It should be noted that the Bored Ape Yacht Club collection is the most expensive in the world. In particular, as of today, the minimum price for NFT tokens from this series is 95.68 ETH, which is the equivalent of $246,000. At the same time, the CryptoPunks collection comes in second place with a value of 69.95 ETH or $180,000.

Ranking of popular NFT token collections

Overall, both collections represent a lineup of 10,000 unique characters with various attributes. The rarer the combination of the latter, the more expensive the NFT is valued. That said, Cryptopunks was launched in the summer of 2017, while Monkeys is a relatively new project. And now the latter has overtaken the legendary leader in the form of ‘punks’, and done so financially.

What’s happening in the world of NFT tokens

Here’s a quote from the company’s announcement, with which its representatives share details of what’s happening. The replica was published by the news publication Decrypt.

With this acquisition, Yuga Labs will own the CryptoPunks and Meebit brands and logos, and like it did with its own BAYC collection, Yuga Labs will transfer IP, commercial and exclusive licensing rights to individual NFT owners.


In other words, the developers of Bored Ape Yacht Club have decided to follow the same path that was taken in the case of their collection. As a reminder, the NFT tokens from the BAYC line provide not only uncontested rights to an image of a certain unique character, but also entitle them to participate in various offline events.

In addition, the project website mentions a special place called "Toilet", which allows token owners to draw on a designated area for this purpose. And that's not all the exclusive offers for NFT buyers. They were, by the way, sold at a single price of 0.08 ETH.

Announcement of the event

Recall that Yuga Labs, which launched the BAYC collection in April last year, had earlier granted all its owners a full license to use their images for any commercial purposes. Entrepreneurs, brands and celebrities were quick to take advantage of the hype surrounding BAYC and launched various Bored Ape-branded ventures, including the Arizona Iced Tea ad campaign and the Gorillaz-inspired “metaverse band” from Universal Music Group.

But the creators of CryptoPunks’ NFT collection called Larva Labs were unwilling to grant similar commercial freedom to their unique token holders, which was a source of controversy among CryptoPunks investors. As a result, several prominent people abandoned the project, including cryptocurrency enthusiast punk4156. He said in December 2021 that it was the intellectual property dispute that frustrated him with Larva Labs’ initiatives.

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The importance of the deal was commented on by members of the blockchain community. In particular, as Nifty’s project founder Jordan Lyall noted, the current transaction is tantamount to “the acquisition of Etherium by Solana developers.

NFT and digital assets are one of the top ten trends in the sports industry, according to a report by consultancy Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). The document lists three main uses for NFT tokens, from changing sports technology infrastructure to engaging fans in sporting events.

NBA Top Shot

The first use case is collectible NFTs. These are assets used to sell collectible, authentic and limited digital content. These are traditional memorabilia like player trading cards or ticket stubs for historic matches that can be digitised and sold on blockchain. The best known example of this is Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot platform, where memorabilia and digital copies of sporting event collections are sold.

The second option is a season-long fan pass to exclusive content and events in the form of NFTs. With it, sports clubs can build a truly loyal fan community and multiply their potential profits from various sporting events.

Finally, the third option is sports team tokens, for which fans can also purchase fan merchandise and digital content. PwC explained that ticket sales, media rights and sponsorships are by far the biggest sources of revenue for teams and leagues. The company expects that digital assets could soon become a significant or even major revenue stream for sports clubs as well.


We believe this development does play an important role in the development of the world of decentralised assets. It shows that new trends in the crypto niche are enabling companies to achieve incredible success, including the acquisition of their legendary predecessors. Cryptocurrencies are therefore an area of opportunity that is clearly worth getting involved with.

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