Pixels, grids, curses, the limited edition narrative of Bitcoin NFTs
In June 2017, Larva Labs launched the pixel art NFT CryptoPunks, which can be considered the ancestor of NFTs. A total of 10,000 NFTs were issued, each representing a different "punk-style" pixel avatar. Among them, #3100 and #7804 were both sold on March 11, 2022, for 4,200 ETH each, which, based on the ETH price at that time, amounted to approximately 75.66 million USD. CryptoPunks #5822 was sold in February for a record-breaking price of 8,000 ETH.