CryptoPunks is a collection of 10,000 unique 24x24 pixel characters algorithmically generated and permanently stored on the Ethereum blockchain, co-founded by Matt Hall and John Watkinson and launched in June 2017 through Larva Labs. CryptoPunks's Twitter Score is 461 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranked #416 (top 0.1%) among 483,944 accounts tracked.
CryptoPunks helped shape the ERC-721 NFT standard and is credited by Christie's and Larva Labs as a prototype for NFTs and the beginning of the CryptoArt movement. A single lot of nine CryptoPunks sold for $16,962,500 at Christie's on 11 May 2021, and CryptoPunk #7523 sold at Sotheby's for $11.75 million the same year.
CryptoPunks was formerly associated with Yuga Labs, which acquired the rights to CryptoPunks and Meebits from Larva Labs in 2022 and planned to open up IP rights to individual CryptoPunks owners; Yuga Labs had no plans to integrate the collection into its Otherside metaverse. In 2025, Yuga Labs sold CryptoPunks to Infinite Node Foundation, a nonprofit focused on preserving digital art, with terms undisclosed.
CryptoPunks has 351,422 followers as of August 2026 and 2,420 posts, active on the platform since 2009. CryptoPunks has been mentioned by 1,457 accounts, with 5,028 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow CryptoPunks include 1,776 founders, 468 angel investors, 1,126 influencers and 40 VCs, among them Chris Dixon, Ansem, Laura Shin, Stani, Kyle Samani and Fred Ehrsam.