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According to The Defiant, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has changed his X platform avatar to a newly purchased CryptoPunk, after which the meme coin BRIAN, driven by the change in his avatar, significantly retraced. In the past 24 hours, the market capitalization of this token has dropped by about 86%, falling to approximately $1.5 million; during the same period, its trading volume in about 30 Uniswap liquidity pools was approximately $13.2 million, with total liquidity around $561,000.The report pointed out that Brian Armstrong had changed his X avatar to the "Coinbase Man" image corresponding to BRIAN on July 16, and posted "New profile photo - who dis," which the market initially interpreted as a signal of interest in the token, driving BRIAN to rise rapidly. The report emphasized that BRIAN is a community-created token, and Brian Armstrong is not the issuer and has not claimed any official association with it.

According to market news, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman currently holds $6.1 million worth of Ethereum at his known address, and also owns a Cryptopunk NFT purchased for 150 ETH last year.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired 8 NFTs of CryptoPunks, including CryptoPunks 4018, 2786, 5616, 5160, 3407, 7178, 74, and 7899.

ChainCatcher news, according to DappRadar's "August Industry Report," the NFT market continues to show signs of recovery: monthly trading volume increased by 9% month-on-month, while the number of transactions slightly decreased by 4%. Among them, Courtyard topped the monthly series trading volume chart by bringing RWA on-chain and providing instant liquidity, surpassing Ethereum blue chips BAYC and CryptoPunks.DappRadar also pointed out that the overall number of active wallets on-chain (dUAW) declined in August, but this did not hinder the recovery trend of NFTs; directions such as RWA and Phygital are expected to become important mainlines in the NFT field in the second half of 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the floor price of CryptoPunks has risen by 163% since last August, from 20.45 ETH to 53.98 ETH. Based on the current Ethereum price of about $3,745, the floor price has surpassed $200,000, marking the highest level since March 8, 2024. This surge began last week when a certain address purchased 45 CryptoPunks in one go.CoinGecko data shows that the total market capitalization of the NFT market has skyrocketed from $3.6 billion in early July to $6.8 billion. Historical data indicates that when Ethereum is strong, it often drives the top NFT projects on its chain to rise.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, NFT market monitoring data shows that the trading volume of the CryptoPunks series exceeded $24.6 million last week, setting a new weekly record since March 2024, with a surge of 416% compared to the previous week. Market activity increased alongside a comprehensive rise in price indicators: the floor price climbed from 40 ETH to 47.5 ETH, and the average selling price rose from $140,000 to $182,000.This market recovery is directly related to the milestone acquisition by Nasdaq-listed company GameSquare. The parent company of FaZe Clan recently issued $5.15 million in preferred stock to acquire the rare "Ape Punk" #5577 at a valuation three times the market floor price.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, Nasdaq-listed company GameSquare Holdings (NASDAQ: GAME) announced the acquisition of CryptoPunk #5577 from DeFi protocol Compound founder Robert Leshner for $5.15 million in preferred stock. This marks GameSquare's first direct investment in NFTs.GameSquare currently holds approximately 12,913.49 ETH, with a total value of Ethereum assets around $52 million.

ChainCatcher news, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes expressed the view that "Cryptopunks will outperform ETH in dollar terms during this cycle. This is because ETH holders will showcase their wealth through NFTs, which is essentially a status game on the internet. Apart from food and energy production, the entire global economy is a huge status game, and the internet society will be no different."

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlam data, about 1 hour ago, CryptoPunk 1831 was sold for 150 ETH, approximately 393,000 USD.

ChainCatcher message, according to OpenSea data, CryptoPunk #3609 was sold 4 hours ago for 440 ETH, approximately 1.087 million USD, and this NFT is one of the 88 Zombie Punks.CryptoPunk #3609 was sold on September 18, 2023, for 420 ETH, when the ETH price was 1634 USD, with a transaction price of 686.5 thousand USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Businesswire, The Infinite Node Foundation (NODE) announced the acquisition of all intellectual property rights of CryptoPunks from Yuga Labs.As a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection of digital art, NODE plans to maintain CryptoPunks through three main pillars: protection, community, and expansion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania disclosed that 45-year-old NFT trader Waylon Wilcox admitted to two counts of submitting false personal income tax returns. The trader sold 62 CryptoPunk NFTs in 2021, earning approximately $7.4 million in profit, and then sold 35 CryptoPunk NFTs in 2022, making a profit of $4.9 million.It is reported that Waylon Wilco submitted a false personal income tax return for the 2021 tax year in April 2022, underreporting approximately $8.5 million in income tax and about $2.1 million in taxes owed; in October 2023, Waylon Wilco submitted another false personal income tax return for the 2022 tax year, underreporting approximately $4.6 million in income tax and nearly $1.1 million in taxes owed.

ChainCatcher news, a certain NFT trader purchased CryptoPunk 3100 for 4500 ETH (approximately 16.03 million USD) a year ago. Eight hours ago, he sold it for 4000 ETH (approximately 6.08 million USD), incurring a loss of 9.95 million USD.

ChainCatcher message, NFT CryptoPunks 5402 sold for 170 ETH, approximately 564,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official website, CryptoPunks 4940 was sold for 150 ETH, approximately 502,000 USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Be In Crypto, Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano denied rumors about the company planning to sell the copyrights of the CryptoPunks series. This speculation was initially raised by NFT researcher Wale Moca and sparked widespread discussion and controversy within the Web3 community.Solano explicitly stated on the X platform: "Many people have approached us, especially in the last few months, but that doesn't mean we are going to do anything. We will only consider it when we are sure it is a long-term and highly valuable deal for CryptoPunks."

ChainCatcher news, according to Coingecko's NFT section data, the floor price of Pudgy Penguins has risen to 34.80 ETH, up 22.5% in the past 24 hours and up 264.8% in the past month. Currently, its total market capitalization is second only to CryptoPunks.

ChainCatcher message, previously disclosed by anonymous researcher Waleswoosh on the X platform regarding OpenSea's registration of the Azuki NFT series in the Cayman Islands, stated, "What would the market look like if the blue-chip NFT project CryptoPunks released PUNK tokens?"Yuga Labs co-founder Garga.eth (Greg Solano) responded, "wow, I never thought of that."

ChainCatcher news, Berko, the community leader of the blue-chip NFT project Pudgy Penguins, posted on the X platform hinting at no intention to compete with CryptoPunks. He stated, "It's never punks vs penguins, but always punks and penguins."