Many celebrities, stars, top personalities and the current elite have bought NFTs from Bored Ape Yacht Club’s (BAYC). They paid quite a lot in ethereum to purchase the BAYC NFTs. However, celebrities also have large pockets for other NFT collections.
Celebrities love NFTs
Famous people have non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and this trend has grown a lot in the past 12 months. Celebrities often share NFT purchases via social media, especially when they are large acquisitions such as expensive Bored Ape NFTs (BAYC).
Record evidence shows that a few dozen prominent public figures have BAYC NFTs. These collectibles are a status symbol. All BAYC and MAYC owners include NBA star Stephen Curry, Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban as well as NBA legend Shaquille Ol’Neal, Jimmy Fallon, and Snoop Dogg, a rap star. Celebrities are also collecting NFTs from other collections, and some celebrities have large quantities.
Eminem
Marshall Mathers III, also known as Eminem, is a popular hip-hop artist and avid NFT collector. Eminem released his first digital collectibles (beat-inspired animated digital collectibles) at the end of April 2021. Eminem took part in the Makersplace Series B funding round with Paul Rosenberg (his friend and CEO at Goliath Records). Eminem bought Bored Ape Yacht Club #9055 in January 2022 for $452K. The American hip-hop superstar has purchased a lot more NFTs since then and still owns BAYC #9055.
Records shows Eminem owns 4,064 NFTs in 134 collections. He’s also a huge fan of BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Clubs (MAYC), Clonex and Doodles. Eminem has Clonex #10644 worth $29K and Clonex #17146 at $29K. Slim Shady also has a lot ETH in his wallet. At the time of writing, he had 152.41 Ethereum worth approximately $395K. Eminem had 0.1722 Ethereum in his wallet on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. However, he had accumulated 387.43 Ethereum ( ETH) on Friday, January 28, 2022.
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille Oleo is a basketball legend and sports analyst at Inside the NBA. He is also known as Shaq. Data shows that Shaq has Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), #14452, worth $44.1K. However, he also has Creature #9018, worth $5.2K, as well as many other digital collectibles.
Shaq’s wallet currently holds 890 NFTs, from 90 different collections. Shaq currently doesn’t have as much ethereum as Eminem. His wallet holds 0.5928 Ethereum worth $1,537. This is based on today’s and ETH exchange rate. Many people have also sent Shaq ERC20 tokens to all types of unique names.
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton, a media personality, socialite and entrepreneur has been a long-time fan of digital currencies. Hilton is also a big fan of NFTs, the metaverse, and has a significant collection NFTs. According to statistics, Hilton owns 1,699 NFTs in 118 collections. Bored Ape Yacht Club #1294 is Hilton’s most valuable NFT in terms of its estimated value at $211K.
Businesswoman and model, Hilton, is also a big fan of her own NFTs and other collections such as Clonex, Machine Hallucinations and a Gucci Grail Mint Pass. Hilton keeps a small amount of ether in her wallet. She currently has 0.1119 ether, which is worth $290. The wallet that holds all her NFTs contains approximately 1.8 wrappedether (WETH), and $53.6K worth origin protocol (OGN).
Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow, an American actress and businesswoman, has been a bitcoin enthusiast for many years. She is now all about non-fungible tokens (NFT) collectibles. Paltrow currently has wallet 82 NFTs in 12 different collections.
The BAYC NFT (#6141), which is worth $223K, is her most valuable in terms of its estimated value. Paltrow also loves World of Women (WoW), NFTs, and the Gucci Grail Mint Pass. Paltrow is a fan of a variety WoW NFTs, including Woman #7742, #7742 and #7812. Paltrow has a mere 0.477 Ethereum in her wallet, which is worth $1,236 at current exchange rates.
The Public Gets a New Perspective by Collecting Blockchain Art
Celebrities have been buying expensive art for years. But blockchains offer a new perspective. Blockchains allow users to see their entire collections, as well as other data that might have been overlooked in traditional or private settings. It doesn’t look like the trend of celebrities buying NFTs is slowing down. They also love that everyone can see their digital collections.
