Rare Pepe Machine
Two 2016 Series 1 Rare Pepes lead the day:
‘RAREPEPE | Series 1 Card 1’ /298 - “The Nakamoto Card” - by Mike sees a 26.45 ETH $82,493 USD) sale. It is the same edition that sold just a day prior for 26 WETH ($80,141 USD).
‘DARKPILLPEPE | Series 1 Card 17’ /29 by DanDarkPill sees two sales for the same edition just one hour apart, first for 4.01 WETH ($12,506 USD) and then 7.49 ETH ($23,360 USD) to 1Dick1Butt.
Past collector Jediwolf said this of the lesser known ‘DARKPILLPEPE’:
“A famous 2016 Rare Pepe card by BTC maxi DanDarkPill originally created to mock Ethereum in its early days. Over time it has become a meme and gained much love from the ETH collectors community.”
Today: The DAM Show!
The Digital Art Market (DAM) Show welcomes Daniel Koeth aka DK alongside host Roger Dickerman for a deep dive on blue skies, photography, how he views the art market, and much more.
Watch the show at 12:00pm ET, livestreamed via X.
Artworks of the Day
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Everyday #10 of 2026
Every day Justin Wetch and Roger Dickerman create an ARTwork.
This one is based on January 10th highlights from Jeff Davis, die with the most likes, Jake and Mike.
Collection: Highlights
marked octopoid (82/1023) (2021) by Pindar Van Arman
Primary (Transient Labs) - ‘24 Hours of Art: 2026 Subscriptions’: 343 minted at 0.0624 ETH each across 311 collectors
Secondary - ‘The Memes by 6529’: 60 sales for 3.29 ETH, sales >0.2 ETH in Edition section
Secondary - ‘podGANs’ by Pindar Van Arman: 7 sales for 2.04 ETH, list: 0.47 ETH
🚨 Live Collections:
SuperRare - ‘M&S’ by TUCCI: 13 artwork collection of 8 botanic engravings (0.05 ETH reserves) and 5 animations (0.1 and 0.169 ETH reserves)
SuperRare - ‘The Wedding’ by Anthony Azekwoh: 20 artwork collection, 14 remain available at 0.5, 0.69 and 2.5 ETH list prices
Manifold - ‘Starweave’ by XSULLO: Evolving set of art-based cards, free claim (every 3 hours and 33 minutes) and set-purchase options, redemptions and 1/1 prize follow later in month
📅 Incoming Collections:
Monday, January 12th:
m0dest with The Memes by 6529
Tuesday, January 13th:
‘Simulated Horizons’ by Noper with Fellowship and OpenSea
Wednesday, January 14th:
‘Pendulums’ by Ben Strauss with Transient Labs
1/1: Highlights
Renault 4 () (2021) by Nikita Diakur
‘Renault 4 ()’ (Jun 2021 SR) by Nikita Diakur: 1.23 ETH to phant
‘Animus’ by SARES: 1.2 ETH to iancrog
‘From Me to You’ by VERDANDI: 0.35 ETH to Razinhel
‘THE KEYS ARE MINE’ by VERDANDI: 0.35 ETH to spark1dave
‘VALHALLA CALLING’ by VERDANDI: 0.32 ETH
‘In the Shadow of Granite’ by Brynn Alise Schmidt: 0.25 ETH to gpebbles
Rafael Radial
‘Cadmium Shockwave’ by martensitee.eth: 0.22 ETH to OverFlowing-Official
‘Liquids Under Observation’ by martensitee.eth: 0.22 ETH to OverFlowing-Official
‘Surface Tension Ballet’ by martensitee.eth: 0.22 ETH to OverFlowing-Official
‘Ultramarine Bloom’ by martensitee.eth: 0.22 ETH to OverFlowing-Official
‘Verdigris Migration’ by martensitee.eth: 0.22 ETH to OverFlowing-Official
‘Hawk’ by Kim Feast: 0.2 ETH to OverFlowing-Official
1/1/X: Highlights
monkeys33 (2025) by m0dest
‘Chromie Squiggle’ /10k by Snowfro: 3.25 ETH & 2.82 WETH
‘Anticyclone’ /800 by William Mapan: 1.09 WETH
‘the monkey miners’ /99 by m0dest: 1 ETH to Wheelhouse
‘Memories of Qilin’ /1,024 by Emily Xie: 0.86 WETH
‘Wirecore’ /200 by Slava3NGL: 0.79, 0.789 & 0.78 ETH
‘Event Horizon’ /100 by Kim Asendorf: 0.7 ETH to FrankFlux
‘The Harvest’ /400 by Per Kristian Stoveland: 0.691, 0.69, 0.651 & 0.65 WETH
‘Themes and Variations’ /500 by Vera Molnár with Martin Grasser: 0.59, 0.59, 0.59, 0.519 & 0.518 WETH
Edition: Highlights
Look at The Sun, Look at The Moon (2023) by omentejovem
‘Look at The Sun, Look at The Moon’ /10 by omentejovem: 0.75 WETH to olenacapital.eth
‘MAX PAIN’ /4,924 by XCOPY: 0.663 ETH, 0.657, 0.657 & 0.617 WETH
‘THE BITE Edition’ /50 by Cory Van Lew x Mike Tyson: 0.5 ETH
‘svg2.svg’ /10 by ertdfgcvb: 2,000 XTZ | $1,152 USD to mikegee.tez
‘The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil’ /335 (The Memes by 6529) by Alpha Centauri Kid: 0.345 ETH to gpebbles
‘Station3 Patron’ /811 by Grant Yun: 0.33 WETH to Bob_Loukas
‘Ðł$ØⱤÐɆⱤ ł₦ ₮ⱧɆ ₵ØɄⱤ₮ ii’ /23 by m0dest: 0.3 WETH to KLX_8
‘under construction’ /32 by ripcache: 0.289 ETH & 0.21 WETH
‘GIFT GOAT’ /1,110 by Beeple x VeeFriends: 0.273 ETH & 0.181 WETH
‘Another Good Night’s Rest’ /10 by RJ: 0.2 WETH to KLX_8
‘Sky of Ash’ /20 by Other World: 0.2 WETH to SurfriderNFT
‘The Land of Nothing’ /20 by Other World: $599 USD to kapluie
‘Think of Me and Burn’ /20 by Other World: $549 USD to kapluie
RD Report
Thus ends our 2026 ART Token mint. Thanks for being here. Strap in for 2026. Checks notes - 353 days to go!
Today m0dest gears up for a next moment with The Memes by 6529, while a few artists are seeing solid results across primary 1-of-1 price tiers, notably SARES (1-1.5 ETH), VERDANDI (0.25-0.4 ETH), and ANDRÉS DEL VECCHIO (0.1-0.2 ETH).
See you at The DAM Show at 12pm ET!
Today Reported:
Sales thresholds of 2 ETH+ Collection, 0.2 ETH+ 1/1, 0.4 ETH+ 1/1/X, and 0.2 ETH+ Edition