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Ordinals ‘Genesis Cat’ Fetches $254K in Sotheby’s Auction
24.1.2024
“Genesis Cat,” a 1-of-1 digital artwork in the Quantum Cats collection on the Bitcoin blockchain, has achieved a remarkable sale price of $254,000 along with several other notable sales at a recent Sotheby’s auction. ‘Genesis Cat’ Fetches Over Quarter Million...
Bitcoin-Based Digital Art Image 'Genesis Cat' Sells for $254K in Sotheby's Auction
22.1.2024
The sale of the digital image from the Taproot Wizards project came as popularity surges for the NFT-like creations minted atop the Bitcoin blockchain's Ordinals protocol. All in, some 19 lots sold by Sotheby's raked in a combined $1.1 million
Super Mario-Inspired NFT Fetches Over $240K at Sotheby’s Auction
15.12.2023
Source: sothebys.com Major auction house Sotheby’s first inscription auction has been a success, closing with nearly $451,000 raised. Between December 6 and 13, Sotheby’s New York held an online sale of select BitcoinShrooms from the Bitcoin ordinals project by Shroomtoshi. Per...
NFT Artwork Seized From Three Arrows Capital Fetches $10.9 Million in Sotheby's Auction
16.6.2023
Recent information disclosed by Sotheby's auction house reveals that the digital collectibles owned by Three Arrows Capital (3AC) were sold for a total of $10.9 million in a New York auction held on June 15.
In the aftermath of Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies collapsing, 3AC was the first major...
Dmitri Cherniak's 'The Goose' NFT Sells at Sotheby's Auction for $6.2M
15.6.2023
The NFT was purchased by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies in August 2021 for about 1,800 ETH – worth roughly $5.8 million at the time
Sotheby’s auction house launches on-chain secondary NFT marketplace
2.5.2023
The luxury auction house has developed a fully on-chain sales system where users can purchase curated NFTs on the Ethereum and Polygon networks
Three Arrows Capital's NFT Collection Set for Sotheby's Auction in Attempt to Repay Creditors
20.4.2023
Sotheby's is preparing to host an auction for a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) seized from now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.
In a Wednesday press release, Sotheby's revealed that it will auction the Grails collection, which is comprised of digital artwork that belongs...
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...
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...
CryptoPunks 'have changed the history of art,' says panel at Sotheby's auction
24.2.2022
Despite a canceled sale of 104 CryptoPunks, auction-goers and live stream participants listened to a panel of NFT experts who shared their love of Punks
Seller 'rugs' $30M CryptoPunks collection minutes before Sotheby’s auction
24.2.2022
After pulling out of $30 million Sotheby’s auction just minutes before it was set to go live, the anonymous NFT collector made fun of the luxury art auction house on Twitter
Luxury Auction House Sotheby’s Plans to Auction 104 Cryptopunks Worth an Estimated $20M
9.2.2022
On Tuesday, the British-founded American multinational luxury auction company Sotheby’s, headquartered in New York City, announced the auction house is planning to auction a lot of 104 non-fungible token (NFT) Cryptopunks. The lot of 104 NFTs is predicted to fetch around $20 million to...
BREAKING: ConstitutionDAO fails to win Sotheby's auction
19.11.2021
Proceeds of the U.S. Constitution sale will benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman Foundation
Sotheby's will take ETH bids in real time for Banksy auction
12.11.2021
The famed auction house claims it will be the first to accept crypto for a real-time auction of physical art — but other auction houses are not far behind
Sotheby’s to Auction Never-Before-Seen Muhammad Ali Artwork NFT
23.7.2021
On Friday, coinciding with the Summer Olympics opening ceremony, Muhammad Ali Enterprises and the fine auction house Sotheby’s will be auctioning a non-fungible token (NFT) that features a never-before-seen piece of original artwork created by Muhammad Ali. According to the announcement...
Cryptopunk NFT Sold for Almost $12 Million in Sotheby’s Auction
11.6.2021
A Cryptopunk NFT was recently sold for $11.8 million during an auction organized by Sotheby’s. The sale, which also featured works of other artists, was organized virtually. Sotheby’s anticipates strong demand for this kind of digital good in the future, even as NFT fever has somewhat...
Sotheby's auction sets new world record for $11.8M CryptoPunk sale
10.6.2021
“NFTs are dead,” said the previous owner of the COVID Alien artwork once the auction closed
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...
Sotheby’s auction house is getting into the NFT game
16.3.2021
The nonfungible token craze continues to proliferate