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Sotheby’s blockchain Gen Art program shows tech taking a back seat to art
25.7.2023
Sotheby’s new generative art program will record all of its sales exclusively on the Ethereum blockchain
Someone Bought A 16-Year-Old iPhone For Over $190,000
18.7.2023
Hey, quick question: If you had a spare $200,000 laying around in your bank account, what would you spend it on? You’d probably spend it on a house, or maybe a new car (several new cars?). What you probably wouldn’t do is drop that kind of cash on a 16-year-old iPhone. But that’s what happened over...
Auction House of Gucci: Christie’s Teams Up With Luxury Brand on NFT Collection
14.7.2023
The “Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art and Fashion” collection derives inspiration from Gucci designs and features works from artists including Claire Silver and Emily Xie
US Government Transfers $300 Million Worth of Seized Silk Road Bitcoins
12.7.2023
On July 12, 2023, onchain data shows the U.S. government transferred 9,800 bitcoins (BTC), worth just over $300 million. These bitcoins originally came from James Zhong’s Silk Road hack. In March, the Department of Justice also moved a similar amount of bitcoins associated with Silk Road....
Brazilian Police to Auction Assets Seized from Suspected Crypto Fraudsters
11.7.2023
Police in Brazil have announced plans to auction off assets seized from Trust Investing, a suspected crypto-themed financial pyramid operator.
Per the media outlet Portal do Bitcoin, a Federal Court in Campo Grande granted the authorities the right to auction off “seven luxury cars,” including...
NFT Sales Rise by 11% This Week as Buyers Surge 95% in Latest Data; ETH Dominates With $85.43 Million in Sales
20.6.2023
In the most recent data, non-fungible token (NFT) sales for this week have experienced a rise of 11.60% compared to the previous week. Moreover, the number of individual buyers purchasing NFTs in the past seven days has jumped 95.20%, reaching a total of 664,096 buyers. This Week’s NFT Sales...
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.”
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...
Sotheby's auctions off Dmitri Cerniak's 'The Goose' NFT from 3AC collection for $6.2M
15.6.2023
Su Zhu and Kyle Davies originally purchased 'The Goose' digital artwork in August 2021 for roughly $5.8 million in Ether
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
Nifty News: Pixel Penguin accused of ‘charity rug,’ Epic adds new NFT games and more…
1.6.2023
Epic Games is steaming ahead with plans to list NFT games on its store, while the second 3AC NFT auction on Sothesby's is slated to take place this month
Sotheby's Second 3AC NFT Auction Includes Landmark Dmitri Cherniak Work
31.5.2023
"The Goose" by the generative artist was purchased by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies in August 2021 for about $5.8 million
Luxury Auction House Sotheby’s Sells Portion of 3AC’s NFT Collection for $2.5 Million
21.5.2023
Sotheby’s, the luxury auction house, successfully generated $2.5 million through the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from the now-defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). Among the sold pieces was Fidenza #725, a digital collectible crafted by the artist Tyler Hobbs. This...
Bankrupt crypto hedge fund 3AC’s NFT auction fetches $2.5M
20.5.2023
Three Arrows Capital is currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings and owes an estimated $3.5 billion to creditors
Fahrenheit Consortium Is Lead Bidder in Bankruptcy Auction for Celsius Assets
17.5.2023
The assets include a loan portfolio, mining rigs and infrastrsucture and cryptocurrency worth as much as $2 billion
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 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
FTX's LedgerX Derivatives Exchange Sold to Miami International Holdings in Bankruptcy Auction
25.4.2023
FTX.US last purchased Ledger Holdings, the parent company of LedgerX, for $298 million in October 2021, according to audited financial documents viewed by CoinDesk
Celsius auction has Gemini and Coinbase as new bidders: Report
23.4.2023
Two new consortiums will dispute the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network in an auction scheduled for April 25 in New York
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...