A look at nine most expensive NFT deals so far

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It is raining money in the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with prices inching closer to the $100-million mark. NFTs are crypto-assets that record ownership of digital files of real-world objects such as art, music, videos, among other things. They connect creators and artists directly with investors eliminating the need for intermediaries, making deals quick and easy.

The NFT space has exploded of late with the largest marketplace OpenSea recording sales of nearly $5 billion in January, per reports. Let’s look at the nine most expensive NFTs ever sold starting from the cheapest of the lot. A Coin for the Ferryman by XCopy:Sold for a whopping $6.034 million, this is one of the earliest creations of the aliased artist.

This piece was originally made in 2018 but only got sold on November 4, 2021. The work of art features a colourful background with scribbled faces transitioning one after the other in a GIF. (Image: XCOPY, Twitter) Crossroad by Beeple: Costing $6.6 million, this piece is a short movie of about 10 seconds, showing people nonchalantly walking past a large body that has insults painted all over it.

Beeple is a highly respected artist in the crypto community as his artwork usually offers a perspective that is not found in other artists’ work. (Image: NiftyGateway, Twitter) CryptoPunk #7804: This is one of the only 9 ‘Alien’ punks that exist as a part of CryptoPunk’s collection. The alien in the NFT sports 3 attributes – a forward cap, short glasses, and a smoking pipe, each of which is owned by hundreds of buyers.

There are 4501 other ‘punks’ with that many accessories. The CryptoPunk #7804 sold for $7.57 million. (Image: Cryptopunks) CryptoPunk #3100: Just a day after the #7804 was sold, the #3100