There are a few things that make Clone X NFTs special, and it starts with the creator. Murakami is a well-known artist whose work often fetches high prices. For fans of Murakami and his art style, the Clone X collection is a way to own one of his digital pieces.
Diversity is another part of why the Clone X collection has been successful. There are Clones available in a variety of skin tones and races. Some of the rarest Clones even have the skin condition vitiligo.
A Clone X is also a way to enter the RTFKT ecosystem. RTFKT focuses on metaverse products, such as digital wearables. Owners of Clone X NFTs can get special benefits with RTFKT, including access to real-world events and early opportunities to buy NFTs from new collections.
Where Clone X-X Takashi Murakami came from
The organization behind Clone X, RTFKT, was founded by Benoit Pagotto, Chris Le, and Steven Vasilev in January 2020. It started with digital sneakers and then began launching more digital fashion projects, including wearables in Decentraland (MANA -5.25%), a virtual world.
RTFKT announced the Akira Project in August 2020, which would offer next-gen avatars that are ready for the metaverse. The Akira Project was later revealed to be Clone X, a collaboration with Murakami.
Clone X launched with a presale on Nov. 27 and a public sale on Nov. 29, 2021. Issues arose during the public sale when the RTFKT website was overloaded and people flooded the organization's Discord chat. RTFKT paused the sale after about two hours and restarted it the next day, when it sold out in less than an hour.
