Madonna joins Metaverse with $560,000 Bored Ape NFT buy

Iconic singer/songwriter and actress Madonna joined the proud ranks of “ape holders” as we speak, flaunting on Instagram a Bored Ape Yacht Membership (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) she bought for about $560,000 through fintech agency MoonPay.

“I lastly entered the MetaVerse…My very personal Ape! What ought to I title her? Thanks @moonpay,” Madonna wrote on her Instagram. “All of us want safety from Evil Eye.”

In keeping with NFT market OpenSea’s information, MoonPay purchased Madonna’s new token—BAYC #4988—for 180 Ethereum (roughly $564,660 at press time). Previous to that, the ape final modified arms for 46.5 Ethereum in August—value about $155,000.

Notably, rumors that Madonna is pondering a BAYC buy have been flying round since not less than January. On the time, BAYC holder Lindsey Byrnes tweeted at Madonna, declaring similarities between the seems of her ape and the singer’s “Justify my love” album cowl.

Two weeks later, Madonna replied: “Ape nicely chosen. Now what?”

@LindseyByrnes I’m glad you saved it for me.
Ape nicely chosen. Now what?

— Madonna (@Madonna) January 17, 2022

Moreover, Madonna and BAYC even have the identical supervisor—Man Oseary—so it wasn’t actually surprising for the musician to cross paths with premium NFT apes in the end.

Concurrently, MoonPay additionally transferred one other ape—BAYC #1506—to an unknown deal with on Thursday. Quickly after, rapper Wiz Khalifa uploaded the “jpeg” as his Twitter avatar.

Smoke 1 with me!! Simply dropped my first ever $APE Coin mixtape on the block chain with Unc @SnoopDogg

https://t.co/tUItOCCIhT

— Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) March 24, 2022

As CryptoSlate reported, BAYC tokens have gotten more and more standard amongst mainstream celebrities. In early January, for instance, well-known rapper Eminem additionally “joined the ape membership” with a $450,000 NFT buy.