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Sotheby’s EtherRock Auction Closes Wednesday, Expected to Fetch Over $600K
19.2.2024
Sotheby’s, the 279-year-old British auction house, is expected to close the sale of an EtherRock (EthRock) non-fungible token (NFT) on Wednesday, in a sealed bid auction. The decentralized prediction market website Polymarket reflects that there is a 57% chance that the EtherRock NFT will sell...
As EtherRocks Hit Sotheby’s, Who Is Laughing Hardest?
13.2.2024
Literally clipart of rocks, the NFTs are a popular joke on digital art. Now the storied auction house is selling them, they may become even more collectible, says Daniel Kuhn
Sotheby’s Breaks New Ground with First Bitcoin Ordinals Poem Sale
29.1.2024
Sotheby’s has sold an Ordinals inscribed poem titled “Cord” by Ana Maria Caballero for 0.28 Bitcoin or $11,430. The sale, which took place last week, was part of the Natively Digital auction, an online event featuring Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions. The Natively Digital collection...
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 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...
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
Sotheby’s Reports Close to $35 Million in Digital Art Sales for 2023, Declares It ‘One of the Most Exciting Years’
25.12.2023
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/ Sothebys Sotheby’s, the renowned auction house with a rich history spanning 279 years, has made a significant impact on the digital art market in the current year. Fine arts auction house Sotheby’s reported making “close to $35 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...
'Bitcoin NFT' Hysteria Comes to Sotheby's as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K
14.12.2023
In the historic auction house's first-ever sale of the Ordinals inscriptions known as "NFTs on Bitcoin," a batch of three pixelated images from a mushroom-themed collection drew about $450,000, or roughly five times the highest estimates
A histeria do ' Bitcoin NFT' chega à Sotheby's quando o personagem cogumelo estilo Super Mario chega a US$ 200 mil
14.12.2023
Na primeira venda das inscrições Ordinals da histórica casa de leilões, conhecida como “NFTs no Bitcoin”, um lote de três imagens pixeladas de uma coleção com tema de cogumelo atraiu cerca de US$ 450.000, ou cerca de cinco vezes as estimativas mais altas
L'hystérie «Bitcoin NFT » arrive chez Sotheby's alors que le personnage de champignon de style Super-Mario dépasse 200 000 $
14.12.2023
Lors de la toute première vente par la maison de ventes aux enchères historique des inscriptions Ordinals connues sous le nom de « NFT sur Bitcoin», un lot de trois images pixellisées provenant d'une collection sur le thème des champignons a rapporté environ 450 000 $, soit environ cinq fois...
L'isteria di "Bitcoin NFT" arriva da Sotheby's con il personaggio del fungo in stile Super Mario che supera i 200.000 dollari
14.12.2023
Nella prima vendita in assoluto delle iscrizioni degli Ordinali da parte della storica casa d'aste, nota come "NFT su Bitcoin", un lotto di tre immagini pixelate provenienti da una collezione a tema funghi ha fruttato circa $ 450.000, ovvero circa cinque volte le stime più alte
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...
Today in Crypto: Polygon Labs and Mobile Giant SK Telecom Sign a Web3 Deal, Coinbase Partners With Trustly for Payments in Canada, Singaporean Police Arrest Ten Foreigners and Seize Crypto
17.8.2023
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Read More: Today in Crypto: Polygon Labs and Mobile Giant SK Telecom Sign a Web3 Deal, Coinbase Partners With Trustly for Payments...
“Opportunistic and Baseless” - Yuga Labs and Sotheby’s Respond To Amended Lawsuit From Bored Ape Investors
17.8.2023
Auction House Sotheby’s has responded to the new allegations leveled against it by Bored Ape investors describing it as opportunistic and simply without merit.
The statement comes as the auction house was named in the class action suit against YugaLabs the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club...
NFTs Created by 99-Year-Old Artist Vera Molnár Sold for $1.2 Million
28.7.2023
Computer-generated non-fungible tokens (NFTs) created by innovative Hungarian artist Vera Molnár sold out for ETH 631.
Per the current prices, this is worth $1,178,520.
'Themes and Variations' collection was created by the 99-year-old Molnár in collaboration with artist Martin Grasser....
99-year-old Hungarian artist's computer generated NFTs sold for $1.2M
27.7.2023
Vera Molnár pioneered the use of computer-generated art in the latter half of the 20th Century
Azuki Is Rebuilding After Its Elementals Mint Mishap
30.6.2023
Azuki’s latest expansion of its NFT ecosystem missed the mark, while Candy Digital and Palm NFT are merging together to create a superpowered NFT production studio. Also, Warner Music Group and Polygon are launching a blockchain music accelerator program
Sotheby's to Launch On-Chain Generative Art Program Powered by Art Blocks Engine
28.6.2023
The first sale on July 26 will honor generative art pioneer Vera Molnar, who is considered to be the first woman in digital art
The $11M NFT Auction and Snoop Dogg’s Evolving Collection
16.6.2023
Rapper Snoop Dogg has released new NFTs that evolve in utility throughout his tour this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction, including $6.2M for Dmitri Cherniak’s “The Goose.”