The project that inspired the modern CryptoArt movement

10,000 unique collectible characters with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain.

Meet the Punks

The CryptoPunks are 24x24 pixel art images, generated algorithmically. Most are punky-looking guys and girls, but there are a few rarer types mixed in: Apes, Zombies and even the odd Alien. Every punk has their own profile page that shows their attributes as well as their ownership/for-sale status.

Largest Sales

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#3100
4.2KΞ ($7.58M)

Mar 11, 2021

#7408
4.2KΞ ($7.57M)

Mar 11, 2021

#4156
4.2KΞ ($10.26M)

Dec 09, 2021

#5217
2.25KΞ ($5.45M)

Jul 30, 2021

#8857
2KΞ ($6.63M)

Sep 11, 2021

#2140
1.6KΞ ($3.76M)

Jul 30, 2021

#7252
1.6KΞ ($5.33M)

Aug 24, 2021

#2338
1.5KΞ ($4.32M)

Aug 06, 2021

Recent Transactions

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#1254
New bid of 51.20Ξ ($210,265)
#9844
New bid of 111Ξ ($455,848)
#4156
Offered for 63.95Ξ ($262,626)
#1281
Offered for 63.95Ξ ($262,626)
#4841
Bought for 53.83Ξ ($221,066)
#6904
New bid of 52.52Ξ ($215,686)
#5254
Bought for 52Ξ ($213,550)
#3346
Offered for 56Ξ ($229,977)

How do I get a punk?

Download and install MetaMask

Download and install a Chrome browser plugin called MetaMask. This will allow websites (that you authorize) access to your Ethereum account.

Buy some Ethereum

If you made a new account, buy some Ethereum. The MetaMask plugin has a button that will allow you to buy Ether from Coinbase.

Start bidding, buying and selling

Once you have the plugin installed, this website will recognize it and add buttons that allow you to bid on, buy and sell punks directly in the interface.

Details and FAQ

Where are the images for the punks stored?

When originally released, the actual images of the punks were too large to store on the blockchain, so we took a hash of the composite image of all the punks and embeded it into the contract. You can verify that the punks being managed by the Ethereum contract are the True Official Genuine CryptoPunks™ by calculating an SHA256 hash on the cryptopunks image and comparing it to the hash stored in the contract.Since then, due to some clever compression ideas and some help from friends of the punks we have managed to put the entire image and attribute data fully on chain. You can read more about the mechanisms and details of the process in the announcement blog post.

Are the punks an ERC-721 token?

No. The CryptoPunks pre-date the ERC-721 standard and are a custom contract, that means it doesn't comply with any standards. They are almost an ERC20 token. We support the methods that provide your balance so you can watch CryptoPunks as a token in your wallet and see how many you own. None of the other methods are the same since you're not transferring a simple balance, but need to reference which specific Punk you want to work with.

Where does the market data on this site come from?

The prices, bids and sales you see on this site are loaded from the Cryptopunks contract on the Ethereum blockchain. Because the Cryptopunks pre-date the ERC-721 standard (and all third party NFT marketplaces) we also needed to write a market so the punks could be transacted. We have no control over the contract governing this market, and have no access to any additional data beyond what the blockchain provides. In fact anyone else could write a web front end for it.

Do you charge any fees for transactions?

No. We charge no fees for Cryptopunks transacted through the built-in market beyond the ones charged by Ethereum (gas).The contract source and more technical details are available on Github.