An image of a rock, current as an NFT on Ethereum, has been offered for 139 ETH, Etherscan information on February 16 exhibits.
EtherRock NFT Bought For $235,000
On the time of shopping for, the 139 ETH used to buy the NFT translated to round $235,000. For this transaction, the client paid 0.003672481899086462 ETH, or roughly $6, on the time.
Described as “EtherRock,” the NFT is among the many earliest in Ethereum and throughout the NFT ecosystem. Solely 100 of those NFTs have been minted, they usually have been altering arms since then.
Most significantly, the creator says they have been created across the similar time the CryptoPunks have been minted on Ethereum. There are 10,000 CryptoPunks in circulation. Through the years, CryptoPunks have remained among the costliest and coveted NFTs in Ethereum and throughout the ecosystem.
The issuer of EtherRock claims that with each new virgin rock being minted, the worth of every rock will solely change into dearer. As issues stand, no “virgin” rocks might be minted for the reason that final 100 NFTs have been all issued. collectors can as an alternative select to purchase “non-virgin” rocks. All EtherRock NFTs are trustlessly managed by way of an audited sensible contract and are deployed completely on the Ethereum blockchain.
NFT With out Any Utility
It’s not instantly clear who the client of the NFT is. What’s evident is that EtherRock NFTs don’t have a particular use case. They’re created to exist as “pets on the blockchain.” What holders can do, nonetheless, is to commerce the token. The unique proprietor will revenue if a purchaser is keen to accumulate the NFT at a better value.
Presently, there are a number of EtherRock NFTs that may be bought. Even so, it can’t be instantly decided which NFTs obtainable have been acquired from the lower than 30 obtainable for buying, per EtherRock record.
There are solely two homeowners of EtherRock on OpenSea. These NFTs have a 0.4 ETH in buying and selling volumes and a ground value of 0.1 ETH.
In the meantime, on the official EtherRock website, the proprietor of the primary EtherRock is promoting the NFT for 10,000 ETH. Many of those NFTs are additionally not obtainable on the market. Even the most affordable EtherRock obtainable is listed for 235 ETH.
The acquisition of the EtherRock comes at a time when the broader DeFi, crypto, and NFT markets are recovering after final 12 months’s winter noticed buying and selling volumes drop by over 90%.
Characteristic picture from nftplazas.com, Chart from TradingView.
