'Last Bitcoin Supper' Painting Sells For Nearly $3,000 on eBay
A stunning recreation of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper painting with a focus on bitcoin sold for big bucks on auction website eBay this weekend. Dubbed The Last Bitcoin Supper (above), the painting - which measures 140cm x 70cm - was created by French artist Youl, and has previously received a less-than-impressive reaction from the community. But now, well, fifty-eight bids brought the final price of the auction to a whopping $2,900 [see the auction here], payable in bitcoin, of course. The painting is complete with a number of interesting representations, namely in the center. What....
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Youl, a French artist, has represented the Bitcoin community in an astonishingly beautiful painting styled after the famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci, the Last Supper, which he calls the Bitcoin Supper. The painting, 140cm x 70cm, was originally offered more than three months ago, but it received a muted reaction. All changed very quickly when a post was made on reddit introducing the work of art to the wider Bitcoin community. Ever since, the bids increased higher and higher, reaching 4.65 BTC ($2,900) making it the most expensive Bitcoin painting ever sold. The Bitcoin Jesus and....
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