24 Hours of Art: January 3, 2025

Rare Nakamoto

An edition of 'NakamotoFreedom' /300 (The Memes by 6529) by 6529er sells for 7.69 ETH, fitting in the context of a broader discussion captivating the digital art space.

At the outset of 2025, punk6529 launched a rarity mental model for NFTs, ranging from "rare" (roughly 1M tokens) to "LOL rare" (roughly 30 tokens).

Strong discussion has followed, including structured attempts at fitting the mental model by Jediwolf, Luchador, and more, as well debates on relevancy of chain (ChainLeft produced a must read).

Four Personas

'Persona' by Rupture sees 4 sales for 0.065, 0.06, 0.055 and 0.054 BTC, sending the 1/1/210 Ordinals collection to a 0.082 BTC list.

For context, just 1 month ago several 'Persona' artworks sold for sub-0.02 BTC, with a low of 0.0135 BTC.

Collection: Highlights

MOONSHOT by Amadon

Primary (The Memes by 6529) - 'MOONSHOT' by Amadon: 303/333 editions minted for 0.06529 ETH each

  • 'Opepen Edition' /15.8k by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 64 sales for 16.45 ETH, list: 0.22 ETH
  • 'MAX PAIN' 4/924 by XCOPY: 7 sales for 5.72 ETH, list: 0.83 ETH
  • 'Hardware' /155 by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 12 sales for 5.69 ETH, list: 0.53 ETH
  • 'Checks - VV Edition' /4,971 by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 15 sales for 5.1 EH, list: 0.38 ETH
  • 'Checks - VV Originals' /4,988 by Jack Butcher | Visualize Value: 11 sales for 3.92 ETH, list: 0.34 ETH
  • INCOMING (The Memes by 6529) - 'Memehaus' by Movsum

1/1: Highlights

1/1/X: Highlights

Grifter #093 by XCOPY

  • 'Grifters' /666 by XCOPY: 14.2 ETH to SeekingMeta
  • 'Chromie Squiggle' /10k (Art Blocks) by Snowfro: 5.89, 4.8, 4.7 & 4.65 ETH
  • 'Meridian' /1k (Art Blocks) by Matt DesLauriers: 5 ETH (Polarized) to 0xCold_Vault
  • 'Memories of Qilin' /1,024 (Art Blocks) by Emily Xie: 1.8 WETH to MemesAreHot
  • 'ICXN' /500 (Art Blocks Engine) by XCOPY: 1.71 WETH to gmSpaceVault
  • 'The Harvest' /400 (Art Blocks) by Per Kristian Stoveland: 1.6 WETH to 0xCold_Vault
  • 'Genesis' /512 (Art Blocks) by DCA: 1.5 WETH to MemesAreHot
  • 'alignDRAW' /2,709 (Fellowship) by Elman Mansimov: 1.3939 ETH to supahvault
  • 'Asprey Studio Club' /241 by Asprey Studio: 1.3162 WETH
  • 'The Golden Ratio' /420 (Vivid) by Harto: 0.0435 BTC
  • 'The Currency' /2,072 by Damien Hirst: 0.978 & 0.978 ETH, 0.9 WETH
  • 'miniPODs' /128 (BrainDrops) by Van Arman x Mindshift x ricky: 0.96 ETH
  • 'Latent Ink' /500 (Fellowship) by Eko33: 0.95 ETH

Edition: Highlights

BeastMode by XCOPY

  • 'BeastMode' /150 (Kolectiv) by XCOPY: 4 ETH to Web_III
  • 'Afterburn' /594 by XCOPY: 2.47 ETH
  • 'HEAVY' /125 by XCOPY: 2.2 ETH
  • 'Wall' /73 (PROOF) by Tyler Hobbs: 1.39 ETH to 1-1MT_AB
  • 'CYPRESS' /55 (Noble Gallery) by Grant Yun: 0.99 ETH to CallMeB
  • 'SAINT_LESS (Control)' /200 (NFTBoxes) by XCOPY: 0.9 WETH to MDGA
  • 'BANG_BANG' /249 by XCOPY: 0.8691 WETH to NFTButler_ weirdo
  • 'OBLIVION' /425 by XCOPY: 0.8499 ETH
  • 'SIDEWAYZ' /364 by XCOPY: 0.8 & 0.737 WETH
  • 'Breezy' /5 by Bryan Brinkman: 0.75 ETH to sudojames.eth
  • 'Bookends (Study)' /50 (PROOF) by Snowfro: 0.58 ETH to 1-1MT_AB
  • 'PROOF Collective' /1k by PROOF: 0.4989, 0.495, 0.495 & 0.495 ETH, 0.37 WETH
  • 'FAKALIFE | Series 7 Card 365' /100 (Fake Rares) by Grant Yun: 0.45 & 0.333 ETH to niklasdoteth
  • 'Downpour' /20 by Bryan Brinkman: 0.35 ETH to sudojames.eth
  • 'School & Apartments' /329 by Grant Yun: 0.3 ETH to VaultwithGuido

RD Report

With XCOPY grabbing a number of the day's highlights, here's something to think about.

The 'DAMAGE CONTROL' series of 10 artworks, ranging from 125 to 425 editions is now complete, and a year's worth of attention being trained on it is now theoretically over.

How will the collection settle into the XCOPY art market tiers?

Thought Experiment:
'HEAVY' saw its (tied) high sale at 2.2 ETH. It is an edition of 125. 'Afterburn' is an edition of 594 and saw a sale of 2.47 ETH. 'BeastMode' is an edition of 150 and saw a sale of 4 ETH.

There is no "right" answer (yet). Consensus is ever-changing. 'DAMAGE CONTROL' editions could theoretically be docked for their similarities or the collection could elevate as a cohesive unit. 'AFTERBURN' editions could be docked due to quantity or they could stay elevated due to strong character focus. 'BeastMode' editions could be docked due to being under the Kolectiv umbrella and less discoverable or they could elevate further due to character focus and rarity.

Developing your own perspective on the above, which goes hand in hand with the discussion punk6529 sparked, is half the fun of it.

Under sales thresholds but notable to me are an 'Along the River In Auntieverse' 1/1/168 by Niceaunties (released with Christie's), as well as 'Dragons' 1/1/512 by William Mapan on Tezos, seeing one sale each.

Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of (USD) $10k+ Collection, $1k+ 1/1, $3k+ 1/1/X, and $1k+ Edition artworks

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