Ozzy Osbourne’s death at 76 on [Date] triggered a considerable surge in trading for his CryptoBats NFT collection, following fan interest in owning a piece of the legendary rock musician’s digital legacy.

Data from OpenSea indicates the collection’s floor price increased from below $0.02 (ETH) shortly after the news.1 Some metrics reported included a surge of over 400% briefly (from ≈0.08 ETH to possibly higher, mentioned vaguely). CoinGecko later reported the floor price reached $200+ based on $2,000/ETH around the time period.2

Additionally, DappRadar revealed a significant spike in trading volume, an astonishing 100,000% increase within 24 hours.3 Trading volume for CryptoBats jumped to $281,200 (approximately ⌀$36 USD based on current ETH price at the time) within that period.4

This surge generated notable trading activity, with approximately 402 individual sales recorded against around 327 unique buyers for the collection of 9,666 units.4 The 24-hour volume neared 80% of the collection’s total market capitalization (~$355,000 to that point).4

Trading Soars, But Not Record-Breaking

While Osbourne’s passing stimulated considerable interest, the collection’s price and volume have yet to surpass all-time highs recorded essentially immediately after the project’s debut.

DappRadar highlights the CryptoBats collection’s floor price at a peak above 5 ETH during its launch in early 2022.3 Currently, the most expensive bat listed is the ‘Megadragon,’ priced at a reported 99 ETH ($194,000+), while #5892 is the least expensive at ~0.4 ETH ($800) according to OpenSea data.5

The confluence of this event underscores the NFT market’s ongoing sensitivity to cultural figures within the crypto-sphere and potential signs of a nascent recovery, albeit one still short of major events’ initial impact.

Separately, Spotify faces recent scrutiny over allegedly publishing AI-generated songs attributed to deceased artists like Ozzy Osbourne without authorization.7

  1. OpenSea data (specific peak value quoted imprecisely in the source text).
  2. CoinGecko data (prices rising to $200+ based on $2,000/ETH assumption, original text mentioned $295 at specific time). Use the CDN URL for figures if displaying.
  3. DappRadar data (absolute and percentage increases).
  4. DappRadar data (trading volume, total market cap share, number of sales, buyers, price in USD needed).
  5. OpenSea data (Launch ATH, current POG, LTP).

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