When we refer or talk about NFTs we would be entering into what has been one of the most recent and popular markets of the blockchain, and it could even be said that at the time it made millionaires of many who knew how to take advantage of it and even managed to swindle a few unfortunate ones by the resounding fall of some of its values. As it happens in other markets, in this also happens that when the demand is greater than the supply, then the value will increase, then this proceeds to convert the NFTs in unique assets and there will be no two alike, so the owner or owner of the same can assign a price, of course there are many factors that influence in terms of utility, rarity and tangibility. To be honest being a topic that sounds simple, actually behind it carries a bit of complexity, and it is interesting to see how even well known companies like Disney have chosen to want to bet on this world of NFTs, and I'm talking about this happened practically a year ago. If you want to take a look at Disney's website click on the link Since you already recognize more or less how NFTs work, then I have prepared a very special and interesting Top or list of the most expensive NFTs in the world (they can be digitized works representing unique art or collectibles in the world). Top 5 - Saves thousands of livesThis NFT has a good cause behind its story, as this currently, apart from being one of the most valuable NFTs, also had a great result and literally saved the lives of many newborn children, as it created the non-profit organization called Noora Health. an NFT with the name: "Thousands Of Lives" to be sold and raise funds for this initiative for new mothers in South Asia, the price at which it was auctioned or sold was around 1,337 Ethereum, which translated to USD is 5.1 million dollars. I think it's good that this NFT is in this position because its creators really wanted to do their bit to heal the terrible situation that many homeless mothers suffer in the world when they have to give birth to their babies, and as its name suggests. I am glad to know that they achieved their goal by saving thousands of lives. Top 4 - Stay FreeThis NFT I do not know if it can be seen well because of the light colors that almost do not contrast well with the background, but certainly this leaves a very expressive message, as it is a combination of the face of the well-known Edward Snowden. and some text clippings that refer to the decision made by the U.S. appeals court. For those who do not know, he was a technology consultant and is currently a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, but he discovered and also exposed confidential government information, so basically violated a law but really if we look at it from another point of view the same state was also wrong because they were against the constitutional. Since Snowden confessed that the telecommunications networks had cooperated to access and have access to communications through fiber optics, in short it was a spying job that was against morality, privacy and laws. So from there he was seen by some as a traitor and by others as a hero, so that is up to your discretion, the truth is that out of context and the deep reason for being created, Snowden himself who was the creator of this Nft sold it for an amount of 5.4 million dollars and also with these proceeds donated to the nonprofit organization called: "Freedom of the Press Foundation" which is responsible for arduously advocating for freedom of the press and the expression of journalism and public interest. This was a very honorable act on his part and certainly left his moral high ground. Top 3 - Ocean FrontJustin Sun was the buyer of this beautiful and very expensive NFT artwork digitally made by Beeple and the same was sold for about 6 million dollars, but before we rush to say that maybe it was paid in order to be a collectible in the gallery of a cryptomillionaire to then inflate his ego more, Well, let me tell you that all the proceeds went to the fight against climate change in the Paris Agreement, so the money already in the hands of this non-profit association (Open Earth) once again fulfilled the objectives outlined by its buyer Justin Sun. Top 2 - CryptoPunk #7523This pixelated and simple character belongs to one of the most expensive NFT galleries in the world, this collection has the name CryptoPunks, and specifically the #7523 was sold for the price of 11.8 million dollars and bought by Shalom Meckenzie a recognized and important DraftKings shareholder. In addition, what made this NFT interesting and above all very expensive was its rarity or power of influence, because as you can see in the image, this avatar has a mask and this refers to the terrible global pandemic we had caused by the COVID-19 and hence it owes unique characteristics of it. And as an additional fact, it is important to clarify that not only this NFT, but the entire CryptoPunks collection were one of the first to be put on the Ethereum blockchain. Top 1 - Everydays: The First 5000 DaysWe have reached the first place and this NFT artwork you will have to look at it almost with a magnifying glass as it is made up of many paintings side by side, first of all I want to tell you that the high price the auction sold for is due to all the background work of the creator and artist Mike Beeple Winkelmann who brought his work to the auction and taking into account that it was his first digital work he was going to sell. During the auction there was a heated battle to see who would get the NFT, at the end of the day, it was the founding CEO of Tron who ended up winning Beeple's auction for a whopping $69.3 million and to this day it remains the most expensive digital artwork sale in history. The price in itself is brutal and impressive, but you have to know the context in terms of the creation process and you will be left with your mouth open, because for starters Mike Winkelmann is the artist behind the work, but what is impressive is that he set out to create or draw a work every day without a break, and then join them to the pictorial composition, a work made entirely with 5000 art pieces. This has caused me a lot of interest, so I proceeded to look for my calculator and managed to realize that 5000 days taken to years would be approximately 13 with 7 months to finish the total work, this is a complete barbarity and above all you have to have extreme perseverance to not give up in the process something I believe is that it was very worthwhile that it sold very well for this amount of money because if not its creator Mike Winkelmann would have wasted thirteen years of his life. Well boy, I apologize to all of you for how long this could go on, but I am really intrigued by this topic, so I look forward to your comments, what is your favorite NFT from this top and what others do you know that are expensive. Let me know in the comments! |