Sotheby's auction sets new world record for $11.8M CryptoPunk sale
“NFTs are dead,” said the previous owner of the COVID Alien artwork once the auction closed. Luxury auction house Sotheby’s made waves on social media on Thursday following the sale of one rare CryptoPunk.In a tweet from Sotheby’s, the auction said CryptoPunk #7523 — also known as “COVID Alien” — sold in its London salesroom for roughly $11.8 million. According to the auction house, this sale represents a new world record for a single CryptoPunk artwork.CryptoPunks, which predate the bulk of the nonfungible token (NFT) craze in 2021, are often small, pixelated depictions of people, apes,....
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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 subsided in recent weeks. Cryptopunk NFT Sold for Almost $12 Million Sotheby’s, a leading art and luxury auction house, announced yesterday the sale of a Cryptopunk NFT for almost $12 million. The auction, titled “Natively Digital,” presented a group of curated works in the form....
Sotheby’s has now set the world record for the most expensive piece of jewelry sold for crypto last Friday. The global auction house had announced the intended sale earlier in the year of the 101.38-carat rare diamond. Sotheby’s had announced that the auction would be held with crypto as the buying currency. Stating that interested […]
An ultra-rare (and extremely valuable) CryptoPunk is set for a solo auction at Sotheby's. One ultra-rare CryptoPunk is set for some extra stage time at a hotly anticipated upcoming auction. In a Tweet today, luxury auction house Sotheby’s announced that the sale of CryptoPunk #7530, also known as “Covid Alien”, will be offered during a “special, standalone” auction. The Punk was previously announced as part of the “Natively Digital” event, which highlights the history of NFTs and cryptoart with a selection of pieces that include what many consider to be the first-ever NFT, Kevin McCoy’s....
On Wednesday, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales, RM Sotheby’s, announced the company will be accepting cryptocurrency payments via Bitpay. The firm’s upcoming Guikas Collection sale on November 19 will be RM Sotheby’s first auction to accept digital currency payments for collectible automobiles.
RM Sotheby’s Announces Crypto Payment Support via Bitpay
While cryptocurrencies have increased significantly in value, a great number of businesses have turned toward accepting digital assets for goods and services payments.....