Crypto payments company MoonPay has acquired a rare CryptoPunk for $3 million.
3. Crypto payments company MoonPay, with a valuation of $4 billion, announced that it has acquired piece #2681 of the leading NFT collection CryptoPunks. The company spent 900 ETH, roughly $3 million, for the part.
MoonPay purchased the part through its concierge service. Through this service, the company mediates large NFT purchases on behalf of world-famous names such as Snoop Dogg and Jimmy Fallon. The company, which has come to the fore with BAYC acquisitions before, now seems to have the CryptoPunks collection on its radar. The operation of the service consists of purchasing NFTs and delivering them to addresses belonging to famous users and billing them for this service.
This acquisition marks the company’s second Crypto Punk, according to data from leading NFT marketplace OpenSea. According to the data, the company seems to have purchased part #4222 a month ago.
As it is known, CryptoPunks collection is one of the most popular NFT collections. According to CryptoSlam data, CryptoPunks has sold close to $1.9 billion so far.