Top 7 Most Popular NFT Collections You Should Know About

2021 has been the year of new technologies and the announcement of the metaverse, it was also the year of NFTs since everyone is now talking about Non-Fungible Tokens of all shapes and sizes has flooded the market, taking advantage of blockchain to preserve uniqueness and ownership.

In this post, we’re going to talk about the most popular NFT collection, their projects, and we will be comparing them based on their all-time transactions volume on Opensea.io.

1. Cryptopunks
2. Bored Ape Yacht Club
3. Meebits
4. Cool Cats NFT
5. CryptoKitties
6. CLONE X - X TAKASHI MURAKAMI
7. Crypto Toads By GREMPLIN

Let’s begin!

CryptoPunks:

10,000 unique collectible characters with proof of ownership stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The project inspired the modern CryptoArt movement. Selected press and appearances include Mashable, CNBC, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, The Paris Review, Salon, The Outline, BreakerMag, Christie's of London, Art|Basel, The PBS NewsHour, The New York Times in 2018, and again in 2021. The Cryptopunks is one of the earliest examples of a "Non-Fungible Token" on Ethereum, and were the inspiration for the ERC-721 standard that powers most digital art and collectibles.

The CryptoPunks are 10,000 uniquely generated characters. No two are exactly alike, and each one of them can be officially owned by a single person on the Ethereum blockchain. Originally, they could be claimed for free by anybody with an Ethereum wallet, but all 10,000 were quickly claimed. Now they must be purchased from someone via the marketplace that's also embedded in the blockchain. Via this market, you can buy, bid on, and offer punks for sale. Below, you'll find information about the status of each Punk in the market. Punks with a blue background are not for sale and have no current bids. Punks with a red background are available for sale by their owner. Finally, punks with a purple background have an active bid on them.

This project has an all-time trading volume of 786,899.82 ETH. The collection currently comprises 10.0K items. 

 

Bored Ape Yacht Club

BAYC is a collection of 10,000 Bored Ape NFTs—unique digital collectibles living on the Ethereum blockchain. Your Bored Ape doubles as your Yacht Club membership card and grants access to members-only benefits, the first of which is access to THE BATHROOM, a collaborative graffiti board. Future areas and perks can be unlocked by the community through roadmap activation.

This project has an all-time trading volume of 332,937.16 ETH. The collection currently comprises 10.0K items. 

Meebits

The Meebits are 20,000 unique 3D voxel characters, created by a custom generative algorithm, then registered on the Ethereum blockchain.

The NFT contract that governs ownership is a standard ERC-721 that works with any compatible service or exchange.

Also included in the contract is a custom marketplace that supports like-kind trading of up to 100 Meebits per transaction, along with all the standard buy, bid, and ask transactions.

This project has an all-time trading volume of 81,928.84 ETH. The collection currently comprises 20.0K items. 

Cool cats NFT

Cool Cats are a collection of programmatically, randomly generated NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. The 1st generation consists of 10,000 randomly assembled cats from over 300k total options. Cool Cats that have a variety of outfits, faces, and colors - all cats are cool, but completed outfit cats are the coolest. Each Cool Cat is comprised of a unique body, hat, face, and outfit - the possibilities are endless!

This project has an all-time trading volume of 73,440.47 ETH. The collection currently comprises 9.9K items. 

CryptoKitties

In CryptoKitties, users collect and breed oh-so-adorable creatures that we call CryptoKitties! Each kitty has a unique genome that defines its appearance and traits. Players can breed their kitties to create new furry friends and unlock rare attributes.

CryptoKitties is one of the world’s first blockchain games. ‘Blockchain’ is the technology that makes things like Bitcoin possible. While CryptoKitties isn’t a digital currency, it does offer the same security: each CryptoKitty is one-of-a-kind and 100% owned by you. It cannot be replicated, taken away, or destroyed.

This project has an all-time trading volume of 70,334.08 ETH. The collection currently comprises 2.0M items. 

CLONE X- X TAKASHI MUKARAMI

Formed by three friends at the beginning of the COVID era in Jan 2020, RTFKT was born on the metaverse, and this has defined its feel to this day.

RTFKT is a very eclectic, creator-led organization. RTFKT uses the latest in-game engines, NFT , blockchain authentication, and augmented reality, combined with manufacturing expertise to create one-of-a-kind sneakers and digital artifacts.

RTFKT is known to be creating viral sneaker designs, memes, and collectible exclusives. RTFKT has maintained a reputation of being more than a little ahead of the cutting edge of technology, a rep that has many mystified, as they would appear to lack the resources and manpower to rival giants in terms of research and development in the birth of digital fashion.

This project has an all-time trading volume of 66,138.62 ETH. The collection currently comprises 18.6K items. 

CryptoToadz by GREMPLIN

CrypToadz was conceived and created by the artist Gremplin who has been described as the visual historian of the NFT space. 6969 toadz were created with a plethora of interesting features, unique characteristics, and many insider references and easter eggs.

This project has an all-time trading volume of 56,345.58 ETH. The collection currently comprises 7.0K items.