5 Nft Trader Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Become A Nft Trader

Here are some real life success stories of starting a nft trader:

1. RMRK ($360K/year)

Bruno, a former web developer, noticed the NFT craze in 2020 and saw an opportunity for Kusama to participate. Despite Kusama lacking smart contracts, Bruno devised a hack called RMRK to bring NFTs to the platform. With an investment of $350k, Bruno launched RMRK and its NFT system, which now generates $1 million in monthly volume and $30k in revenue per month.

How much they make: $360K/year
How much did it cost to start: $350K
Current team size: 18

How We Accidentally Built The Most Advanced NFT System In The World

RMRK developed the most advanced NFT system in the world, generating $1 million per month in volume and $30k per month in revenue, due to founder Bruno's hack to put NFTs onto a chain without smart contracts.

About

Bruno started RMRK about 3 years ago

Revenue

Bruno grew the business to $30K/month

Costs

It cost Bruno $350000 to start the business

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2. Chibi Dinos ($12M/year)

Sean Kelly, the co-founder of Chibi Dinos NFT, came up with the idea to create a play-to-earn NFT community that combines basketball, collectibles, and dinosaurs. Inspired by his previous experience in the NFT industry and his passion for basketball, Sean partnered with his girlfriend to create Chibi Dinos. The project quickly gained traction, with the presale and public sale selling out in record time and generating $2.4 million in revenue.

How much they make: $12M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 10

I Launched An NFT Project That Made $1M

Chibi Dinos NFT, a play-to-earn NFT community co-founded by 25-year-old Sean Kelly, earned $2.4M in revenue during its initial sale, reinvesting 60% of its earnings into staffing and marketing while earning $2,005.0453th in secondary sales on OpenSea, thanks to tapping into Twitter users as part of its marketing strategy.

About

Sean started Chibi Dinos over 2 years ago

Revenue

Sean grew the business to $1M/month

Costs

It cost Sean $100000 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a nft trader:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a nft trader?
-> Pros and cons of a nft trader

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established nft trader
-> Marketing ideas for a nft trader

Other resources

3. Blake.Art ($360K/year)

How much they make: $360K/year
Current team size:

Blake Jamieson on Using His Marketing Expertise to Jumpstart His Art Career

Brooklyn-based pop artist Blake Jamieson earned a cool $46,000 in just six weeks by selling NFTs of his reimagined Topps baseball cards, and has used his newfound success to reinvest in his community and support other artists.

About

They started Blake.Art over 4 years ago

Revenue

They grew the business to $30K/month

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