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NFT Update: Beeple buys a CryptoPunk; GameStop ending crypto wallet support; plus market data

1 min read  ·  02 Aug 2023

Beeple, 'A PUNK IS BORN' (2023), courtesy of the artist.

Beeple, 'A PUNK IS BORN' (2023), courtesy of the artist.

News

  1. Beeple has purchased CryptoPunk #4593 for 114 ETH ($208k).
  2. GameStop has announced it is ending support for its crypto wallet, citing “regulatory uncertainty”.
  3. Yuga Labs’ ApeCoin has fallen to an all-time low of $1.77.
  4. Crypto exchange Kraken is giving fans the chance to have their NFT featured on a Williams F1 racecar at this year’s Austin Grand Prix.
  5. Developers have launched a non-profit foundation to fund the development of the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol going forward.

Data

  1. The Top 3 NFT Sales over the past 24 hours were CryptoPunk #4593 for 114 ETH ($208k), CryptoPunk #7049 for 75 ETH ($138k), and CryptoPunk #9255 for 60 ETH ($110k).
  2. The Top 3 NFT Collections over the past 24 hours were Bored Ape Yacht Club with $3.5m (+8%), Mutant Ape Yacht Club with $1.9m (+38%), and Gods Unchained with $916k (+202%).
  3. The Top 3 NFT Marketplaces by Volume over the past 24 hours were Blur with $8.9m (-1%), OpenSea with $2.7m (-2%), and Immutable X Marketplace with $985k (+176%).
  4. The Total Crypto Market Capitalisation is $1.22t, a 1% increase over the past 24 hours.