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NFT Update: Sotheby's 'Grails IV' auction raises just under $1m; Curated acquires a Grant Yun; plus Market Data

1 min read  ·  17 Aug 2023

Grant Yun, 'Tequila Sunrise', courtesy of Curated.

Grant Yun, 'Tequila Sunrise', courtesy of Curated.

News

  1. Sotheby’s “Grails IV’ auction, which featured NFTs from bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s collection, raised just under $1m from 22 lots.
  2. The highest sale of the auction was Tyler Hobbs’ Fidenza #943 which sold for $190,500, over 2x its high estimate.
  3. The second highest sale of the auction was Dmitri Cherniak’s Ringers #59 which sold for $177,800, over 4x its high estimate.
  4. NFT investment fund Curated has acquired ‘Tequila Sunrise’ by Grant Yun.
  5. Layer-1 blockchain Linera has raised $6m in a seed extension round led by Borderless Capital.

Data

  1. The Top 3 NFT Sales over the past 24 hours were CryptoPunk #2063 for 54 ETH ($96k), CryptoPunk #8149 for 52 ETH ($93k), and Bored Ape Yacht Club #1071 for 46 ETH ($83k).
  2. The Top 3 NFT Collections by Volume over the past 24 hours were DeGods with $3.4m (-10%), Bored Ape Yacht Club with $2.1m (-23%), and Mutant Ape Yacht Club with $901k (+1%).
  3. The Top 3 NFT Marketplaces by Volume over the past 24 hours were Blur with $9.2m (-16%), OpenSea with $3.3m (+6%), and Immutable X Marketplace with $752k (+4%).
  4. The Total Crypto Market Capitalisation is $1.18t, a 2% decrease over the past 24 hours.