CryptoPunk #3100, one of nine so-called “Alien Punks,” sold for 4,500 
ETH
+2.72%
worth $16.03 million.
The sale is the second highest CryptoPunk transaction ever in both U.S. dollar and ether terms, according to the CryptoPunks platform. The sale also moved CryptoPunk #3100 from the third to second highest ever sale on the marketplace.
The seller on March 4 outbid the previous offer of 4,250 ETH, valued at $14.56 million, placed on March 1.
CryptoPunk sales brought in a total of $8.25 million last week, according to data compiled by The Block.
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