An anonymous crypto whale came in peace to the world of Web3 today and purchased a far-out Alien CryptoPunk, previously sold at Christie's, for over $12 million USD!
NFT enthusiasts were beaming this morning after an anonymous crypto whale purchased CryptoPunk #635 for 4,000 ETH or $12,405,000 USD in a deal brokered by the cryptoart brokerage firm Fountain.
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CryptoPunk #635 has quite a storied history. Originally, this Punk was part of the 'Dev Punks' that the Larva Labs team reserved for themselves back in 2017.
Punk #635 then made an appearance at Christie's in May 2021, when it was sold alongside eight other CryptoPunks for $16,962,500, according to Christie’s website.
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