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Sotheby's to sell CryptoPunk and Beeple NFT at digital auction
15.8.2024
The online event will occur at 7 pm UTC and end on Aug. 22.
Bitcoin Ordinals ‘Genesis Cat’ Sells for $254K in Sotheby’s Digital Art Auction
23.1.2024
“Genesis Cat,” a digital art piece created on the Bitcoin blockchain’s Ordinals protocol, was sold for over $250,000 at a recent Sotheby’s auction. Created by artist and engineer Francisco “FAR” Alarcon, “Genesis Cat” is a part of the Quantum Cats collection, produced...
Sotheby’s Announces Auction of Bitcoin-Based ‘Bitcoinshrooms’ Collection
7.12.2023
Sotheby’s, the world’s oldest fine art auction house, recently declared its intention to conduct an auction featuring Bitcoin-based Ordinal inscriptions, marking a first in the auction house’s history. This online event is set to commence in December at Sotheby’s...
Art Auction Giant Sotheby's Unveils On-Chain NFT Secondary Marketplace
2.5.2023
Major auction house Sotheby’s revealed a secondary non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace that allows users to buy curated NFTs on the Ethereum (ETH) and Polygon (MATIC) networks.
Sotheby's is not new to the NFT realm, and this time they decided to expand their offering with a curated, peer-to-peer...
Sotheby's will auction off part of 3AC's digital art collection
19.4.2023
Among the pieces being auctioned include a zombie CryptoPunk and Autoglyphs from Larva Labs as well as Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork ‘The Golden Goose’
Sotheby's Auction House Revives Glitch Art Auction, New Gamer Uncovers $50,000 NFT
17.4.2023
Auction house Sotheby's has revived its “Glitch: Beyond Binary” NFT auction after facing backlash over lack of diversity with the initial launch.
The art sale will open on April 19 and feature 34 lots of digital art from different artists involved in the "glitch art" movement, the auction house...
NFT Sales Drop 5.4% to $193M, Ethereum Dominates with $107M in Sales: Weekly Recap
25.3.2023
Over the past week, statistics show non-fungible token (NFT) sales totaled $193.08 million, down 5.44% from the previous week. Ethereum dominated NFT sales with more than $107 million or 55% of all sales, while Solana-centric NFT sales recorded $26.3 million or 13% of sales in the same period....
International Women's Day: Sotheby's Auction House and UnicornDAO to Hold Art Auction Benefitting Women's Rights
8.3.2023
As part of today's celebrations of the International Women’s Day across the world, auction house Sotheby’s is hosting a benefit auction, titled 'My Body, My Business', which features a wide range of feminist artwork, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs), by both renowned and up-and-coming female...
Sotheby’s and UnicornDAO Host International Womens’ Day Art Auction
8.3.2023
A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to organizations like Planned Parenthood to support women’s reproductive rights
Leading Auction House Christie’s Launches Web3 and Fintech Venture Arm
19.7.2022
On Monday, Christie’s, the leading British auction house founded 256 years ago in 1766, announced the launch of a new venture fund called Christie’s Ventures. According to the announcement, the company’s venture arm plans to focus on “[Web3] innovation, art-related...
Auctioneer willing to sell $70M artwork for BTC or ETH
7.3.2022
A leading U.S. auction house, Phillips is auctioning a Baqueirat collection in May. Accepted payment options include Bitcoin and Ether
Pak’s NFT Collection Breaks an Art Auction Price Record
7.12.2021
Popular digital artist Pak has sold some 250,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for a total of USD 91.8m on the NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway - now considered to be the highest original price to be paid at an auction for the work of a living artist.
The art collection, Merge, was sold between...
Sotheby’s to Bring Down the Hammer in Ethereum on 2 Iconic Banksy Paintings
11.11.2021
Sotheby’s, the British-founded American luxury auction house, has announced the company will be selling Banksy works for real-time bids in ethereum at “The Now Evening Auction” on November 18. While the upcoming auction will have pieces from highly acclaimed artists such...
NFT project partners with Afghanistan organization to help women get access to education
22.9.2021
“This is a generation that grew up hopeful and dreaming about their future through educational opportunities,” said Women for Afghan Women’s U.S. country director Naheed Samadi Bahram
Clever user makes $80K profit in CryptoPunk 'smash and grab'
4.8.2021
The buyer, most likely in an attempt to snatch up the valuable piece before everyone else, paid an Ethereum miner 22 ETH to prioritize their bid
Sotheby’s moves $10 million CryptoPunk to solo auction event
28.5.2021
An ultra-rare (and extremely valuable) CryptoPunk is set for a solo auction at Sotheby's
Asian Auction House Phillips Will Accept Crypto at Auction for a Physical Piece of Banksy Art
8.5.2021
The well-known Phillips Auction House has announced the company plans to accept cryptocurrency for the first time in a physical art auction set for June 7-8. Phillips will be auctioning a world-famous piece of artwork called the “Laugh Now Panel” created by the anonymous street artist...
Auction giant Sotheby’s to accept BTC and ETH as payment via Coinbase
4.5.2021
Bitcoin and Ether will bring the next step of Sotheby’s crypto adoption after the firm debuted NFTs earlier this year, its CEO said
Painting by avant-garde master Baranoff-Rossine to be auctioned as a NFT
20.3.2021
Mintable will be hosting the high-priced auction alongside more approachable pieces
World’s Fourth Oldest Auction House Sotheby’s Joins the NFT Ecosystem With a Mysterious Artist
18.3.2021
Following the $69 million non-fungible token (NFT) digital art auction at the world-famous auction house Christie’s, the British-founded American multinational corporation Sotheby’s is joining the NFT hype. Sotheby’s is partnering with a popular digital artist dubbed...