According to Decrypt, crypto artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) recently stated in an interview that NFT speculators have now left the market, leaving only a core group of "tech-savvy enthusiasts". "Looking back at that time, I think it was crazy because NFTs were hated for much longer than they were loved. We lost a lot of users, but those people were never here for the art; I could tell right away. The speculators have moved on, but people are still very passionate about this stuff."

OpenSea noted that Beeple's NFT work "Everydays: The First 5,000 Days" was sold for $69.3 million in 2021.