Auctions


Finance

Jay-Z to Auction ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT at Sotheby’s

The news comes fresh on the heels of a lawsuit filed against another Roc-A-Fella founder over an attempted NFT.

Jay-Z sits courtside with Beyoncé at a Brooklym Nets game on June 5.

Finance

Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto for Rare 100-Carat Diamond in Upcoming Auction

“The most ancient and emblematic denominator of value can now, for the first time, be purchased using humanity’s newest universal currency.”

101.38 carat D Colour Flawless Diamond (4)

Markets

DeFi Network Karura Raises $100M Ahead of Kusama's Parachain Auction

The money came from a "crowd loan" and included more than 8,500 contributors.

Karura raises $100 million in funding.

Tech

Polkadot’s Kusama Network to Start Parachain Auctions Next Week

The start date was heralded by the upgrade to Kusama’s Statemine parachain, Polkadot founder Gavin Wood said Tuesday.

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Markets

Auction House Phillips to Accept Crypto for Banksy Artwork Worth Millions

The 225-year-old auction house joins larger rivals Christie's and Sotheby's in offering the ability to pay in crypto.

Phillips' new global headquarters in New York.

Markets

Sotheby's Plans Its First NFT Auction With Artist Pak and Nifty Gateway

The top auction house said its first auction of NFTs created by anonymous artist Pak “scrutinizes our understanding of value.”

An example of Pak's art that will go on sale next week.

Finance

Why NFT Collector 'WhaleShark' Spent 22 ETH on These Sneakers

Sneaker studio RTFKT combined physical and digital collectibles in an NFT auction that drew $13,331 for a pair of shoes.

The X Evolutions (RTFKT)

Markets

Christie’s to Auction Bitcoin-Inspired Artwork, Associated Non-Fungible Token

The artwork titled, ‘Portraits of a Mind’ created by the Robert Alice project is a set of 40 paintings made up of a transcription of the code associated with the Bitcoin blockchain.

Detail of Robert Alice, Block 22

Policy

US Marshals Service Seeks Firm to Custody and Sell Crypto Seized From Criminals

The U.S. Marshals Service is on the hunt for a contractor to help it store and auction cryptocurrency it seizes in operations against criminals.

Credit: Shutterstock/Johnny Silvercloud

Markets

UK Police Auction Off $294,000 in Stolen Crypto From EtherDelta Hack

More than $294,000-worth of cryptocurrency confiscated from the teenage hacker of EtherDelta and TalkTalk has been auctioned off.

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