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Nifty News: Ulbricht’s NFT bids top 261 ETH, Irishman producer funds movies with NFTs
3.12.2021
Polygon has ramped up its NFT gaming plans with GameOn partnership, Irishman producer launches NFT firm to fund movies, and the Silk Road founder‘s NFT drop has fetched bids higher than $1 million
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 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...
Deposits on ‘Big Four’ South Korean Exchanges up 1,368%
5.10.2021
"https://cryptonews.com/news/s-korean-mp-bids-to-prevent-crypto-crisis-while-kimchi-premi-11218.htm">kimchi premium traders making “illegal transactions.”Upbit, the market-leading exchange, and Korbit, the first trading platform in the nation appear to have received their permits within h
Sotheby’s Bored Ape NFT Auction Attracts Nearly USD 20M In Bids
6.9.2021
UTC, but the price offered for the Yacht Club collection has already exceeded the initial estimate of between USD 12m and USD 18m. As of September 6, 10:00 A.M. UTC, the current bid is USD 19m, with a total of 44 bids placed to date. For the Kennel Club collection, for which bidders ca
‘Wrong Kind’ of Bitcoin ETF Head for US Approval as Futures Bids Made
6.8.2021
Bitcoiners have been waiting for American regulators to green-light a bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) for what seems like ages. And although it looks like they are finally close to a breakthrough, it turns out that after all the fuss, they might end up with the wrong kind of BTC ETF after...
S Korean MP Bids to Prevent ‘Crypto Crisis’ While Kimchi Premium Evaporates
28.7.2021
A South Korean lawmaker wants to throw struggling crypto exchanges a lifeline by forcing an extension to a fast-approaching regulatory deadline – while the so-called kimchi premium is shriveling away to oblivion.
Per EDaily and Hanguk Kyungjae, Cho Myung-hee, an MP from the main opposition People’s...
Lloyds Auctions Australia Sells a Pricey Caravan for Cryptocurrency
23.6.2021
Australia’s Lloyds Auctions now accepts major cryptocurrencies for any of the items offered on its marketplace. Within hours of the announcement, the auction house managed to sell an expensive caravan (camper/trailer) to a bidder who was happy to pay the full price with digital coins....
Elon Musk Is Selling an NFT — Offers Pour in Worth Millions of Dollars
17.3.2021
Telsa’s new Technoking, Elon Musk, said that he is selling a song about NFTs as a non-fungible token (NFT). Many people have expressed their interest in buying it on social media. Artist Beeple made him an offer for $69 million and bids for his tweet on Valuables are up to $1.121 million....
European Commission taking bids for blockchain pre-commercial procurement
9.12.2020
European Union doubles down on commitment to investing in blockchain technology
EY, Samsung SDS & Naver-Line Consortium Bids to Test South Korean CBDC
22.10.2020
There has been mixed news for the central Bank of Korea (BOK) as it prepares to launch its first pilot for the digital won.
The bank is still yet to make an official decision on whether it will actually launch the central bank digital currency (CBDC) or not, but recently claimed that it would...
Former Gulag in Russian Arctic Bids to Become Bitcoin Mining Hotspot
15.10.2020
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A Russian firm is set to open a hotel with a difference in the Arctic Circle – although it isn’t the kind most folks would ever dream of visiting. Instead it’s a crypto mining “hotel” fitted with ASIC bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs and powered with 11.2 MW of electrical energy.
In a uniquely...
CryptoPunk Bounties: Ark.Gallery Rolls Out Blind Bids on 8-Bit NFT Collectibles
6.10.2020
Ark.Gallery is adding liquidity to the market for CryptoPunks by letting people place blind bids on the NFTs
SEC Looking to Buy a Blockchain Forensics Tool That Analyzes Smart Contracts
6.8.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking for a blockchain forensics tool to help it analyze smart contracts. In a call for bids to software companies on July 30, the regulator said that the tool must be able to “analyze and detail code within blockchains and other...
Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency Research
17.3.2020
Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking
Barclays Bids Adieu to Coinbase; ClearBank Enters in, Move Likely to Save FPS Promises
14.8.2019
The London based bank- Barclays and the crypto exchange- Coinbase are no more working together. Coinbase has moved on and found another UK based bank to work with- ClearBank, sources have revealed. The Barclays and Coinbase partnership could have connected the crypto exchange to the UK ‘Faster...