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Pak's Merge is the highest-selling NFT in the world, sold for $91.8 million on December 2, 2021. It employs a unique sales method where buyers purchase a 'mass' to form a larger piece.
Other expensive NFTs sold include Beeple's Everydays the First 5000 Days, Clock, HUMAN ONE, and CryptoPunk #5822.
Based on total sales, the most expensive NFT collectibles are Axie Infinity ($4.27 billion) and Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC, $3.16 billion).
This guide will introduce the 15 highest-priced NFTs of all time, showcasing the growing value and significance of NFTs in the digital world. Each NFT has its unique story and creator, making them both interesting and valuable to collectors.

PIV originates from the early meme culture of Bitcoin and Ethereum, with its creative practice viewing crypto punk as both a theme and a medium. Its initial interest in on-chain culture has gradually evolved into a deep exploration of visual language, art history, and reinterpretation.
PIV draws inspiration from various styles, including film noir and 20th-century modernism, employing techniques such as composition, shadow, abstraction, and restraint to imbue punk derivative works with deeper meaning while retaining the original pixel form.
In this interview, PIV explores how punkism serves as a method to recontextualize crypto punk within the realms of digital and physical media. From the intriguing on-chain works to meticulously composed oil paintings, he discusses the relationship between constraint and freedom, the role of community, and the ongoing dialogue between Web3 art and its historical predecessors.

NFTs are not just digital assets; they are cultural heritage, narrating the evolution of digital art and creativity. The OpenSea flagship series represents our investment of over one million dollars in collecting, curating, and promoting digital art and culture.
What is the flagship series?
The flagship series is OpenSea's NFT reserve, which you can consider as a living NFT museum: the works within it are not only significant now but will also hold great meaning in the future. Our goal is to pay tribute to the pioneering artists who helped shape the NFT ecosystem and to the emerging creators driving the development of digital culture.

Quine created by Matt Hall and John Watkinson of Larva Labs - they are also the duo behind CryptoPunks, Autoglyphs, and Meebits - has pushed generative art to new heights, beautifully concluding the Art Blocks Curated series.
This series has long represented the pinnacle of generative art, showcasing projects that embody world-class innovation, technical rigor, and aesthetic beauty. Through Quine, Larva Labs transforms the concept of a 'quine' (a self-replicating program) from computer science into a self-referential visual system, presenting the algorithm itself as a work of art. This project continues the studio's obsession with minimalism, structure, and the beauty of code.

Founded in 2022 by gmoney, 9dcc aims to “reinterpret centuries-old brand traditions while delivering fresh take on fashion for digital-first consumers whose perspectives on fashion and design align with gmoney’s vision for timeless style.”
COLLECTION 01 by 9dcc is the first fully on-chain fashion collection, seamlessly integrating physical products with digital experiences.
In this Q&A, gmoney discusses how he merges the physical and digital sides of fashion, as well as 9dcc’s upcoming Black Box casting, which launches on December 18th.

NFT hype peaked in 2021, with record sales and celebrity promotion, however, market and global attention declined throughout 2022 as trading volumes and floor prices fell, a downturn that led some to question the applicability of NFT technology itself.
However, NFTs are far from dead, and their development continues, albeit in a less speculative direction than provocative digital art. Now, more functional types of NFTs are emerging, with some industries using them for gaming, virtual real estate, tokenization of physical assets, and more. In this article, we’ll look at some of the applications of NFTs and why they are far from dead.

In the past 30 days, the global non-fungible token (NFT) market value has shrunk by nearly half, from $6.6 billion to $3.5 billion.
According to Cointelegraph, although trading activity increased in October, the sharp decline of 45% indicates that investor confidence remains fragile.
Data from CryptoSlam shows that NFT sales for the month reached $631 million, up 13% from September, mainly due to the market's renewed interest in Bitcoin and Base NFTs, which grew by 9% and 24%, respectively.
Meanwhile, the performance of other blockchains has been much worse - BNB Chain and Polygon fell by 82% and 86%, respectively, while the largest NFT ecosystem, Ethereum, also dropped by 25.5%.

From a cat to a house, how is NFT driving the world crazy?
Do you remember the 'CryptoKitties' that sold for millions of dollars in 2017? Yes, it's that pixelated cat that looks like it was drawn with Windows 95. At the time, everyone thought the world was crazy - a virtual cat was actually more expensive than a real cat! But who would have thought this was just the beginning of the magical realism of NFTs (non-fungible tokens).
Now, NFTs have evolved from 'CryptoKitties' to 'crypto art', 'crypto real estate', and even 'crypto socks'. Yes, you heard it right, socks can also be NFT-ed, and the price might be more expensive than all the socks in your wardrobe combined. Today, let's talk about this NFT world that has driven countless people crazy and puzzled many others.