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The global non-fungible token market, led by the blue-chip NFT series, has started to show signs of life in the new year after dropping to its lowest level in the last three months of 2025. This immense hope came after Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin changed his avatar back to the Milady Maker NFT. Could this mark a turning point for the NFT market?
The boss of ETH chooses Milady NFT as his avatar
On January 1, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin updated his X (formerly Twitter) profile picture to a Milady Maker NFT style image to ring in the new year. The avatar change took effect at 8:00 a.m. Beijing Time (UTC+0:00). This update immediately impacted the market, with the floor price of the Milady NFT collection jumping by more than 50%. Milady Maker NFT sales volume also soared +100% to nearly $500,000.
Welcome to 2026! Milady is back.
Ethereum did a lot in 2025: gas limits increased, blob counts increased, node software quality improved, zkEVMs hit their performance milestones, and with zkEVM and PeerDAS, Ethereum took its biggest step towards becoming fundamentally…
– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) January 1, 2026
Even though Vitalik Buterin is often known for changing his avatar for fun or to support projects, this change appears as a New Year’s greeting or a nod to Web3 culture. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin updated his avatar His decision sparked a substantial and lively discussion regarding possible approvals.
Launched in 2021, Milady Maker is a globally recognized non-fungible token project from digital asset company Remilia Corporation. This popular, but controversial, NFT collection features a limited edition of 10,000 generative Ethereum-based PFP NFTs, characterized by a “neochibi” aesthetic of 2000s Tokyo. The NFT project emphasizes Y2K Street style, with “drip” scores taking precedence over scarcity, and has gained notoriety thanks to memes and support from Elon Musk.
Beeple’s Remarks on Buterin X’s Avatar Change
The Ethereum boss’ avatar change to the Milady Maker NFT collection caught the attention of Beeble, one of the leading digital artists. In his daily works, Beeple drew a picture suggesting that Vitalik Buterin could be cooking up something big in the Ethereum blockchain network in partnership with the Milady Maker NFT team. This combo could definitely signal something big brewing in the NFT space.
IT’S TIME TO COOK 🫡 pic.twitter.com/aDIiDcCrFI
– beep (@beeple) January 2, 2026
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