Millions of dollars were flowing into the space while the mainstream media struggled to comprehend the trend. While the world played catch-up, the NFT community kept growing exponentially and everyone rushed to cash in their works of art on NFT marketplaces. But in the background, another trend was making its way to the main stage. Originally launched in 2017, Cryptopunks were given away to early adopters for free but in 2021, the community witnessed a rare Alien Punk sold for a whopping $7.5 million and a constant rise in floor price (as of right now, the floor price for a single punk is 44 ETH, I wonder what it’ll be by the time this is published). NFTs traveled from the digital metaworld into established auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s with Cyptopunks leading the space and inspired community members working behind the scenes to pump out their own collectives. The Bored Ape Yacht Club was one of the many, but unlike some of the other collectibles that were released this year, BAYC really connected with people.

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