Everything You Need to Know About CryptoPunks, the 8-Bit Avatars Expected to Sell for Millions at Christie's, But Were Afraid to Ask
The nine Punks are being sold as one lot. May 10, 2021 Nine CryptoPunks being offered at Christie's 21st Century Evening sale on May 13, 2021. Courtesy of Christie's. This week, CryptoPunks are the talk of the town. Christie’s is auctioning off a single lot of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, representing a collection of nine CryptoPunks at its 21st century evening sale on May 13 in New York. The auction house expects the lot to go for between $7 million and $9 million, either in actual dollars or cryptocurrency—though, let’s be honest, most likely it will sell for cryptocurrency. The simp...