Sotheby’s Sells Rare Diamond for $12.3M in Crypto
The auction house said "a milestone was reached in the adoption of cryptocurrencies."
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Jul 9, 2021 at 7:02 p.m. UTC
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Jay-Z to Auction ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT at Sotheby’s
The news comes fresh on the heels of a lawsuit filed against another Roc-A-Fella founder over an attempted NFT.
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Jun 25, 2021 at 1:02 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2021
Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto for Rare 100-Carat Diamond in Upcoming Auction
“The most ancient and emblematic denominator of value can now, for the first time, be purchased using humanity’s newest universal currency.”
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Jun 21, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
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DeFi Network Karura Raises $100M Ahead of Kusama's Parachain Auction
The money came from a "crowd loan" and included more than 8,500 contributors.
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Jun 10, 2021 at 7:21 p.m. UTC
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Polkadot’s Kusama Network to Start Parachain Auctions Next Week
The start date was heralded by the upgrade to Kusama’s Statemine parachain, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood said Tuesday.
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Jun 8, 2021 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
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Auction House Phillips to Accept Crypto for Banksy Artwork Worth Millions
The 225-year-old auction house joins larger rivals Christie's and Sotheby's in offering the ability to pay in crypto.
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Jun 7, 2021 at 3:39 a.m. UTC
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Sotheby's Plans Its First NFT Auction With Artist Pak and Nifty Gateway
The top auction house said its first auction of NFTs created by anonymous artist Pak “scrutinizes our understanding of value.”
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Apr 6, 2021 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
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Why NFT Collector 'WhaleShark' Spent 22 ETH on These Sneakers
Sneaker studio RTFKT combined physical and digital collectibles in an NFT auction that drew $13,331 for a pair of shoes.
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Dec 22, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
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Christie’s to Auction Bitcoin-Inspired Artwork, Associated Non-Fungible Token
The artwork titled, ‘Portraits of a Mind’ created by the Robert Alice project is a set of 40 paintings made up of a transcription of the code associated with the Bitcoin block...
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Sep 23, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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US Marshals Service Seeks Firm to Custody and Sell Crypto Seized From Criminals
The U.S. Marshals Service is on the hunt for a contractor to help it store and auction cryptocurrency it seizes in operations against criminals.
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Jun 9, 2020 at 8:01 a.m. UTC
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