CryptoPunks predate the modern NFT craze by years, and that O.G. status has made the 2017 Ethereum profile picture collection a legend in the space. Dozens of CryptoPunks have sold for a million dollars’ worth of ETH or more, but today, the collection shattered its previous record with one sale of nearly $24 million. On Saturday, CryptoPunk #5822 sold for 8,000 ETH, or about $23.7 million worth at the time of sale. Deepak Thapliyal, CEO of cloud blockchain infrastructure firm Chain, purchased the NFT directly from CryptoPunks developer Larva Labs’ own online marketplace. The previous top sale for a CryptoPunk was ... (full story)