NFT trader sells CryptoPunk after a year for nearly $10M loss

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A CryptoPunk NFT investor sold at a $10 million loss as top NFT collections struggle to recover from their 2021 highs amid falling trading volumes.

An investor has sold a CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) at a nearly $10 million realized loss, reflecting the continued decline in the once-booming blue-chip NFT market.

A whale, or large cryptocurrency investor, sold a CryptoPunk NFT for 4,000 Ether (ETH) worth more than $6 million at the time of writing.

The investor originally purchased the NFT for 4,500 ETH, or roughly $15.7 million, a year ago, according to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain.

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