Rock NFT Sells for 100K 💰 Christie's 'No Time Like Present' Auction ⏱️ $1M CryptoPunk Sale 🎩 Minty.Art Newsletter #51
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Welcome to this week’s Minty round-up covering some of the latest updates from the Minty Team and the biggest news stories in the world of crypto art and NFTs.
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Christie’s ‘No Time Like Present’ Auction
British auction house Christie’s @ChristiesInc is set to launch the ‘No Time Like Present’ auction on September 17th, featuring some of the most prevalent NFT artworks in the crypto space. The auction will be the first NFT sale in Asia offered by an international auction house.
Key highlights of the sale will include a group of exceptionally rare CryptoPunks created by Larva Labs, as well as Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Larva Labs’ latest creation Meebits. The auction itself is expected to set another milestone in the history of Crypto Art. To see more about the auction, visit the Christies article here.
Crypto Punk $1 Million Sale
LarvaLabs @larvalabs collectible project CryptoPunks just keeps making headlines with its continued streak of impressive sales. Right after American pro gamer FaZe Banks sells his CryptoPunk NFT for $500,000, CryptoPunk #561 has just been bought for 375Ξ (~$1,150,000 at the time of writing).
This CryptoPunk in particular has several rare attributes which make this NFT very valuable to collectors. Out of the 10,000 collectibles available, only 286 have 3D glasses, and only 115 have top hats. To see more information about this CrypoPunk, visit the details page here.
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Rock NFT Sells for 100K
Launched in 2017, EtherRock’s are one of the first crypto collectible NFT projects on the Ethereum blockchain; only 100 rocks can ever be available at any given time. Recently, EtherRock #33 was sold to an anonymous collector for 33Ξ (~$100,000), with the NFT itself featuring a JPEG of a grey coloured rock.
Peter McCormack @PeterMcCormack, the host of the popular podcast ‘What Bitcoin Did’ was sceptical about the sale. He shared the news on Twitter with the response “Or 2.3 BTC… for a JPEG of a rock”.To see more information about EtherRocks, visit the official website here.
Underground Sistine Chapel
The Underground Sistine Chapel Movie is the worlds first 100% crypto funded documentary. It follows the story of French artist Pascal Boyart @pascalboyart, known as PBoy, in his adventure to transform an abandoned gold foundry on the outskirts of Paris into what he calls a “modern Sistine Chapel”.
As part of the movie release, PBoy has teamed up with Yohann and Antoine from Samouraï Coop @samouraicoop to explore new ways for avid fans and collectors to show their support for the Underground Sistine project and the documentary. From rare cards to directors cuts to exclusive movie tickets, the film gives birth to more than 200 collectibles that are all available exclusively on our platform.
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