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- 1 Celebrities like Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg, Paris Hilton, and Neymar Junior hold BAYC NFTs.
- 2 Jay-Z, Serena Williams, and Logan Paul purchased CryptoPunks.
Celebrities are now interested in holding Non-Fungible Tokens. NFTs have changed our perception of looking at digital art. Bored Ape Yacht Club and crypto punks are now the new favorites among celebrities. Earlier, some pieces of NFTs were sung by Madonna. She highlighted cartoon portraits of bored apps. Even some commercials endorsing the crypto exchange FTX by Tom Brady show the recent craze for NFTs.
Notice the Famous Celebrities Holding the Popular NFTs
Celebrity Kim Kardashian gushes some digital art pieces like EMAX tokens on Instagram. Collections like BAYC and CryptoPunks have become some of the most expensive art pieces.
Nyla Hayes, 12, has already made the news by earning $ 6 million with NFTs. Famous personalities like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are also associated with interest in various NFTs. It means people’s interest in NFTs will increase due to the involvement of influential personalities.
NFTs are a way to show and reveal your personality and interest by owning them. It is a digital form of art nowadays ruling in the virtual world. NFTs are unique because they are blockchain-based assets. They have specific information recorded in smart contracts.
The biggest reason for the popularity of non-fungible tokens is the involvement of celebrities. People’s interest is increasing due to regular tweets and videos of these favorite celebrities on social media. Celebrities are tokenizing everything from photographs to music and artworks using NFTs.
Paris Hilton– Better known as the queen of pop and a successful entrepreneur, has dropped her superplastic vinyl toy and digital collectibles as her first NFT. Hummingbird in MY Metaverse, Legend of Love, and Iconic Crypto Queen, are the pieces launched by Hilton. Hilton sold the entire collection for over a million dollars. She also found two new real-life pets, Crypto Hilton and Ether Reum, which shows her NFTs obsession.
Snoop Dogg- Celebrity Rapper Snoop Dogg has released his first NFT collection named- A Journey with the Dogg, a group of memories from his early years, an original track called NFT, and Snoop Dogg Coins. The NFT drop lasted 48 hours, and Snoop Dogg earned over $100,000 for a piece sold. He declared that technology would change the way of doing business.
Musician Grimes: She has become one of the best-selling NFT creators and has sold $6 million worth of her unique digital artworks. She believes in the futuristic nature of NFTs. Her artwork, which earned around $6 million, includes other planets, futuristic technology, ruins, and winged-cherubs. Her highest-selling piece, Death of the Old, sold for $389,000.
Serena Williams: This tennis star is among the celebrities holding NFTs. Her husband Ohanian gifted CryptoPunk#2950 to her. Ohanian selected the black female with a headband NFT.
Lindsay Lohan, Shawn Mendes, Emily Ratajkowski, Eminem, and Bella Hadid were other celebrities holding the NFTs. Their interest has created a buzz and boosted the future of NFTs.
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