CryptoPunks 'have changed the history of art,' says panel at Sotheby's auction

CryptoPunks 'have changed the history of art,' says panel at Sotheby's auction

Despite a canceled sale of 104 CryptoPunks, auction-goers and live stream participants listened to a panel of NFT experts who shared their love of Punks. CryptoPunks enthusiasts and hopeful bidders gathered Wednesday night at Sotheby's auction house in New York City for what turned out to be a non-event after the consignor of 104 CryptoPunks decided to hodl.In the wake of this announcement, however, a live panel discussion on the history of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and CryptoPunks took place. The panel consisted of Sherone Rabinovitz, technologist and CryptoPunk expert, and Kenny....


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