Buying NFT Bored Ape For IDR 8.09 Billion, Madonna: Finally Entering The Metaverse
JAKARTA - Pop diva from the United States, Madonna, is reported to have purchased a non-fungible token (NFT) Bored Ape for US$564,000 or equivalent to IDR 8.09 billion. The woman nicknamed the "Queen of Pop" also revealed that she had "entered the Metaverse".
“I have finally entered the Metaverse… My own ape! What should I name him? Thank you (Moonpay). We all need protection from the Evil Eye," Madonna wrote to her Instagram followers.
Madonna bought NFT Bored Ape #4988 on March 25 and announced it through her personal Instagram social media account. According to on-chain data, Bored Ape Madonna #4988 was purchased for 180 ether or IDR 8.09 billion at the time of settlement.
Over the past three days, Madonna's Bored Ape posts received around 88,598 likes. Subsequently, a number of fans gave Madonna suggestions about the newly acquired BAYC name.
"This is funny, I love it," one person wrote to Madonna. “Btw, isn't the Evil Eye just a superstition? No one is evil by nature. I'll name her Pinky," the person added. Another account on Instagram was a little more sarcastic and said “Name him: 'Nobody Will Care About This In 10 years.' FOMO Cabbage Patch Beanie Baby for the 21st century. Intended for the digital trash heap."
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Moonpay Acquires Expensive NFT for Celebrities, Madonna Has 17 NFT from 8 Collections
It seems Moonpay has been involved in expensive NFT purchases for celebrities lately. American rapper, singer, and songwriter Wiz Khalifa leveraged Moonpay to acquire Bored Ape #1506 in the same time frame as Madonna's purchase. In addition to Bored Ape #4988, the 'Material Girl' metaverse also has more NFT collections. Statistics show that Madonna currently holds 17 NFTs from eight different collections.
In addition to Madonna and Wiz Khalifa, NFT BAYC itself is owned by Eminem, Paris Hilton, Gwyneth Paltrow, Shaq, and Justin Bieber. The NFT Bored Ape Yacht Club collection itself has the most expensive base price with a current base value of 103.69 ether. The collection is estimated to have a market cap of approximately $1 billion and over the past 24 hours, the BAYC collection has reached a volume of $7.2 million or 2,311 ether.