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Last week, Grimes managed to sell a staggering $6 million USD worth of digital art through NFTs over on a platform named Nifty Gateway.
Offering a collection of 10 different pieces for sale, one particular short video, which featured an original song by the artist, sold for $389,000 USD. Titled “Death of the Old,” it featured a psychedelic short clip of winged babies, a massive sword, and fantastical lighting.
Despite its massive price tag, most of Grimes’ $6 million USD sale actually came from two particular pieces named “Earth” and “Mars” which had thousands of copies available for $7,500 USD each. Almost 700 copies were sold before sales closed, contributing an incredible $5.18 million USD.
We Regret to Inform You That Grimes Just Sold $5.8 Million Worth of Her NFT Crypto Art in Less Than 20 Minutes
The Canadian musician and artist sold her work on Nifty Gateway.
March 2, 2021
Canadian singer-songwriter Grimes at the world premiere of Captain Marvel in Hollywood, California, on March 4, 2019. Photo Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images.
Canadian musician Grimes just got $5.8 million richer by selling a suite of her artworks in the form of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), the latest blockchain craze.
The digital artworks were published as “WarNymph Collection Vol. 1,” and launched on Sunday via a tweet to her 1.1 million Twitter followers. They sold out within 20 minutes, reports