NFTs use blockchain technology to keep a digital record of ownership, similar to cryptocurrencies. They were first launched on ethereum, the same blockchain that supports the cryptocurrency ether, and most NFTs can still only be purchased using ether.
With NFT sales soaring, these were the five best-selling collections over the past week, according to NonFungible.
5. Doodles
7-Day Sales Volume: $5.8 million Number of Sales: 137 Highest Sale Price: $260,305
Explainer: "Doodles come in a joyful range of colors, traits, and sizes with a collection size of 10,000. Doodles are a funky bunch that like to role play or transmogrify themselves into delicious treats. Holding a Doodle allows you to participate in coordinating the Doodles Community Treasury."
4. Art Blocks
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7-Day Sales Volume: $9.6 million Number of 7-Day Sales: 3,537 Highest Sale Price: $220,513
Explainer: "A storefront for genuinely programmable and on-demand generative artwork that is stored directly on the Ethereum blockchain."
3. The Sandbox
7-Day Sales Volume: $16.1 million Number of 7-Day Sales: 1,463 Highest 7-Day Sale: $39,662
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Explainer:"The Sandbox is a community-driven UGC-voxel platform where users own their LAND and host their creative magic."
2. CryptoPunks
7-Day Sales Volume: $49.5 million Number of Sales: 74 Highest Sale Price: $23.8 million
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Explainer: "10,000 unique collectible characters with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The project that inspired the modern CryptoArt movement."
1. Bored Ape Yacht Club
7-Day Sales Volume: $57.5 million Number of Sales: 601 Highest Sale Price: $504,859
Explainer: "BAYC is a collection of 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs -- unique digital collectibles living on the Ethereum blockchain. Your Bored Ape doubles as your Yacht Club membership card, and grants access to members-only benefits."
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