Ethereum has enjoyed dominance and success in NFT sales for quite a while, but Solana’s new profile-picture NFT project Okay Bears managed to top all of the previous Ethereum’s NFT campaigns.

Okay Bears had 10,000 profile photos. The big day was Tuesday April 26th. That’s when Solana’s NFT marketplace Magic Eden initially announced the collection for 1.5 SOL (145$) a piece. The secondary trading that followed skyrocketed the price and generated $18.4 million in trading volume in just 24 hours, thus beating Ethereum’s VeeFriends ($13.1 million), Meebits ($11.9 million) and Imaginary Ones ($10.1 million).

The history of a day

Tuesday marked a new high for Solana. Solana had the highest unique fee payers, highest NFTs trade volume, and most smart contracts executed. Okay Bear’s cheapest price was 145$. Just before the sale, it went down to about $5K.

Sold out We ARE Okay pic.twitter.com/QxuLpeY1Jt

— Okay Bears (@okaybears) April 26, 2022

According to Magic Eden, the official marketplace, Okay Bears is a ‘clean collection of 10,000 diverse bears that will transcend the internet into the real world’. Tiffany Huang, the general manager of content and marketing at Magic Eden, explained: ‘it’s a new era of growth for Solana. Communities will ultimately pick winning collections regardless of chains’.

After celebrating a successful launch day, Solana announced their long-term plans in relation to Okay Bears NFTs, which have a strong resemblance to Ethernium’s previous NFT project Bored Ape Yacht Club. You will receive the Bear Market, an exclusive market place, NFT drops for members in the very near future, and other benefits that have yet to be announced.

Record-breaking 24 hours. This event is an ode to the entire Solana network. This is not how we got here, and it’s not the way that we intend to continue. We are currently building the Bear Market in partnership with @MagicEden. Let’s make this bearable. pic.twitter.com/AhLjz0NNXS

— Okay Bears (@okaybears) April 27, 2022

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