Opinion
TL;DR: The pricing and release of the new bloodlines is tied to NEAR Protocol and the upcoming updates
Additional Links: Why ZED Saddled Up with NEAR
ETH-NEAR Rainbow Bridge
The release of fresh horses from sold-out bloodlines brought many questions. Primarily, why that price?

Prices are still fluctuating within the market which implies that it is not tied to USD. In my opinion, we are experiencing the Zed Marketplace shift to NEAR Protocol.

CoinMarketCap: NEAR Protocol
Zed is moving steadily toward a low gas life that will encourage adoption and a boom in breeding. A post is coming soon to explain the ETH-NEAR Rainbow Bridge.