{"id":22939,"date":"2025-04-11T11:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/nft-collector-sells-rare-cryptopunk-at-a-10-million-loss\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:34:37","slug":"nft-collector-sells-rare-cryptopunk-at-a-10-million-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/nft-collector-sells-rare-cryptopunk-at-a-10-million-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"NFT Collector Sells Rare CryptoPunk at a $10 Million Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A non-fungible token (NFT) from the CryptoPunk collection was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/cryptopunks\/mint\/3100\">sold<\/a> for $6 million, although about a year ago it was purchased for $16 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the rarest pieces in the CryptoPunk series, #3100, changed hands for 4000 ETH (~$6 million). In March 2024, the same NFT was bought for 4500 ETH (~$16 million).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433-1024x414.png\" alt=\"Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433\" class=\"wp-image-256400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433-768x310.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433-1536x621.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-105433.png 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: CryptoSlam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The collapse of Ethereum&#8217;s price led to the token&#8217;s value in fiat terms dropping by 62.5%.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/nfts\">CryptoSlam<\/a>, last year&#8217;s sale was recorded as the third-largest single NFT transaction in history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, trading volumes for this and other top collections, such as Bored Ape Yacht Club and Azuki, have been steadily declining since 2022.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038-1024x271.png\" alt=\"Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038\" class=\"wp-image-256401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038-1024x271.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038-768x203.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038-1536x407.png 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Snimok-ekrana-2025-04-11-110038.png 1842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cryptoslam.io\/nftglobal?tab=sales_volume\">CryptoSlam<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the first quarter of 2025, NFT trading volume <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/defi-tvl-and-nft-trading-slump-in-q1-says-dappradar\">declined<\/a> by 24% compared to the last quarter of 2024, reaching $1.5 billion, according to a DappRadar report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A non-fungible token (NFT) from the CryptoPunk collection was sold for $6 million, although about a year ago it was purchased for $16 million.\u00a0 One of the rarest pieces in the CryptoPunk series, #3100, changed hands for 4000 ETH (~$6 million). In March 2024, the same NFT was bought for 4500 ETH (~$16 million). 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