Taproot Wizards' Quantum Cats series sells out, grossing nearly $13 million

Taproot Wizards, a Bitcoin inscription project, launched the Bitcoin NFT project Quantum Cats for whitelist and public minting on Monday. The series has a total of 3,000 collectibles, with a fixed price of 0.1 BTC (US$4,274 per piece), and total revenue approaching US$13 million.

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