A set of 107 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing images of cartoon apes sold for $24.4 million in an online sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday, as the market for the niche crypto asset continues to heat up. The images were part of the 'Bored Ape Yacht Club' collection of NFTs - a set of 10,000 computer-generated cartoon apes, made by the U.S.-based company Yuga Labs.

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While anyone can view the asset in question, only the buyer can say they are the 'official' owner. The tokens are similar to cryptocurrencies like and Ethereum in that they live on blockchain networks - a decentralized, recovery time for pacemaker procedure distributed ledger that records transactions of digital assets.  The frenzy for NFTs shows no signs of slowing.

Sales volume on the largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, hit $3.4 billion in August, up tenfold from July. Some speculators 'flip' their NFTs for eye-watering profits within days or even hours. 

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   (Image: [[|]])       (Image: [[|]])  A set of 107 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing images of cartoon apes sold for $24.4 million in an online sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday

But unlike traditional cryptocurrencies, [Redirect-302] NFTs are non-fungible, meaning that one cannot be exchanged for another. The digital assets have collectors value, and can represent items including still images, GIFs, videos, music and more.     Unusually for NFTs, the buyers of Bored Apes also receive the intellectual property rights for the images.

They are often used as profile pictures on social media. The lot contained 107 of these anthropomorphic apes, with different combinations of features such as clothing, accessories synonyms in different languages (Www.Facebook.com) and facial expressions, plus the option to generate six new 'mutant' ones.

   (Image: [[|]])       (Image: [[|]])  The lot contained 101 of the anthropomorphic apes, with different combinations of features such as clothing, accessories and facial expressions

The sale also included a lot of 101 'Bored Ape Kennel Club' NFTs - a set of dogs, marketed as pets for the apes.

This fetched $1,835,000 and the set of apes fetched $24,393,000, bringing the total for the sale to $26,228,000. Sotheby's allowed payments in the cryptocurrencies bitcoin, ether and USDC, and fiat currency.  The average weekly secondary market price for a Bored Ape has surged from around $1,500 when they were launched in April to $71,942 last week, according to NonFungible.com, a website that tracks the NFT market. On Monday, a single Bored Ape sold for 740 ether (around $2.9 million).

    (Image: [[|]])   Sothebys auctioned NFTs for Bored Ape Yacht Club and Bored ape Kennel Club (pictured) by Yuba Labs
    (Image: [[|]])   Sotheby's auction for NFTs Bored ape Kennel Club (pictured) sold for nearly $2million compared to the $24million worth of the 'Bored Ape Yacht Club' collection

Michael Bouhanna, contemporary art specialist at Sotheby's, said that although there is financial speculation on NFTs, he sees the Bored Apes as works of art.

He said the NFT market is not a bubble. 'People were talking about a bubble in March, in June, etc., and then we see that the market is even stronger today so I think they've been proven wrong… I think it's a very organic market with great collectors who have great appreciation of art,' he said. NFT sales surged in August, according to the largest platform for the burgeoning digital asset class, as speculators bet growing interest across the art, sport and media worlds will keep prices rising. 

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The niche crypto asset exploded in popularity in early 2021, leaving many confused as to why so much money was being spent on items which do not physically exist. The frenzy has now reached new highs.

Sales volumes recorded on the largest NFT trading platform, OpenSea, hit $3.4billion last month, compared to March's $148 million. In January 2021, the monthly volume recorded on the platform was just over $8 million. On average, more than $10 million in NFT transactions are now taking place daily, according to the website DappRadar.    The set of 'Bored Ape Yacht Club' cartoons is just the latest popular web character to sell for thousands, if not millions. Tardar Sauce, aka Grumpy Cat, became the most beloved cat in the world and has been featured in all types of work.

Even though the real cat died in 2019, the NFT of her notorious meme has sold for $100,859.54. Chris Crocker's infamous 'Leave Britney Alone' video dominated when it first hit the scene in 2007, getting parodied in movies and on television. With the #FreeBritney movement in full swing, Crocker has sold the video as a NFT for more than $43,000.     

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    (Image: [[|]])   Overly Attached Girlfriend, spawned from a YouTube video of Laina Morris satirically showing her love for Justin Bieber, has sold for $459,260
    (Image: [[|]])   Chris Crocker has sold his infamous Leave Britney Alone video as a NFT for more than $43,000

Chris Torres, creator of Nyan Cat, sold his iconic meme for roughly $590,000 earlier this year and finally gained attribution for the artwork - which he said was a huge factor in why he first sought out NFTs.  Bad Luck Brian, the meme of Kyle Craven's hilariously bad yearbook photo, sold for more than $45,000.  Success Kid, the photo of photographer Laney Griner's at the time 11-month-old son Sam, has sold as a NFT for approximately $35,000.

Sam is almost 15.  Overly Attached Girlfriend, spawned from a YouTube video of Laina Morris satirically showing her love for Justin Bieber, has sold for $459,260.   And in March, Twitter boss Jack Dorsey's first tweet - 'just setting up my twttr' - sold to Sina Estavi, the CEO of Malaysia-based blockchain company Bridge Oracle as an NFT for just over $2.9million. <div class=“art-ins mol-factbox news” data-version=“2” id=“mol-afda0520-11b0-11ec-80fe-a5d538bde04c” website for digital set of &apos;Bored Ape Yacht Club&apos; cartoons sell for $24M

 
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