Sotheby’s

ConstitutionDAO Outbid for First Printing of America’s Founding Document in Sotheby’s Auction

The group known as ConstitutionDAO was outbid by an unknown buyer who submitted a $43.17 million bid at Sotheby’s auction house Thursday. When the gavel banged, a first edition copy of the U.S. Constitution, one of only 13 left in existence, was in new hands.

Nov 19, 2021

Videos

ConstitutionDAO Raises Over $40M for Sotheby’s Auction, Plans to Issue Governance Token $PEOPLE

A longshot bid for a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to buy one of 13 original copies of the U.S. Constitution is looking increasingly like a lock. The group has now raised $40 million and counting, well above auction house Sotheby’s upper estimate of a $20 million price. It also plans to issue governance token "PEOPLE." The panel for "The Hash" discusses the latest in an ongoing story illuminating the power of DAOs.

Nov 18, 2021

Tech

"Acho que estamos fazendo isso": por dentro do plano de US$ 20 milhões de uma DAO para comprar a Constituição dos EUA

O que começou como 10 amigos da internet agora é um canal Discord com 8.000 pessoas. É essa a nova face da democracia participativa?

By Andrew ThurmanNov 15, 2021

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution could end up in the hands of a DAO. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Finance

Sotheby's permitirá lances ao vivo em Ether para obras de Banksy

O leiloeiro Oliver Barker estará dando lances em tempo real para “Trolley Hunters” e “Love Is In The Air” do famoso artista de rua.

By Tanzeel AkhtarNov 11, 2021

‘CryptoPunk’ NFT Sells for $11.8M at Sotheby’s

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Sotheby’s to Allow Live Bidding in Ether for Works by Banksy

Sotheby's will allow live bidding in ether in an upcoming virtual exhibition Nov. 18 to be held at its "headquarters" in Decentraland. Auctioneer Oliver Barker will be fielding real-time bids for street artist Banksy's "Trolley Hunters" and "Love Is In The Air" (2006). "The Hash" hosts discuss the latest in the 277-year-old British auction house's ongoing experiment with crypto.

Nov 11, 2021

Finance