This year hasn’t been the best for NFT sales, or for the rock-bottom prices of the most popular collections.
Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks NFT collections, originally created by Larva Labs, saw their rock bottom prices drop 57.6% and 13.8% respectively between January 1, 2023 and November 28, according to The Block’s Data Dashboard .
However, Bored Apes and CryptoPunks made up the bulk of the most expensive NFT sales of 2023. In fact, four were from the Bored Ape collection and another four were from CryptoPunks, with an Art Block Fidenza and a Mutant Ape NFT also included. .
Here’s a look at the most expensive NFT sales of 2023.
10) Bored Ape Yacht Club #5116 – 440 ETH
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT #5116. Image: OpenSea
This NFT was sold on March 7 on the NFT platform X2Y2 for 440 ETH. The NFT rarity includes trippy fur, which has only 0.77% of the 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs, as well as Kings Crown, also with a rarity of 0.77%.
9) CryptoPunk #3307 – 500 ETH
CryptoPunk #3307. Image: CryptoPunks
While other NFTs are prized for their rare properties, CryptoPunk #3307 is special because they don’t have them. According to the CryptoPunk website, it is one of eight CryptoPunks that has zero features.
The asset was sold on August 4 for almost $1 million worth of ETH on the Larva Labs marketplace.
8) Mutant Ape Yacht Club #30002 – 500 ETH
Mutant Ape Hunting Club #30002. Image: blur
This Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT is the only addition to the Mutant Ape Collection, a spin-off of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, which is in the top 10. It has a 1-for-1 “mega-zombie” trait, making it the only NFT out of 20,000 MAYC NFTs with this trait. A user purchased this NFT on September 1 for 500 ETH on the NFT marketplace Blur.
7) Bored Ape Yacht Club #4980 – 530 ETH
Bored Ape Yacht Club #4980. Image: X2Y2
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT #4980 is one of 46 with solid gold fur and has other rare features. Of the collection’s 10,000 NFTs, this one has a gray background (11.7% with this feature), a tuxedo jacket (2.2%), an angry expression (4.3%), a party hat (1.2%), and makes the phoneme “ooo” (2.5%). It was sold on May 15 for 530 ETH, worth $1.06 million.
6) CryptoPunks #8531 – 550 ETH
CryptoPunk #8531. Image: CryptoPunks
One of 88 existing “ZombiePunks” is making the sixth most expensive NFT sale of 2023. This NFT is one of 463 with stringy hair, one of 295 with a goatee, and one of 527 with regular shades.
It was sold on July 15 for 550 ETH, worth $1.06 million, on the CryptoPunks marketplace.
5) Bored Ape Yacht Club #1734 – 600 ETH
Bored Ape Yacht Club #1734. Image: X2Y2
Trading for $1.2 million worth of ETH on July 13 on X2Y2, this asset is one of 46 other Bored Ape NFTs with solid gold fur. It also has a fake hawk, which has only 1.2% of the collection, as well as a “bored cigarette”, with a rarity of 7.1%.
4) CryptoPunk #7458 – 600 ETH
CryptoPunk #7458. Image: CryptoPunks
Another ZombiePunk here – except this one has a knit hat (one of 419), a shadow beard (1 of 526), and regular shades (1 of 527). A user purchased this NFT for 600 ETH, worth $1.14 million, on the CryptoPunks marketplace on November 6.
3) Fidenza #545 — 625 ETH
Fidenza #545. Image: OpenSea
The only NFT collection that isn’t from CryptoPunks or Bored Apes IP is from Tyler Hobbs’ generative NFT collection Art Blocks. Fidenza #545 is part of the Fidenza Collection and sold on OpxttmenSea for 625 ETH, or $1.145 million. The rarest feature of this NFT is its “small” scale; the floor price of Fidenzas with the small-scale feature has a floor price of 600 ETH on OpenSea.
2) Bored Ape Yacht Club #7090 – 800 ETH
Bored Ape Yacht Club #7090. Image: X2Y2
This NFT was sold on February 7 on X2Y2 for 800 ETH worth $1.6 million. It has solid gold fur, with a multi-colored grin (1.2%), a service uniform (1.4%), and heart-shaped glasses (3.9%).
1) CryptoPunks #5066 — 857 ETH
CryptoPunk #5066. Image: CryptoPunks
The most expensive NFT sold in 2023 was CryptoPunk #5066. It was sold on February 6 for 857 ETH ($1.4 million). Not only is he another zombie punk (1 of 88), but he also has an earring (1 of 2,459), a knitted hat (1 of 419), and a smile (1 of 238).