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Queen Elizabeth II NFTs Flood OpenSea

by WAYA Staff - Sep 11, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II NFTs Flood OpenSea

Image Credits: OpenSea

Ever since the news about Queen Elizabeth II’s death made headlines, OpenSea has been flooded with thousands of NFTs portraying the late leader.

Themes include pixelated art adaptations like RIP The Queen Official, as well as 40 meme tokens including Queen Elizabeth Inu, Queen, Save the Queen, QueenDoge, Rip Queen Elizabeth, and London Bridge is Down.

The QueenE DAO collection has also seen a remarkable spike in demand and price, and the Queen Elizabeth II project hosted its final tribute auction for the 73rd artwork to celebrate her life and longevity.

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