Decoding the reason behind meteoric rise in floor prices of these top NFT collections

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Yuga Labs announced its Otherside metaverse project with a teaser video about a month ago, shortly afterApeCoin debuted. In a tweet at the time, Yuga Labs hinted that the metaverse project could launch as soon as April. It would reportedly include all of Yuga Labs’ NFT franchises, including its jewel, Bored Ape Yacht Club. Along with Mutant Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, and Meebits.

With the official announcement of the metaverse project Otherside, thefloor price of BAYC reached a new high of 137 ETH, and the transaction volume increased by 22% in 24 hours. MAYC 24-hour traders rose 86% and floor prices rose 11%. In fact, BAYC and MAYC ranked the top #1 and #2 NFTs by floor cap (market cap) on NFT price tracking websites such as NFTPriceFloor, Coinmarketcap and Coingecko.

Here’s a deep dive into each of the two interesting projects to get a better view of the statistics.

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), a collection of 10,000 unique Bored Ape NFTs— unique digital collectibles living on the Ethereum blockchain showcased an unprecedented rebound. As per an analytical platform, Dappradar, BAYC’s market value has exceeded $4 billion and currently sat at around $4.04 billion posting a 5% hike in 24 hours.

Source: OpenSea

Well, mostly speculation from popular NFT influencers on social media did the trick. BAYC NFT owners would receive an airdrop of virtual land in the upcoming metaverse to be built by Yuga Labs. So if any BAYC holders were planning on selling and taking profit, that’s another reason not to.

Consequently, the floor price skyrocketed, as shown by CoinGecko. It went from 92 ETH to more than 130 ETH today.

Source: Coingecko

The hike in the “minimum” price tag showcased the sheer demand for this project. From a USD perspective,