Binance publishes ranking of the 10 most expensive NFTs

Binance has published the 10 most expensive NFTs ever sold as of May 2022, which we decided to share with our readers.

1. «Everydays: The First 5000 Days» — sold for $ 69.3 million

Everydays: The First 5000 Days is a digital work by American graphic designer Mike Winkelman, better known as Beeple. This NFT was sold for $ 69.3 million in February 2021 and was bought by an NFT investor under the pseudonym Metakovan at Christie’s.

This NFT is a collage of 5000 early Beeple works. In 2007, Beeple began uploading a new image to his Instagram feed every day for 13 years. His «everyday» artworks are often depicted in post-apocalyptic landscapes and usually have some relation to current news or pop culture. This NFT collage can be considered a reflection of Beeple’s development as a digital artist.

2. Clock — $ 52.7 million

Clock depicts a dynamic timer that counts the number of days spent in prison by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Assange is involved in a highly controversial case. He faces extradition from the UK to the US on numerous espionage charges and up to 175 years in prison.

This NFT was curated by digital artist Park and Assange himself to support his legal bills. This NFT was auctioned off for 16,953 ETH in February 2022, to AssangeDAO, a decentralized organization (DAO) created to crowdfund and purchase this very NFT. In addition to the ETH they used to purchase Clock, AssangeDAO still holds the 17,422 ETH they originally raised to buy the NFT.

Park and Assange not only curated Clock, but also allowed anyone to create their own NFTs. Users can tokenize a censored message for any price or for free. The message will turn into an image showing crossed-out words as if they were censored. The profits from this NFT series will go to the pro-freedom organizations chosen by Assange and Park.

3. HUMAN ONE — $ 28.9 million

Another revolutionary NFT from Beeple, HUMAN ONE is his first physical work of art that he created. In November 2021, it was sold at Christie’s for $ 28.9 million.

HUMAN ONE is a 3D moving sculpture with 4 digital screens. It displays an endless video of an astronaut traveling to different places at different times of the day. The hybrid work of art reflects Beeple’s artistic ambitions beyond digital reality.

4. CryptoPunk #5822 — $ 23.7 million

CryptoPunks is one of the first well-known NFT projects that continues to be on the list of the most expensive NFTs. CryptoPunk #5822 was sold for 8000 ETH in February 2022 to the CEO of a blockchain technology startup. It is taken from the rarest edition with aliens. There are only 9 of them in the entire NFT collection. What makes it special is that it is also one of 333 images with a bandana.

5. CryptoPunk #7523 — $ 11.75 million

The next highest NFT also belongs to the CryptoPunk family. Before the sale of #5822, #7523 was the most expensive CryptoPunk ever sold.

CryptoPunk #7523 was sold at Sotheby’s for $ 11.75 million during the COVID pandemic in June 2021. Not only is it part of an extremely rare edition of aliens, but it is also the only alien wearing a mask, which is what the buyer liked about this particular CryptoPunk.

6. TPunk #3442 — $ 10.5 million

Some people consider TPunks to be the Tron version of CryptoPunks with familiar pixelated faces that have different rarities and attributes. One of the rarest is the TPunk joker face #3442. In August 2021, it was sold for 120 million TRX to Justin Sun, the CEO of Tron. It was the most expensive NFT ever sold on the Tron blockchain. However, Sun did not keep TPunk. He donated it to APENFT immediately after the purchase.

7. CryptoPunk #4156 — $ 10.26 million

Yes, another CryptoPunk among the most expensive NFTs. CryptoPunk #4156 is a monkey in a blue bandana. The previous owner of the NFT was a user with the corresponding pseudonym «Punk 4156» who purchased the NFT for $ 1.25 million in February 2021. However, in December of the same year, he sold this NFT for $ 10.26 million.

8. CryptoPunk #5577 — $ 7.7 million

At number #8 is another monkey-like CryptoPunk, this time wearing a cowboy hat. CryptoPunk #5577 was sold for 2501 ETH in February 2022. Although not confirmed, many believe that the buyer was Robert Leshner, the CEO of Compound Finance, who tweeted «Yeehaw» after the purchase.

9. CryptoPunk #3100 — $ 7.58 million

Sold for $ 7.58 million in March 2021, CryptoPunk #3100 is also one of the nine rare alien punks and also wears a headband. As of May 2022, this Punk is trading at a price of 35,000 ETH. If it is ever sold, it will be the most expensive NFT sale in the history of CryptoPunks.

10. CryptoPunk #7804 — $ 7.57 million

CryptoPunk #7804 is the sixth CryptoPunk on our list. It is a pipe-smoking alien wearing a cool cap and sunglasses. #7804 belonged to the CEO of Figma, a software development company, who proudly called it the «digital Mona Lisa.» NFT was sold for $ 7.57 million in March 2021.