02-17-2023, 06:48 AM
What on earth: A NFT showing a picture of a rock just sold for 139 ETH valued at $23
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1140by3/what_on_earth_a_nft_showing_a_picture_of_a_rock/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/vDmddTkDbSCbsS1m4XUzuU7avzO1PSlJwHhDUO74wSk.jpg" alt="What on earth: A NFT showing a picture of a rock just sold for 139 ETH valued at $235,271" title="What on earth: A NFT showing a picture of a rock just sold for 139 ETH valued at $235,271" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Someone purched EtherRock 30 for 139 Ethereum today, which at the time of buying the picture of the rock, was is valued at around $235K. The transaction fee was $6,22 (0.003672481899086462 ETH). The NFT looks like this:</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/xltuww0u1mia1.png?width=479&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0b4c6da7fdb757a96ff3443bd7c13e18ed372b3">https://preview.redd.it/xltuww0u1mia1.png?width=479&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0b4c6da7fdb757a96ff3443bd7c13e18ed372b3</a></p> <p>The transaction details can be found on Etherscan @ <a href="https://etherscan.io/tx/0x7d2478ea626a222c5cfb4ddea179ca2f3023af2db5ba85f5843e54eb5e10adca">https://etherscan.io/tx/0x7d2478ea626a222c5cfb4ddea179ca2f3023af2db5ba85f5843e54eb5e10adca</a>. But here's a picture for your convenience:</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/1nnhbuc81mia1.png?width=1391&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f68359ba1a1286e1af0e5acdf7944a257f9278a">https://preview.redd.it/1nnhbuc81mia1.png?width=1391&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f68359ba1a1286e1af0e5acdf7944a257f9278a</a></p> <p>What is Ether Rock you ask? Well, according to their website: "Launched in 2017, EtherRock was one of the first crypto collectible NFT-type projects on the Ethereum blockchain, having launched shortly after CryptoPunks. Only 100 rocks can ever be available, and each new virgin rock gets more and more expensive."</p> <p>Why on earth would someone spend so much money on a picture of a rock? Please explain it to me. Reminds me of the bull run, with green on the charts and crazy amounts of money being spent on NFTs.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Beyonderr"> /u/Beyonderr </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1140by3/what_on_earth_a_nft_showing_a_picture_of_a_rock/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1140by3/what_on_earth_a_nft_showing_a_picture_of_a_rock/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>
<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1140by3/what_on_earth_a_nft_showing_a_picture_of_a_rock/"> <img src="https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/vDmddTkDbSCbsS1m4XUzuU7avzO1PSlJwHhDUO74wSk.jpg" alt="What on earth: A NFT showing a picture of a rock just sold for 139 ETH valued at $235,271" title="What on earth: A NFT showing a picture of a rock just sold for 139 ETH valued at $235,271" /> </a> </td><td> <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Someone purched EtherRock 30 for 139 Ethereum today, which at the time of buying the picture of the rock, was is valued at around $235K. The transaction fee was $6,22 (0.003672481899086462 ETH). The NFT looks like this:</p> <p>​</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/xltuww0u1mia1.png?width=479&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0b4c6da7fdb757a96ff3443bd7c13e18ed372b3">https://preview.redd.it/xltuww0u1mia1.png?width=479&format=png&auto=webp&s=e0b4c6da7fdb757a96ff3443bd7c13e18ed372b3</a></p> <p>The transaction details can be found on Etherscan @ <a href="https://etherscan.io/tx/0x7d2478ea626a222c5cfb4ddea179ca2f3023af2db5ba85f5843e54eb5e10adca">https://etherscan.io/tx/0x7d2478ea626a222c5cfb4ddea179ca2f3023af2db5ba85f5843e54eb5e10adca</a>. But here's a picture for your convenience:</p> <p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/1nnhbuc81mia1.png?width=1391&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f68359ba1a1286e1af0e5acdf7944a257f9278a">https://preview.redd.it/1nnhbuc81mia1.png?width=1391&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f68359ba1a1286e1af0e5acdf7944a257f9278a</a></p> <p>What is Ether Rock you ask? Well, according to their website: "Launched in 2017, EtherRock was one of the first crypto collectible NFT-type projects on the Ethereum blockchain, having launched shortly after CryptoPunks. Only 100 rocks can ever be available, and each new virgin rock gets more and more expensive."</p> <p>Why on earth would someone spend so much money on a picture of a rock? Please explain it to me. Reminds me of the bull run, with green on the charts and crazy amounts of money being spent on NFTs.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Beyonderr"> /u/Beyonderr </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1140by3/what_on_earth_a_nft_showing_a_picture_of_a_rock/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/1140by3/what_on_earth_a_nft_showing_a_picture_of_a_rock/">[comments]</a></span> </td></tr></table>