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Yuga Labs, known as the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club and other notable NFTs, sold its iconic CryptoPunks to the nonprofit NODE Foundation, which focuses on preserving digital art. The deal details are undisclosed, and a representative declined to comment. Back in April, NODE announced it received a $25 million grant to “build the future of digital art” from investor Micky Malka and Becky Kleiner. The former is chair of the foundation. Yuga Labs purchased CryptoPunks back in 2022 from Larva Labs amid the digital token craze that saw...