THE BORED APE GAZETTE

After being lost in crypto space for years, a V1 Alien CryptoPunk just changed hands in a move that proves V2 CryptoPunks are not alone in the market. On Thursday, an anonymous collector purchased V1 CryptoPunk #2890 from its original minter and CryptoPunks OG StrayBits for 180 Eth, or roughly $312,000 USD, through the original marketplace, which was recently repaired to function as Larva Labs intended back in 2017. As the Gazette previously reported, notable developer Jali

Walk into Guccheetah's home and you're greeted by a 75 inch Samsung Frame TV displaying Beeple's Regular Animal, a piece he picked up at Art Basel 2025. Open his closet, and you'll find apparel from House OG, the fashion brand he built around his Bored Ape. And one look around the blockchain makes it clear he's a collector with a passion for primates and pieces from Web3's most famous artist! So, when the opportunity to purchase one of the very Apes Beeple featured in a recen

Ape-ing into the club has become a family affair for Bored Ape Yacht Club member Ed, who just picked up a new grail after his dad fell in love with it. On Thursday, the notable collector purchased Bored Ape #4380, a six trait Death Bot primate with an earring and a black BAYC hat, from BAYC member NoNameApe for 31 Eth or $54,300 USD. “My dad loved it so he got it now,” he told the Gazette. Bringing family members into the club is nothing new for Ed. As the Gazette pre

When most couples get married, they promise to have and to hold one another from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health. But for one Bored Ape Yacht Club couple, you can add one more vow to that list: ape together! When BAYC member Ed's wife said, "I do," she probably never imagined that one day she'd join an online club of cartoon monkeys. But on Monday, that became her reality after she officially joined the best club

Brick by brick and Koda by Koda, this Bored Ape Yacht Club member is a true believer in Yuga Labs' vision for Otherside, and he's here to create and collect! On Friday, metaverse maxi and Geared Apes founder Unsung proved his mettle by adding his 50th Koda to his collection. “Never thought I own this many,” he tweeted. “Just picked up my 50th Koda using the best Yuga Marketplace around. @oswikixyz.” Unsung's milestone purchase was Koda #2106, a 12 trait creature featuring a

Save a Horse, Buy a Cowboy! On Wednesday, an anonymous crypto tycoon with more than $34 million worth of coins in their wallet purchased a cowboy hat wearing CryptoPunk for 99.99 ETH, or $157,000 USD. CryptoPunk #5008 is a two attribute male Punk featuring classic shades and a cowboy hat, giving the iconic collectible some serious country music star vibes. Tonight, we do not know much about the new owner of this Punk other than that their wallet, 0x33c0B106c459d86841E96D58D

From creeping around the swamp to collecting a bunch of crazy looking lizards, Adam Weitsman has officially become Creepz by Overlord's top holder! On Sunday, Weitsman took to the timeline and announced that he had acquired the Creepz team's 636 piece treasury in a cold blooded over the counter deal before sweeping another 50 NFTs off the floor simply because he likes the art. “Always loved the @creepz OG collection from the very first moment I saw it. It,” Weitsman tweeted

Bitcoin may be down, but culture was up as a Beeple masterpiece featuring an out of this world CryptoPunk sold for more than $100,000 at auction! On Thursday, NODE Foundation's one day auction for Beeple Everydays #5017 concluded with an anonymous collector purchasing the piece for $106,000. Beeple Everydays #5017 was created on January 24, 2021, to commemorate the historic sale of CryptoPunk #2890 for 605 ETH, or roughly $756,837. This transaction has its place in NF

From fine art to pristine J-Pegs, it's clear that Bored Ape Yacht Club member Kultures knows culture after adding a top notch Trippy Fur Ape to his collection! Taste was on full display Thursday as BAYC member and collector Kultures purchased Bored Ape #2130 from Cold Plunge Capital for 33 ETH, or roughly $51,000. Bored Ape #2130 is a seven trait trippy fur primate with wide eyes and a bored bubblegum mouth, a beanie and a Hawaiian shirt. Based on these traits, Bored Ape #2

Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the J-Pegs. It was a floral Friday in Web3 as HV-MTL owner and NFT collector Adam Weitsman added a 1/1 flowery fren and citizen of Vibetown to his collection for 17 ETH, or roughly $29,000 USD. “Long, hard day at work and needed some @goodvibesclub to help finish off the week strong,” Weitsman tweeted. “Acquired the epic 1/1 Citizen of Vibetown #2943 to help support these amazing founders and one of the all-time best communities out t

Ladies and gentle-Apes, please fasten your seatbelts because CyberKongz are ready for takeoff! From the cockpit to the collection, HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman purchased a high flying CyberKongz, dubbed Captain Kong, on Thursday for 6 ETH, or roughly $10,250 USD. "I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to secure a grail from one of my favorite OG collections @CyberKongz,” Weitsman wrote. “Captain Kong was 1 of 10 Legendary Kongz auctioned in March 202

From EtherRock bottom to comfy hoodie Punks, an avid NFT collector with a penchant for high end J-PEGs just purchased a CryptoPunk for 200 ETH, or roughly $336,000 USD! On Saturday, an anonymous OpenSea user named PinkGreen purchased CryptoPunk #5092 from 0x60d25d3428bff3a3435191be88f2ee923dbe1751. CryptoPunk #5092 is a three attribute human Punk with a luxurious beard, regular shades, and of course a comfy gray hoodie making him one of the rarest and most aesthetic Punks i

The truth is out there. From Solana to Dogecoin, NFTs exist far beyond Ethereum Mainnet, and crypto's most prolific collector, Adam Weitsman, just made first contact, acquiring an out of this world Ordinal. On Tuesday, Weitsman purchased NodeMonke #8806 for 0.45 BTC, or approximately $28,500 USD, marking what appears to be his first ever Bitcoin Ordinal pick up! “Really excited to have just acquired @Nodemonkes Alien #8806 from OG collector @crownjewel369 to show my support

Collectors collect, traders flip, and founders bet on themselves because “culture is built, not bought.” On Wednesday, two of the NFT space's most notable founders traded J-Pegs from their respective ecosystems in a deal that saw Normies founder Serc acquire his first Legendary Canvas from his own collection. “Excited to welcome our first Legendary canvas to my collection! When i saw Chris in our chat, looking for selling his legendary canvas I just offered half of my GVC NFT

From never leaving to facing left, HV-MTL owner and avid NFT collector Adam Weitsman just added the only left facing Pudgy Penguin to his collection in a move he hopes will bring what's left of the NFT space together. On Monday, Weitsman purchased Pudgy Penguin #6873 for 146.5 ETH, or approximately $250,000 USD, from fellow Penguin holder ChubbiCorn. “Simple… Really have always greatly respected and admired @LucaNetz for what he has built with @pudgypenguins,. 6873 left facin

As the broader crypto market takes a dive this week, with Bitcoin teetering around the pivotal $60,000 support level and Ethereum falling to lows just above $1,500, some NFT collectors have stayed bored and used this moment of fear, uncertainty, and doubt to "trippy" down on their convictions! Earlier this week, longtime BAYC member AceMihawk made a trade with fellow club member Scott Steger, swapping two Bored Apes, a Mutant Ape, and 10.5 ETH for a grail of a primate that he

A "KingKing" just found his castle around the swamp, and it's right next to the Bored Ape Yacht Club! On Sunday, NFT collector KingKingWin888 purchased Otherdeed #27 for 5.88 ETH, or approximately $9,600 USD. Otherdeed #27 is a one-star Bog environment Otherdeed built atop Biogenic Swamp sediment and featuring Lumileaf resources. While the deed itself may not stand out, its location certainly does. Otherdeed #27 sits on Otherside's Center Island, proving that, much like i

From Apes to art, MetroTower is stacking Mondrians just a month after sweeping seven primates. On Friday, the Doodles x Piet Mondrian blind boxes and physical prints revealed, and fine art and crypto-native collectors alike began buying what they liked! Among them was Bored Ape Yacht Club member MetroTower, who appears to really like the art. From Territorial, which features a Doodled Cat in front of colorful Neo-Plasticism lines, to Liquid Pixels, which combines Piet Mondria

Collectors collect, whales sweep, and Adam Weitsman makes history. On Friday, NFT collector and HV-MTL owner Adam Weitsman announced that he had acquired 805 Meebits in an over the counter deal with Yuga Labs, making him the largest Meebits holder in the world. “Very thankful to have just acquired the remaining 805 Meebits from the historic Larva Labs collection,” Weitsman tweeted. “With this acquisition, the Collection becomes the largest Meebits assemblage in the world with

What the Punk? As Ethereum and Bitcoin tumbled to lows of roughly $1,500 and $60,000, crypto whale Peruggia traded coins for culture, adding 12 more CryptoPunks to their growing collection. As the old saying goes, buy when there's blood in the streets, even if it's your own. On Friday, wallet 0x2be86362f8a9c4250eb939c825a55c884895c2af purchased 12 CryptoPunks for 386 ETH, or about $607,000. While at first glance this looked like an anonymous whale making a splash, it was actu