• Johnny Depp’s ETH-based NFTs noticed a worth surge after the actor gained the defamation case towards his ex-wife.
• 212 NFTs bought the day after Depp’s trial win.
• The NFTs titled ‘By no means Concern Reality’ is impressed by his ‘Buddies and Heroes’.

After the decision of the defamation lawsuit towards his ex-wife Amber Heard, actor Johnny Depp’s Ethereum () based mostly assortment of NFTs has seen a surge in curiosity.

Depp’s NFT assortment, ‘By no means Concern Reality’ witnessed a complete buying and selling quantity of 1,500 ETH since its launch in late January 2022. After the jury’s verdict awarded Depp $10 million as compensatory injury and $5 million as punitive damages, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor’s 3,850 NFTs noticed a buying and selling quantity of $352,000.

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— By no means Concern Reality (@JohnnyDeppNFT) June 1, 2022

The typical ground worth for the gathering at current is 0.7441 ETH (round $1,352 on the time of writing). This assortment had seen barely any transactions earlier than the trial, since March 2022 when the ground worth peaked at 1.64 ETH (As per CoinMarketCap, ETH was buying and selling round $2,664 again then). The gathering had a beginning worth of 0.70 ETH upon its launch with 11,111 generative artwork NFTs.

Supply: OpenSea

In line with OpenSea information, Depp’s NFTs noticed 212 gross sales solely on June 6, at a median worth of 0.8 ETH and a quantity of 169,605, following his win within the aforementioned trial. The gathering that options paintings by the award-winning actor himself, was verified as genuine by MarketPlace solely final month.

‘By no means Concern Reality’ assortment is impressed by Depp’s Buddies and Heroes together with Heath Ledger, Elizabeth Taylor, Al Pacino, Hunter S. Thompson, Tim Burton, and River Phoenix amongst others. It additionally included a portrait of his canine, himself, and a personality based mostly on his child’s desires alongside 607 self-portraits.

Supply: By no means Concern Reality

What gave rise to the surge was the seven-week-long defamation trial which began after Depp sued ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 printed op-ed in The Washington Publish authored by Heard which cited ‘home abuse’ that Depp brought on throughout their 15-months lengthy marriage. On June 2, the jury discovered each Depp and Heard answerable for defamation. Nevertheless, the jury awarded considerably extra damages to Depp, making it a major authorized win for the actor.

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