[Feature] The Ultimate Downfall of BAYC Investments of Famous Individuals

1. Justin Bieber

BAYC #3001

Cost: $1.3 million

Loss: $1.195 million

Percentage of loss: 92%

In January 2022, an OpenSea user named as “JustinBieberNFTS” bought BAYC #3001 for 500 ETH (~$1.3 million). A few months later, the Canadian Singer proceeded to show off his Bored Ape on Instagram.

2. Neymar

BAYC #6633 (top), #5269 (bottom)

Total cost: $1.14 million

Total loss: $0.93 million

Percentage of loss: 82%

In January 2022, Neymar announced the purchase of two Bored Apes with a total transaction value of over $1 million. He tweeted excitedly, "I am an ape!"

3. Jay Chou

BAYC #3738

Ape was stolen, highest resale price: $580,000

Loss: $475,000

Percentage of loss: 82%

Jeffrey Huang, aka Machi Big Brother, a famous crypto personality and celebrity gifted Jay Chou a Bored Ape. However, Jay announced that the ape was stolen not long after. Nevertheless, the ape is now returned safely to the hands of Jay. In between this period, BAYC #3738 was once sold highest for 164.69 ETH (~$580,000) on LooksRare.

4. Madonna

BAYC #4988

Cost: $570,000

Loss: $465,000

Percentage of loss: 82%

In March 2022, Madonna announced that she spent more than $500,000 on the wildly popular BAYC NFT collection. “I finally entered the Metaverse,” Madonna tweeted. “My very own Ape! What should I name her?” While she did tag Moonpay, a crypto payment company, in her post, probably the ape was one of the sponsorship PR stunts.

5. Eminem

BAYC #9055

Cost: $450,000

Loss: $345,000

Percentage of loss: 77%

In December 2021, Eminem purchased an ape for 123.45ETH (~$450,000). The ape was then used as an animated character in the music video of Eminem and Snoop Dogg’s latest hits "From the D 2 the LBC”.

6. Paris Hilton

BAYC #1294

Cost: $310,000

Loss: $205,000

Percentage of loss: 66%

In January 2022, Paris Hilton, the heiress of Hilton Hotels, showed off her ape while featuring on “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. Moonpay again, helped the celebrity to acquire this priceless digital art.

7.Gwyneth Paltrow

BAYC #6141

Cost: $230,000

Loss: $125,000

Percentage of loss: 54%

In January 2022, American actress "Pepper" Gwyneth Paltrow displayed her BAYC #6141 on Twitter and used it as her Twitter avatar. According to on-chain data, the NFT was purchased via MoonPay for 50 ETH on November 15, 2021, and was transferred to a private address on January 26, 2022.

8. Stephen Curry

BAYC #7990

Cost: $180,000

Loss: $75,000

Percentage of loss: 42%

In August 2021, NBA superstar Stephen Curry bought an ape 55 ETH (~$180,000) and once used it as his avatar on Twitter.

9. JJ Lin

BAYC #3914

Gifted by Machi Big Brother

Current floor price: $105,000

In March 2022, JJ Lin showed off on Twitter his real-world passport cover with his ape printed on, captioned, "New passport to #web3 literally".

10. Mark Cuban

BAYC #1597

Gifted by a friend

Current floor price: $105,000

In October 2021, billionaire investor and also NBA’s Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban tweeted that some of his NFT holdings were on sale. He clarified that most of his purchases are out of personal preference. The NFTs currently held by Mark Cuban include CryptoPunk#869, BAYC#1597, Hashmasks#7781, StonerCats#70, etc.