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A CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) that reportedly sold for a record $56 million is more likely just an elaborate marketing stunt for a new memecoin, according to an NFT expert. On Oct. 3, reports on social media suggested that someone bought Punk 1563 for 24,000 Ether (ETH) — worth $56.2 million at current prices — which is also shown on OpenSea data. The $56.2 million sale is more than double the highest amount ever paid for a CryptoPunk during the end of the NFT mania in February 2022. However, there’s much more to the sale of Punk 1563 than meets the eye. Flash loan fake saleA closer lo…