Record $56M CryptoPunk Sale Publicity Stunt or Real

  • CryptoPunk’s non-fungible token (NFT) was sold for a record of $56 million on Thursday.

  • The Punk 1563 was bought for 24,000 Ether, worth over $56.2 million at the time of writing.

  • Market observers speculate that the sale might be a publicity stunt for a meme coin launch.

A CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT)  was sold for a whopping price of $56 million on Thursday. Market observers noted the price was above the highest amount of any CryptoPunk sold before. 

The buyer used a 24,000 Ether flash loan to purchase the Punk 1563 NFT token. At the time of writing, the price of ETH is $56.2 million. Although this news grabbed the attention of many, several crypto analysts expressed that the sale could be fake, whereas, in reality, it could be a marketing strategy for the launch of a meme coin.

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