TIL: the dude who purchased the highest valued NFT ever is Indian origin

And wow is he articulate. https://t.co/thUd3rEn6K

— Abhinav ?⚡️ (@abnux) March 12, 2021

91% of bidders on the @beeple sale were new to Christie’s.

Wait til Gen Z’s spending power goes up.

The rules - written, unspoken - are changing. https://t.co/ku9ftimtIj pic.twitter.com/hjItvX1Lb0

— Grace Clarke (@graceclarke) March 12, 2021

The buyer of the Beeple has an NFT company himself. So it's basically a marketing expense that promotes the industry. https://t.co/VlMw9M3oaK

— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) March 12, 2021

My favorite quote from this article: “It’s not about making money... it’s about democratizing art.” (selling fractional shares) https://t.co/wXJli3RzW2

— Kathy Jones (@KathyJones) March 12, 2021

to recap: this story about an “artist making a lot of money on an NFT” is actually a story about a buyer of that art reselling it to an NFT fund. this is a scam full stop https://t.co/AN5kwpEUkZ

— jes skolnik (@modernistwitch) March 12, 2021

The mystery buyer of Beeple's $69Mn NFT, @MetaKovan, is a Tamilian! Swell! https://t.co/44Gpo7slyK

— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) March 13, 2021

.@ChristiesInc is honored to announce that @Metakovan, the founder and financer of @Metapurse, the largest NFT fund in the world, was the winning bidder of @beeple’s THE FIRST 5000 DAYS, for $69.3 m (42329.453 ETH). Read more here: https://t.co/h2gE6nS1Gu

— Christie's (@ChristiesInc) March 12, 2021

Watch @beeple getting paid $69m ? pic.twitter.com/KRNvkudRDQ

— Ric Burton ?? ‣ ?? (@ricburton) March 12, 2021

the person who bought the Beeple has also sold a tokenized version of other Beeple works. They arguably have the most invested in people thinking Beeples should be valued the same as Van Gogh, etc. https://t.co/cN2wSqB3ro

— Gerrit De Vynck (@GerritD) March 12, 2021

holy fuck.

— beeple (@beeple) March 11, 2021

Abasement isn’t quite the word https://t.co/qZSvWQZVxm

— Josh Spero (@joshspero) March 12, 2021

People are paying $69 million for a website that says they “own” something that everyone can download, and Republicans think we need to eliminate the estate tax https://t.co/QvHUFYxAMR

— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) March 12, 2021

My interview with the partner of @MetaKovan , who bought the $69 million Beeple NFT. https://t.co/yMlbyRK97j

— Robert Frank (@robtfrank) March 12, 2021

I am shocked to discover that the NTF market works just like the art market ? https://t.co/NBnMkpC6ub

— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) March 12, 2021

If you’re trying to understand what’s going on in the digital art space through the lens of rationality you’re guaranteeing yourself frustration.

Art has never been rational. Never will be. https://t.co/7KRNzue9dL

— Ryan Watkins (@RyanWatkins_) March 11, 2021

Shady art market people give the rest of us a bad name. This is just scummy. https://t.co/3L7BxtQHiK

— Hrag (@hragv) March 12, 2021

We are honoured to announce that you’ve all been had https://t.co/vdrYdEY9C4

— John Gapper (@johngapper) March 12, 2021

It totally makes sense that the person who paid $69 million for the Beeple NFT art...is a Crypto investor that goes by the name Metakovan:https://t.co/7KgcQe4TiD

(via @robtfrank @cnbc)

— Dominic Chu (@TheDomino) March 12, 2021

.@beeple 's 'The First 5000 Days', the 1st purely digital NFT based artwork offered by a major auction house has sold for $69,346,250, positioning him among the top three most valuable living artists. Major Thanks to @beeple + @makersplaceco. More details to be released shortly

— Christie's (@ChristiesInc) March 11, 2021

“We made history and we created a god” in Beeple, he said. https://t.co/vhLJzBPWAE

— Robert Hackett (@rhhackett) March 12, 2021

Beeple's Magnum Opus: It was us. https://t.co/fsz5L6Rokw

— Metapurse.eth (@metapurse) March 12, 2021

A Singapore-based NFT collection called Metapurse is behind the acquisition of the $69 million Beeple artwork at Christie's: https://t.co/sBlBqqG4KV

— Artnet (@artnet) March 12, 2021

I'm going keep the increments at $1k and sell it as a digital art NFT when Bitcoin hits $1 million.https://t.co/bHmlI6icJS

— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) March 13, 2021

It totally makes sense that the person who paid $69 million for the Beeple NFT art...is a Crypto investor that goes by the name Metakovan:https://t.co/7KgcQe4TiD

(via @robtfrank @cnbc)

— Dominic Chu (@TheDomino) March 12, 2021

My favorite quote from this article: “It’s not about making money... it’s about democratizing art.” (selling fractional shares) https://t.co/wXJli3RzW2

— Kathy Jones (@KathyJones) March 12, 2021

The buyer of the $69 million @Beeple #NFT is a crypto investor who goes by the pseudonym Metakovan. https://t.co/FsvZkaAGPr

— Riley de León (@RileyCNBC) March 12, 2021

Buyer of $69 million Beeple NFT is a crypto investor using the pseudonym Metakovan https://t.co/N3FtLvQckM

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 12, 2021

Mystery buyer of $69 million digital artwork known only as 'Metakovan'
https://t.co/pyydmuuxFA

— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 12, 2021

Mystery buyer of $69 million digital artwork known only as 'Metakovan' https://t.co/PizTFeSleO

— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) March 12, 2021

Not only is @beeple getting in the NEWS ? so is @F1DeltaTime with reference to our 1-1-1 Car #NFT which was the highest selling #NFT in 2019! Thanks @MetaKovan @nytimes ?https://t.co/3NOTvK8CXc#animoca #F1 #blockchain #NFTs #gaming #gamedev #crypto #cryptocurrency $REVV

— REVV (@REVV_Token) March 13, 2021

I think the NYT might need to correct this ... https://t.co/7gW8snqDzg pic.twitter.com/BybCuq0LLn

— Laura Shin (@laurashin) March 13, 2021

Patrick Mahomes is jumping into the NFT business with digital art auction https://t.co/Z6uVWcMl1G

— CNBC (@CNBC) March 12, 2021

Life coming full circle: @AlchemyPlatform powering the tech behind fellow hometown (Lubbock!) bud @PatrickMahomes https://t.co/dctndsbQsz

— Nikil Viswanathan (@Nikilster) March 12, 2021

Patrick Mahomes is jumping into the NFT business with digital art auction https://t.co/tPePsfKhAH

— CNBC Tech (@CNBCtech) March 12, 2021

Patrick Mahomes is doing NFTs https://t.co/dffXKvm9hm

— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) March 12, 2021