Tron Founder Justin Sun Purchases Joker Inspired BAYCTron For A Record $15 Million
01 Dezembro 2021 - 3:02PM
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The founder of the Tron network, Justin Sun, has bought a
Joker-inspired artwork by Bored Ape Yacht Club Tron (BAYCTron), one
of the first and most popular NFT collections on his blockchain
today. The price tag? A stunning 150,000,000 TRX or $15 million.
With this transaction, the artwork BAYCT #6666 takes first place as
Tron’s most expensive NFT sale to date. A position previously held
by another Justin Sun purchase — the Tpunk #3442, which sold for
$10,5 million in August 2021. Ironically, his Tpunk was also
inspired by the Joker Movie of DC Comics. Crypto Punk #NFT
became the most expensive @Twitter avatars worth $10M! But today,
the world record has been renewed again. I bought a new Ape avatar
with $15M worth of #TRX today! After all, the art of the #NFT
avatar is the new artistic showcasing for our generation.
https://t.co/Jmam6rv2Xb — Justin Sun 🅣🌞 (@justinsuntron) November
30, 2021 The Chinese-born, 31-year-old tech billionaire is a deep
believer in the digital art space and, particularly, the use of
non-fungible tokens as key enablers of its development. Justifying
his latest acquisition, Sun wrote on Twitter: “After all, the art
of the #NFT avatar is the new artistic showcasing for our
generation.” While this sudden move by Justin Sun took the BAYCTron
community by surprise, it is widely known that this collection has
been among the entrepreneur’s favorites alongside Tpunks and
Tronmeebits. The purchased Joker artwork is part of a 10,000 NFT
collection released on top of the Tron network earlier this year,
and that sold out in just under 72 hours, becoming one of this
blockchain’s fastest-selling collections. The TRC-721 artworks are
an homage to the original Ethereum Bored Ape collection but
incorporate a series of exclusive pieces featuring visual elements
related to Tron and Justin Sun. “This purchase sends a strong
message – the Tron NFT landscape is here to stay. This network
offers great advantages for artists to run their collections, such
as low fees and strong community and network support. We are
delighted to hear about Justin’s purchase and expect other minters
of our collection will also benefit from the growing secondary
market activity in the coming months,” said BAYCTron CMO Carolina
Matusso. This collection also got the attention of APENFT
Foundation; a world-class curatorial group focused on identifying
and providing support for prospective artists across multiple
blockchains, including Tron and Ethereum. In September, APENFT and
BAYCTron have signed a strategic partnership to incentivize the
development of the project. 🥳🥳Pleased to announce we have
established strategic cooperation with @BAYCTron which becomes
another TRON NFT project after Tpunk and Tron Meetbits. It is the
first public support object since APENFT announced the
establishment of NFT Special Fund. @Tronfoundation @BitTorrent
pic.twitter.com/CrQyDCy408 — APENFT (@apenftorg) September 22, 2021
The efforts of APENFT seem perfectly aligned with BAYCTron’s
plan. The curatorial organization and Tron Foundation have recently
established a $100 million fund to support emerging NFT projects
and digital artists in this network. Mutant Apes Gain Traction
Among Collectors With direct support from Justin Sun and the strong
Tron community, the minting of the BAYCTron Mutant Apes collection
is rapidly picking up. As of this writing, the excentric and
vibrant Mutants are 35 percent minted. The new collection is not
less exciting than the first. The Mutants include distinctive
versions of the Joker, Harley Quinn, Kill Bill, and even Justin
Sun. Collectors can still mint Mutant Apes for a fixed cost of 1000
TRX (~ $100) in the hopes that this new collection replicates the
same luck as the original Apes.
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