Mark Cuban sells Pudgy Penguin for $30,000 along with several other NFTs

People • June 24, 2024, 11:35AM EDT
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Quick Take

  • According to one of his OpenSea wallets, billionaire Mark Cuban has sold about a dozen NFTs including a Pudgy Penguin for more than $30,000.
  • The Cuban-associated wallet still holds approximately 1,600 NFTs.

Billionaire Mark Cuban has sold more than a dozen NFTs in recent days including a Pudgy Penguin for more than $30,000, according to one of his OpenSea wallets.

The wallet associated with Cuban also appears to be trying to sell Dallas Mavericks-themed Proof of Culture NFT for nearly $50,000.

Cuban's wallet, listed as one of two controlled by the owner of the NBA franchise Dallas Mavericks, still contains approximately 1,600 items, according to OpenSea data. The celebrity entrepreneur did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The star of the "Shark Tank" TV show dove headfirst into the NFT craze, investing in some startups in 2021. He has been a vocal proponent of NFTs, crypto and blockchain technology. Cuban, an investor in OpenSea, previously said the marketplace's decision to make royalties payments optional was a mistake.

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RT Watson is a senior reporter at The Block who covers a wide array of topics including U.S.-based companies, blockchain gaming and NFTs. Formerly covered entertainment at The Wall Street Journal, where he wrote about Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. and the creator economy while focusing primarily on technological disruption across media. Previous to that he covered corporate, economic and political news in Brazil while at Bloomberg. RT has interviewed a diverse cast of characters including CEOs, media moguls, top influencers, politicians, blue-collar workers, drug traffickers and convicted criminals. Holds a master's degree in Digital Sociology.

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