{"id":47447,"date":"2021-08-10T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T07:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=47447"},"modified":"2025-09-01T21:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:25:06","slug":"unknown-buyer-paid-135000-for-an-etherrock-nft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/unknown-buyer-paid-135000-for-an-etherrock-nft\/","title":{"rendered":"Unknown buyer paid $135,000 for an EtherRock NFT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launched at the end of 2017, the EtherRock NFT collection has gained popularity among users. On August 8, they paid more than $200,000 in total for two colored stones, <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/investors-are-shelling-out-six-figures-for-pet-rock-nfts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EtherRock #21 purchased for \u039e45 Ether ($135,240.03)<\/p>\n<p>30 mins ago (Aug-08-2021 05:17:15 PM +UTC)<\/p>\n<p>Txn: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zx7A3jkyS\">https:\/\/t.co\/1zx7A3jkyS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EtherRock?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EtherRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EtherRocks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EtherRocks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UNAUlhDWrW\">pic.twitter.com\/UNAUlhDWrW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EtherRock Price (@etherrockprice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/etherrockprice\/status\/1424428025639161856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>EtherRock #21 moved to a new owner for 45 ETH (over $135,000 at the time of the deal), #33 bought for 33 ETH (almost $104,000).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EtherRock #33 purchased for \u039e33 Ether ($103,958.25)<\/p>\n<p>27 mins ago (Aug-08-2021 05:57:21 AM +UTC)<\/p>\n<p>Txn: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E24XYWbX2N\">https:\/\/t.co\/E24XYWbX2N<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EtherRock?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EtherRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EtherRocks?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EtherRocks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HA4XO2ioCt\">pic.twitter.com\/HA4XO2ioCt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 EtherRock Price (@etherrockprice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/etherrockprice\/status\/1424255282163568643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The creators drew inspiration from the classic fascination with <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/\u041a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044c-\u043f\u0438\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pet Rock toys<\/a>, which flared up in late 1975. The NFT series consists of one hundred identically shaped colored stones. According to Etherscan, the first EtherRock <a href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/tx\/0x71f10cc7a83e673b3b7ec2f2c3318ab9a8476ed2430470f741c570cd26be3775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was sold on December 26, 2017 for 0.099 ETH<\/a> (about $300 at the time).<\/p>\n<p>A new wave of interest in EtherRock is linked to the creators releasing the remaining tokens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">the rock mafia has been assembled <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jhNiObGeK\">pic.twitter.com\/2jhNiObGeK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meltem Demir\u25cers (@Melt_Dem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Melt_Dem\/status\/1423758155213938694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;There are 7 billion people in the world, 21 million BTC and only 100 rocks. Can you imagine what happens when institutional money starts flowing into rocks?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are 7 billion people in the world, 21 million BTC and only 100 rocks. Can you imagine what happens when institutional money starts flowing into rocks? Approval of a Rocks ETF is a matter of time.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier users <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/users-lose-485000-attempting-to-buy-new-nft-aopen_1cryptopunksaclose_1\">lost $485,000<\/a> trying to buy new NFTs from the popular CryptoPunks collection.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full news feed, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched at the end of 2017, the EtherRock NFT collection has gained popularity among users. 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