Early NFTs weren’t built to sell. They were built to prove. Prove ownership. Prove scarcity. Prove that a digital object could be real. Everything after is just monetizing the proof.

People still think CryptoPunks were first, and posts like this prove it. Most have never heard of Etheria. They’ll learn, but by then, it’ll be priced in.

Why should someone pay $100K for a CryptoPunk in 2025? What are the main value propositions that justify that price?

When NFTs come back—and they will—a new wave of collectors will arrive. They won’t uphold our culture; they’ll question it. They’ll crown their own kings, not yours. Culture can be rewritten—fundamentals last forever.

Ultimate grail.

Imagine being bullish on NFTs but fading the NFTs that made NFTs possible.

In every area of collectibles, first editions always hold a premium. It's a well established investment tactic and follows the human need to collect rare stuff. With NFTs it will be the same. There is still a window of opportunity left to collect these digital relics, the first

Cryptopunks VS Mooncats Sometimes valuations don't make sense Soon the market will realise

It’s 2025 and people still think CryptoPunks were the first NFTs. The blockchain says otherwise. History is mispriced.

The attacks on NFT history are getting louder. It’s not random, it’s fear. Fear that their bags can’t survive once real provenance enters the room.

You’ll hate the historical NFT pump because odds are, you won’t be part of it. There isn’t enough supply to go around — and while the doors were wide open, you were too busy providing exit liquidity for your favorite influencer’s bags.

You waited for a MoonCats pump to start caring about NFT history. What else are you going to miss because you’re waiting for the timeline to tell you what matters?

Rescued in 2017. Rediscovered in 2021. And now finally being understood in 2025. Welcome aboard.

There’s no mystery about which NFTs will always matter: the first ones. They proved the tech, they’re provably scarce, and they’re the genesis of this entire market.

Let me introduce "RPALPHASTIK" at this point. It was deployed on October 9, 2017. If my historical understanding is correct, the "Peperium" Peperium project itself was announced in March 2017, making it about two to three months older than CryptoPunks V1. I’m thrilled to

There are only 43 Spells of Genesis Cards from 2015. The first digital trading card game, some predating even Ethereum. Very limited supply, iconic artworks, a decade old and still functional in-game. Underrated Counterparty grails 🔥🔥🔥

I’ve never managed to justify Punk prices to anyone outside crypto. That alone answers the question.

The first art project on Ethereum predates Curio Cards and both CryptoPunks contracts. 131 Discord members. Only real collectors know.

Today is August 20th, 2015. Ethereum is only 3 weeks old, the price ETH is $1.50, and only a few hundred smart contracts have been created. At 3:02 AM UTC, an anon developer named Linagee will deploy what is now known as, the first Ethereum memecoin. He names it AyeAyeCoin!

We’re living in the greatest market inefficiency in collectibles history. You can still buy the very first NFTs for peanuts compared to hype PFPs. You either exploit it now, or regret it forever.