Remember when rapper Mike Jones had everyone singing, “Back then they didn’t want me. Now I’m hot; they all on me?” If there were a reverse meaning to this lyric in object form, it would be the popularity of NFT collections.
Several months ago, non-fungible tokens (NFT) were all the rave. Almost every week, there was an announcement about a different influencer or organization turning their product or experience into an NFT.
And while some financial experts predicted the depreciation of some NFTs, many didn’t think they would plummet in value as quickly as they did.
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Among the most popular NFTs were those created by the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The group had celebrities digging deep into their bags to drop major coins on its NFT collections. AfroTech reported that Steph Curry purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT for 55 ETH, equating to $180,000.
Another high-profile person who rode the Bored Ape NFT wave was Justin Bieber. According to Techspot, the “Yummy” singer paid $1.29 million for ape #3001. At the time of the purchase, financial experts thought the singer spent too much for the NFT. Nevertheless, Bieber bought another Ape NFT for around $400,000 a month later.
Justin Bieber bought this NFT for $444k. We posted this picture of the same NFT for free. pic.twitter.com/wXM8VIdiNE
— Market Rebellion (@MarketRebels) February 4, 2022
Since the massive purchase, the cryptocurrency market suffered with the crash of TerraUSD and Luna, wiping nearly $1 trillion off the market. As a result, prices for NFTs never recovered, being impacted even further by the implosion of the FTX crypto exchange.
This disruption in the market had negative impacts on NFT values. According to a report from Decrypt, Bored Ape NFT collection pieces plummeted to $60,000, with recent improvements taking the price up to only $69,000.
Considering all the movement around the market, Bieber’s $1.29 million lost about 95 percent of his money from the initial investment.
Despite challenges, companies have not given up on NFTs, as companies like Mattel are gearing up to turn toys into NFT collectibles in time for the holidays.
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the non-fungible token (NFT) space is becoming increasingly relevant. Generative art (that is, art that has been created by an autonomous system) has quickly emerged into one of the main categories of the NFT market, driving innovative projects and astonishing collections. From the works of AI art legends such as Refik Anadol or Sofia Crespo to Tyler Hobbs’s new QQL project, NFTs have become one of the main vehicles to access AI-powered art.
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