American musician Dillon Francis is the latest to join the ever-growing BAYC family. Impressively, the star received Bored Ape #378 in exchange for signing a residency deal with Big Night Entertainment. This is a revolutionary move, proving that NFTs can be an attractive payment method or signing bonus for stars like Dillon Francis.
Details regarding the residency deal have not been revealed yet. However, the deal must be inked, judging by the transaction history of Bored Ape #378. On March 1, Randy Greenstein simply transferred the NFT to Dillon Francis’ wallet.
This is a rather seizable transfer, as the estimated value of this NFT is $287,302. Randy Greenstein is the principal at Big Night Entertainment, and also an avid NFT collector. He purchased BAYC #378 about a month ago for 109 ETH, or about $314,714.
What other collections does Dillon Francis like?
Dillon Francis turns out to be quite the NFT collector with 145 NFTs in his portfolio. While BAYC #378 is the most expensive NFT in his portfolio, the musician has set his sights on other popular collections as well.
A quick look through Dillon Francis’ portfolio with the DappRadar Portfolio Tracker tool reveals that the musician owns NFTs worth over $631,000. Among the most interesting entries in his portfolio, we find Mutant Ape #7270. Additionally, Francis owns Clone X #18549 and Clone X #823, as well as DeadFellaz #6474.
Impressively, the most saturated collection in Francis’ portfolio is Invisible Friends. The collection has made a huge splash among the NFT community in recent weeks, and it seems celebrities are also interested in it. Looking at the transaction history, Francis did not mint any of his Invisible Friends NFTs. He paid close to 50 ETH for five Invisible Friends NFTs on the secondary market.
Other interesting collectibles include an Adidas Originals NFT, and an RTFKT MNLTH NFT, which is currently for sale. By the looks of this collection, Dillon Francis is closely monitoring the NFT space, purchasing collectibles from some of the hottest projects at the moment.
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