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Welcome to the OpenSea newsletter, let's take a look back at the most important NFT and web3 news of the week.
Pengu Passport announces the 2026 Asia event plan
PENGU Asia is the regional community hub for Pudgy Penguins, indicating that offline events will be held in Asia in 2026, and participants will receive a physical Pengu Passport, which is a booklet used to collect stamps at each event.
According to this post, anyone can mint commemorative soulbound tokens for these events, some of which are exclusively for holders of Fat Penguins and Little Fat Penguins.

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.

Welcome to the OpenSea newsletter, let's take a look back at the most important NFT and web3 news of the week.
Moonbirds launched the BIRB token
According to news released by the Moonbirds team, a NFT collectible project under Orange Cap Games, on January 27 on the X forum, 65% of the project's BIRB token will belong to the community.
BIRB is the project's token, launched on January 28 on the Solana blockchain.
The largest share of the token funds will be used to reward holders, reportedly this will be paid to active collectors and provide incentives for partners and contributors helping to operate in the real world.

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.

Welcome to the OpenSea newsletter, let's take a look back at the most important NFT and web3 news of the week.
NODE is hosting the first CryptoPunks exhibition in Palo Alto
The new nonprofit art foundation NODE located in Palo Alto will host a 10,000 exhibition from January 23 to 25, 2026, which is the first art exhibition entirely dedicated to CryptoPunks, a pixel art series created by Matt Hall and John Watkinson of Larva Labs in 2017.
The exhibition showcases how the project operates, including a real-time display of market activities recorded on Ethereum.

Natalie Stone is an executive producer who has helped shape some of the most influential moments in the digital art field, from guarding the legacy of CryptoPunks to collaborating with the NODE Foundation to create immersive exhibitions; her work consistently integrates art, technology, and culture in a uniquely crafted way.
She is known for facilitating effective collaboration between artists and engineers, dedicated to interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, and striving to preserve the precious stories that define this creative era.
This interview took place in the lobby of the St. George Hotel during the Marfa Art Blocks weekend, where Natalie Stone reflected on community, legacy, and the growing desire to bring digital works into the real world.

Simon Hudson is the Chief Operating Officer of Botto, a decentralized autonomous art platform managed by its community. Botto is based on the principles of collective creation, AI literacy, and open governance, continuously generating images, with voters ultimately deciding which images will become artworks.
Hudson's background in communication and creative systems has shaped Botto's development, making it both a technological experiment and a vibrant artistic practice.
The interview took place in the lobby of the St. George Hotel during the Marfa Art Blocks weekend, where Simon Hudson reflected on Botto's growth over the past four years, discussed the significance of artist autonomy, and how decentralized systems are reshaping our relationship with art and meaning.