{"id":199703,"date":"2021-03-11T19:27:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/beeple-nft-auction-closes-at-record-setting-69-3m\/"},"modified":"2021-03-11T19:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:27:30","slug":"beeple-nft-auction-closes-at-record-setting-69-3m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/beeple-nft-auction-closes-at-record-setting-69-3m\/","title":{"rendered":"# Beeple NFT auction closes at record-setting $69.3M"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Beeple NFT auction closes at record-setting $69.3M <\/strong>”
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Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, has once again made NFT history after his latest piece, \u201cEverydays: The First 5000 Days,\u201d\u00a0raised<\/a> over $69 million on Christie\u2019s auction house.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEverydays\u201d was minted on Feb. 16 and put up for auction on Feb. 25 at a starting price of $100. The auction closed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The final price tag puts Beeple in elite company as far as living artists go. Only two other living artists, Jeff Koons and David Hockney, have created<\/a> more expensive works. <\/p>\n

As Cointelegraph previously reported, \u201cEverydays\u201d is comprised of 5,000 unique images produced each day for almost 14 years. The theme<\/a>s cover society\u2019s obsession with and fear of technology<\/a>, the desire for and resentment of wealth, and the United States’ rocky political history. <\/p>\n

Interestingly, Beeple\u2019s \u201cEverydays\u201d was the first digital art piece to be featured on Christie\u2019s. The piece was minted exclusively for the auction house, highlighting once again the growing popularity of NFTs. In October 2020, Christie\u2019s also sold a Bitcoin-themed art piece and NFT for $131,250.<\/p>\n

Noah Davis, an expert in post-war and contemporary art at Christie\u2019s, said at the time: <\/p>\n

\u201cAcquiring Beeple\u2019s work is a unique opportunity to own an entry in the blockchain itself created by one of the world\u2019s leading digital artists.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The NFT market has exploded in popularity over the past 12 months. In the process, it has disrupted traditional art, sports and music industries. The sports industry has been one of the biggest early adopters of NFTs, as evidenced by the surging popularity of NBA Top Shot.<\/p>\n