Share this article
Miami's Institute of Contemporary Art Gifted CryptoPunk NFT
As one of the earliest series of NFTs offered on the Ethereum blockchain, offers have ranged from $34,000 to $123,000.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:23 p.m. Published Jul 9, 2021, 2:44 a.m.
Miami's Institute of Contemporary Art (ICAM) has got its hands on a CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) thanks to a generous donor.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
According to a press release, the institute has scooped up CryptoPunk #5293, one of 10,000 unique 24-by-24-pixel icons created in 2017 by Larva Labs.
The donation came by the way of ICAM Trustee Eduardo Burillo. ICAM says the digital collectible is the first NFT to enter a major art museum collection.
"CryptoPunk 5293 joins the ICA Miami collection as a work that is truly representative of the cultural zeitgeist and will have historic significance for generations to come."
As one of the earlier creations in the series of NFTs minted on the Ethereum blockchain by Larva Labs, offers have ranged from $34,000 to $123,000, according to its price history.
Read more: CryptoPunks Get Punked
Launched in 2014, ICAM opened its permanent home in Miami’s Design District on Dec. 1, 2017, right around the time when the first CryptoPunks were being crafted.
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
Japan’s Higher Rates Puts Bitcoin in the Crosshairs of a Yen Carry Unwind
A stronger yen typically coincides with de-risking across macro portfolios, and that dynamic could tighten liquidity conditions that recently helped bitcoin rebound from November’s lows.
What to know:
- The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates to 0.75% at its December meeting, the highest since 1995, affecting global markets including cryptocurrencies.
- A stronger yen could lead to de-risking in macro portfolios, impacting liquidity conditions that have supported bitcoin's recent recovery.
- Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated a high probability of a rate hike, with officials prepared for further tightening if their economic outlook supports it.
Top Stories
