British auction house Christie's has announced that Metapurse founder and financier Metapurse has bought popular digital artist Beeple's 5,000-day collection for nearly $ 70 million.
Collection sold for a whopping 69.3 million dollars, is one of the most expensive art auction sales in history and makes Beeple one of the three most valuable living artists.
353 bids were submitted for the auction organized by the British auction house Christie's. 22 million people followed the auction, according to the auction house.
“When you think of high-priced NFTs, this is pretty hard to beat. And that's why - it represents 13 years of daily work. Technique can be replicated and skills surpassed, but the only thing you cannot digitally hack is time. It is a crown jewel, the most valuable piece of art of this generation. It is worth $ 1 billion, "Metakovan said.
A collection of 5,000 pieces entitled“ Every Day: The First 5,000 Days ”has been called“ one of the most unique pieces in the history of digital art. ”
To create the collection, Beeple has been creating a new piece of art every day for 14 years, starting in May 2007. The auction, which is the result of a partnership between Christie's and the MakersPlace NFT platform, was the first time that art in the form of non-fungible tokens was sold at auction.
