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CRYPTOPUNKS WATCHLIST: CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS WHO OWN PUNKS

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RYAN MCNAMARA
Contributor, Benzinga
August 19, 2021
Updated: November 18, 2021
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Jay-Z (Shawn Carter)
Jay-Z (Shawn Carter)
Jay-Z (Shawn Carter)
Punk #6095
American rapper, songwriter and producer bought his 1st CryptoPunk in April
2021 for over $120,000 worth of Ethereum. Shawn Carter uses this punk as
his profile picture on Twitter, bringing more mainstream attention to
non-fungible tokens and CryptoPunks in particular. Billionaire rapper JAY-Z
often refers to investing in art, generating wealth and financial freedom
in his lyrics, and CryptoPunks are yet another example of how JAY-Z invests
his money.

Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Punk #3831 + 8 Others
California rap legend and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg recently unveiled his NFT
collection on Twitter. Snoop Dogg admitted that he is the owner of the
previously-anonymous Twitter account @cozomomedici which has amassed a
following within the cryptocurrency and NFT space. The rapper owns 9
CryptoPunks in total, including 2 Zombie punks valued at over $2 million
each.

Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr.
Punk #3365
NFL Wide Receiver for the Cleveland Browns, OBJ has recently joined the
cult of CryptoPunks. He purchased Punk #3365, and showed it off on his
Twitter shortly thereafter. From analyzing his Ethereum Wallet, this is the
1st NFT purchase OBJ has made, other than his ENS name OBJ13.eth.

Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Punk #2950
Serena Williams is an American tennis player and 23-time grand slam title
holder, most of anyone in the Open Era. Serena has spent a total of 319
weeks In the world number 1 position. Originally from Saginaw, Michigan,
Serena moved to Florida at a young age to play tennis year-round. Serena’s
husband, Alexis Ohanian, is the co-founder of Reddit. Ohanian gifted
CryptoPunk #2950 to Serena, and sported a pin of the image to the 2021 Met
Gala.

Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki
Punk #6473
Electronic Dance Music artist Steve Aoki bought CryptoPunk #6473 in the
summer of 2021 for 65 ETH, and this is far from his only NFT investment.
Steve Aoki sells his own non-fungible tokens that coincide with his EDM
music, and some of these NFTs grant owners access to his concerts. Aoki
also owns several Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, estimated to be worth
more than $250,000.

Gary Vee
Gary Vee
Gary Vee
Punk #2140 + 58 Others
As of the time of writing, American entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck owns a
whopping 59 CryptoPunks. The most noteable punks in his collection are Punk
#2140 and #2424, which are an Ape and Zombie respectively. Vee purchased
his Ape Punk at a record price of over $3.7 million, making it the highest
selling Ape Punk to date. He also owns many punks with the purple hat
attribute, and his collection is estimated to be worth over $15 million.

Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo
Punk #1961
Jason Derulo is a platinum-selling American vocalist. Born in Florida,
Derulo began singing from a young age, and became a worldwide phenomenon
with his debut breakout single, “Whatcha Say”, in 2009. Derulo is
incredibly popular online, with the 12th biggest TikTok account by
followers. Jason purchased CryptoPunk #1961 on September 7th, and made it
his Twitter profile picture on the 9th.

Logan Paul
Logan Paul
Logan Paul
Punk #2294 + 5 Others
Mega-influencer and professional boxer Logan Paul also has his own
collection of 6 Punks. Paul has auctioned off NFTs to his fans before, so
it comes as no surprise that he owns the most coveted NFTs in the industry.
Logan Paul’s entire collection consists of Punk #2294, #4485, #5569, #6762,
#6837 and #7861.

FaZe Banks
FaZe Banks
FaZe Banks
Punk #4283 + 8 Others
Owner of 1 of the largest pro esports teams, FaZe, FaZe Banks owns a
collection of 9 CryptoPunks at the time of writing. He uses Punk #4283 as
his profile picture on Twitter, and he recently sold a hoodie punk with
rare attributes for over half a million dollars of profit. Banks has been
vocal on social media about the potential for NFTs and his current
investments in both CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club.

gmoney.eth
gmoney.eth
gmoney.eth
Punk #1767 + 8 Others
gmoney.eth is an NFT collector and cryptocurrency trader. As an early
adopter of both cryptocurrency and CryptoPunks, he’s amassed a following of
50,000 on Twitter. Although he’s since sold his Ape CryptoPunk, gmoney.eth
profited over $1 million upon the sale of Ape #8219. The NFT collector
still owns 9 CryptoPunks estimated to be worth over $1.5 million.

Hayden Adams
Hayden Adams
Hayden Adams
Punk #6055
Hayden Adams, founder of Uniswap Exchange, owns Punk #6055. Adams created
the leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum’s blockchain which now has
over $2 billion of liquidity locked into its smart contracts. What’s more,
Uniswap does more daily transactions that Bitcoin, and it’s only a couple
years old.

3LAU
3LAU
3LAU
Punk #2852
3LAU is an EDM artist who both collects and sells non-fungible tokens. His
twitter profile picture is CryptoPunk #2852 which he added a custom red
background to. 3LAU has a robust collection of Punks, owning 38 different
CryptoPunks at the time of writing. His collection has an estimated value
of over $5 million USD.

@beaniemaxi
@beaniemaxi
@beaniemaxi
Owns 233 CryptoPunks
Known by Beanie, @Beaniemaxi on Twitter is an NFT collector and NFT
innovator. He’s involved in several non-fungible token projects, including
PunksComics and the PixelVaultDAO. His collection consists of over 230
CryptoPunks, estimated to be worth over $35 million USD. Beanie hosts
Twitter spaces every Monday at 10 AM, where he talks about crypto and NFTs
to his 50,000 Twitter followers.

@Zooko (wilcox.eth)
@Zooko (wilcox.eth)
@Zooko (wilcox.eth)
Owns 263 CryptoPunks
Zooko Wilcox O’Hearn is an American Cypherpunk and early investor in
cryptocurrency. He has 1 of the largest collections of CryptoPunks in the
world. Zooko owns over 250 CryptoPunks which are easily worth over $30
million USD all together. Zooko is the CEO of Electric Coin Company which
leads the development of the popular privacy coin ZCash.

sov.eth
sov.eth
Owns 147 CryptoPunks
sov.eth is the Ethereum address of this relatively unknown CryptoPunk
whale. The owner of this Ethereum Wallet holds 147 CryptoPunks, and most of
this collection consists of punks with rare attributes, namely the crazy
red hair and VR goggles attributes. While it’s hard to estimate the value
of these cryptopunks, the collection is certainly worth over $20 million
USD.

Erick @artonblockchain
Erick @artonblockchain
Erick @artonblockchain
Owns 18 CryptoPunks
Erick, also known as Snowfro and ArtonBlockchain on Twitter, owns a
collection of 18 CryptoPunks. As an early investor in NFTs, he’s made
several millions by selling punks. Although he no longer owns any special
punk breeds (Apes or Zombies) he’s sold several Zombies and one Ape for
over $12 million in aggregate.

Soby @Sobylife
Soby @Sobylife
Punk #3245 + 2 more
Crypto Twitter influencer Soby has a vast NFT collection spanning much
futher than CryptoPunks. While he owns 3 punks in his collection, he also
owns plenty of Meebits and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. He’s currently
working on a metaverse NFT gaming platform called Ex Populus, and he has a
following of over 25,000 on Twitter.

@iamDCinvestor
@iamDCinvestor
Punk #294 + 5 Others
Early NFT collector and cryptocurrency enthusiast DCinvestor owns a
collection of 6 CryptoPunks, using Punk #294 as his profile picture on
Twitter. He spent an aggregate of 39 Ether tokens on his collection, and
it’s estimated that his collection is now worth over 300 Ethereum
($900,000) at the time of writing.

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