# GREMPLIN

> Pseudonymous artist behind CrypToadz, the 2021 pixel toad collection placed in the public domain under CC0, and later animated character series.

- Page: https://www.gondi.xyz/artist/gremplin
- Works on GONDI: 7,327
- Collectors: 3,589
- About page: https://www.gondi.xyz/artist/gremplin/about

## About

GREMPLIN is a pseudonymous artist who draws pixel and cartoon characters for Ethereum collections. The CrypToadz site describes GREMPLIN as someone who keeps "drawing residents of lands, be they Nouns or Toadz," and Kraken's guide to the project credits the artist with earlier work on Nouns.

[*CrypToadz*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin.md) launched on September 8, 2021: 6,969 small pixel toads, made with the help of eight other pseudonymous artists. Sotheby's describes the project as inspired by CryptoPunks and close in spirit to memes like Pepe the Frog. Its backstory has the Evil King Gremplin seizing the swamp of Uniswamp and ruling the toads. A tweet from Christie's specialist Noah Davis drew attention to the drop, and by early October CrypToadz led CryptoSlam's daily ranking of NFT collections. The project made a donation to the Rainforest Foundation, and late in 2021 holders could claim *MistleToadz*, a free holiday release.

GREMPLIN has waived all copyright in the toads under CC0, so anyone can use and remix them. Sotheby's has offered CrypToadz in its online Digital Art Day auctions, selling *CrypToadz #54* in February 2025.

GREMPLIN also mints work on contracts of the artist's own. [*SUPER GREMPLIN*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/super-gremplin.md), a run of individually named pieces, started in 2021, and the animated characters of [*Croak Cabal*](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/croakables.md) followed in 2024.

## At a glance

- Practice: Pixel art and cartoon characters
- Active since: 2021
- Platforms: Manifold
- Rights: CC0

## Notable works

- 2021: [CrypToadz](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin.md)
- 2024: [Croak Cabal](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/croakables.md)

## Top sales

- 2021: [CrypToadz #1519](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/1519.md), 420 WETH ($1.5M)
- 2021: [CrypToadz #2155](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/2155.md), 300 ETH ($1.05M)
- 2021: [CrypToadz #6514](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/6514.md), 175 ETH ($615K)
- 2021: [CrypToadz #8000000](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/8000000.md), 150 ETH ($536K)
- 2021: [CrypToadz #4236](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/4236.md), 140 ETH ($474K)
- 2021: [CrypToadz #5634](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/5634.md), 135 ETH ($457K)

## Press & resources

- 2024: [What are CrypToadz?](https://www.kraken.com/learn/what-are-cryptoadz-nft), Kraken Learn
- 2022: [NFT collector sells pixel art toad at a $1 million loss](https://web3isgoinggreat.com/single/nft-collector-sells-pixel-art-toad-at-a-1-million-loss), Web3 Is Going Just Great
- 2021: [Cool Cats, CrypToadz Ethereum NFTs Notch First $1 Million Sales](https://decrypt.co/82774/cool-cats-cryptoadz-ethereum-nfts-1-million), Decrypt

## Milestones

- 2021: [Launches CrypToadz, 6,969 pixel toads, on September 8](https://www.kraken.com/learn/what-are-cryptoadz-nft)
- 2021: [MistleToadz, a free holiday release for CrypToadz holders](https://www.kraken.com/learn/what-are-cryptoadz-nft)
- 2021: [Starts SUPER GREMPLIN on a contract of the artist's own](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/super-gremplin.md)
- 2024: [Releases Croak Cabal](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/croakables.md)
- 2024: [CrypToadz #5634 and #4896 offered in Sotheby's Digital Art Day Auction](https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/digital-art-day-auction-3/cryptoadz-4896), Sotheby's
- 2025: [CrypToadz #54 sells in Sotheby's Digital Art Day Auction, 662% above its low estimate](https://www.gondi.xyz/collections/cryptoadz-by-gremplin/54.md), Sotheby's

## Links

- [cryptoadz.io](https://www.cryptoadz.io/)
- [X](https://x.com/cryptoadzNFT)
- [x.com/gremplin](https://x.com/gremplin)

Data from GONDI (https://www.gondi.xyz), Oct 28, 2026.