2.77 billion in NFT sales...
From Fine Art to Bored Apes and Punks: Blue Chip NFTs Owned by Celebs Lose Significant Value
22.11.2022
During the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2022, the search term “NFT” had a Google Trends (GT) score of 90 and today the GT score has dropped a great deal down to a score of 12. Not only has interest declined, but blue chip non-fungible tokens (NFTs) don’t hold the value they once...
Cryptopunks Climb Past Bored Ape NFT Floor Values Amid Crypto Market Carnage
16.11.2022
During the last five days, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) stemming from the Cryptopunks NFT collection have surpassed Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs in terms of floor value. Statistics over the last ten days show the floor value of Cryptopunks NFTs remained above the 60 ether zone, while BAYC-based...
Swiss-Based Crypto Bank SEBA Offers Custody for 'Blue Chip' NFTs
26.10.2022
SEBA is extending its digital asset custody services to blue-chip NFTs such as Bored Apes and CryptoPunks
Bored Apes, Moonbirds to feature on NFT-customized Mastercard debit cards
27.9.2022
The customizable card will only support NFT avatars from select blue chip collections, subject to Mastercard’s design standards and an owner verification process
Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki, Logan Paul, and Beeple Dusted by OFAC-Banned Tornado Cash Transactions
9.8.2022
Following the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banning Tornado Cash and a number of associated Ethereum-based addresses, an anonymous Tornado Cash user has dusted a swathe of well known wallets tied to ENS domain names. Onchain data shows that a number...
Leading Auction House Christie’s Launches Web3 and Fintech Venture Arm
19.7.2022
On Monday, Christie’s, the leading British auction house founded 256 years ago in 1766, announced the launch of a new venture fund called Christie’s Ventures. According to the announcement, the company’s venture arm plans to focus on “[Web3] innovation, art-related...
Troubled Crypto Fund Three Arrows Capital Has USD 7.5M Worth of Blue-Chip NFTs - Report
5.7.2022
Embattled crypto investment firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC), which has recently filed for bankruptcy, ostensibly holds more than USD 7.5m worth of blue-chip NFTs.
According to data compiled by crypto research firm 21shares, 3AC owns a total of 377 NFTs, which includes 11 CryptoPunks,...
Report: Bored Ape Yacht Club Discord Attacker May Have Been Involved in Previous NFT Phishing Scams
7.6.2022
On June 4, 2022, the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) Discord server was compromised and a phishing scam targeted non-fungible token (NFT) collectors holding BAYC, Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), and Otherside NFTs. According to an analysis by the Web3 and blockchain auditing and security firm Certik,...
Nifty News: “Blue-chips” halve in value, free-to-mint “Goblintown” volume surges, Nike buys another ENS domain
30.5.2022
Data on the most well recognized nonfungible token (NFT) projects show that key metrics have fallen with floor prices and market capitalization over the past month
Crypto Market Rout Pulls the Floor out From Blue-Chip NFTs, Weekly Sales Down 64%
14.5.2022
As markets slid in value during the past week, non-fungible token (NFT) floor values have dropped considerably. Blue-chip NFT collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Cryptopunks, and more have seen their floor values drop between 2-25% in the last 24 hours. NFT Floor Values Take a Significant...
Sales of Blue-Chip NFTs Plunge Amid Crypto Market Crash
11.5.2022
Sales of blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collections Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Otherdeed have taken a plunge amid a broader crash in the crypto market.
BAYC's sales have fallen by nearly 39% over the past week, dropping to USD 72.5m. The collection's floor price has also taken a...