An auction has been accomplished by Azuki (an NFT project) for 8 non-fungible tokens of Golden Skateboards. These NFTs will additionally be exchangeable for the physical Golden Skateboards. The lowest winning bid to purchase these NFTs was 200 ETH (approximately $261,682.00) while the highest was 309 ETH (nearly $404,298.69). The respective news was shared on the formal Twitter account of the platform.
Azuki Breaks the Record for Top 8 Skateboard NFTs by Price
The skateboards, although presently just available in their digital form, have been categorized among the luxurious most skateboards that have ever been sold with a huge margin. The top expensive skateboards that were sold formerly took into account “Blowin’ in the Wind Skateboard” (presented by Bob Dylan and Jamie Thomas) which was sold in December 2012 for up to $38,425.
In addition to that, another one named “Beatles’ Blackbird Board” (belonging to Tony Hawk) was sold for nearly $27,116 in an auction featuring Paul McCartney’s signatures and handwritten lyrics of a song. On the Twitter account of Azuki, it was noted that the Golden Skateboard is considered to be a genius combination of art as well as technology representing the PBT’s earliest implementation by the venue. As per Azuki, this offers a way toward an exclusive epoch of storytelling.
Azuki’s Twitter account, which is followed by above 314,000 followers, declared that they have shattered the record related to the most-priced skateboards ever being traded. During the previous weeks, Azuki NFT’s floor price has witnessed an elevation. The buyers will be able to claim the physical Golden Skateboards in November this year, as mentioned by the project. The Golden Skateboard auction of Azuki takes place just exactly a month later than an important event.
The Floor Price of Azuki NFT Heightens Significantly
At that time, Chiru Labs, the creator of the project, was pursuing Series A funding to collect $30M. With this, the firm would be valued at $300M to $400M. Azuki includes a series of approximately 10,000 anime characters, featuring diverse moods along with varying accessories. The priciest sale of non-fungible tokens took place in March 2022 when 420.7 ETH was set as an NFT’s price. Azuki NFT’s base worth at the moment is 11.5 ETH (almost $15,056), as per OpenSea (a well-known NFT marketplace).
Azuki has recently Released an exclusive Physical Backed Token (PBT) collection of NFTs. This product creates a link between the Ethereum blockchain-based digital tokens and physical goods. With the PBT, the projects like next-generation storytelling as well as other such experiences would be offered to the community.
A press release was issued by Chiru Labs on 17th October in which it announced releasing the PBTs. The latest tokens provide several use cases including a physical item’s authentication with the use of a QR scanning service on mobile phones. Apart from that, they enable the tracking of the physical items’ ownership lineage as well as letting brands establish product experiences targeted toward the audiences.
