Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have been extremely popular during the last two years and in recent times, specific NFTs from certain collections, sell for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars per NFT. During the last 30 days, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs saw $257 million in sales volume. While people still question the value of NFTs, it’s also interesting to see who is purchasing the most expensive NFTs like Bored Apes and trading them regularly. The following is an in-depth look at the top five BAYC traders of all time and the millions of dollars in profits they have made.
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs now have a floor value above 100 Ethereum
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is a collection of non-fungible tokens and currently NFT BAYCs have the most expensive floor price of all NFT collections. The data shows that the current floor price of a BAYC is now 105.0 ether or just over $360,000. The term “floor price” means that it is the lowest value that someone is willing to sell a Bored Ape NFT.
There are 9,999 BAYC NFTs built on the Ethereum blockchain, and 6,412 unique addresses currently own the digital collectibles. Additionally, the collection sees a significant amount of trade volume and some traders have made millions of dollars by trading Bored Ape NFTs. Bitcoin.com News took a look at the top five BAYC traders of all time, to get an onchain glimpse of the most profitable NFT traders.
The 5 Most Profitable Bore Ape Traders
Currently, according to cryptoslam.io BAYC statistics, “Machibigbrother” is the best BAYC trader of all time. Machibigbrother profited $5.85 million by trading 34 Bored Apes and earned a return of 182.29%. Machibigbrother’s wallet is now worth $72.72 million, according to statistics from dappradar.com. Out of 203 collections, the top trader has 6,626 NFTs.
The second-most profitable trader in the BAYC bunch is “icanfly3,” a trader that has gathered $4.93 million in profits, over 26 trades, and reaped a 562.91% return. Presently, icanfly3 has 498 NFTs from 64 different collections.
The third BAYC trader in terms of all-time statistics is “Dfarmer”, a trader who made a profit of $3.99 million from 14 different trades. The metrics show Dfarmer delivered a significant return, reaping 455.96% of BAYC swaps. Dfarmer’s wallet contains 1,444 NFTs from 120 unique collections, and the trader’s wallet is worth $9.69 million at the time of writing.
The fourth-most profitable Bored Ape trader today doesn’t have a profile name, and simply uses an ethereum address “0xC310e7.” The trader has made $3.64 million in profits from trading Bored Apes, gathering a whopping 2,310,248% return from ten different trades. 0xC310e7’s wallet holds $1 million in value and 47 NFTs from 31 different collections.
Finally, the fifth most profitable Bored Ape trader is “4932114”, a trader who made a profit of $2.76 million on BAYC trades. Metrics show 4932114 returned 1084% across 15 BAYC trades. Wallet 4932114 is valued at $560,380 and contains 645 unique NFTs from 63 different collections.
The Most Expensive BAYC Ever Sold and the 6th Most Profitable Bored Ape Trader
All five of these traders have made over $21.17 million in profits from 99 Bored Ape trades. There’s also a large number of traders that have made millions or hundreds of thousands from their BAYC swaps as well. Moreover, there’s a significant number of unique traders pulling in decent profits from other popular NFT collections like Cryptopunks, Azuki, Cool Cats, and more.
Of all the Bored Apes ever sold, Bored Ape Yacht Club #3749 was the most expensive sold for $2.9 million or 740 ethers. This BAYC NFT was sold by trader “Boothy”, a trader who happens to be the sixth most profitable Bored Ape trader who made a profit of $2.29 million. Bored trader Ape Boothy only traded a total of six BAYC NFTs to acquire the $2.29 million.
