Auction

Art

Phillips Auction House to Accept Crypto for Banksy Artwork Sale

The auction house will accept bitcoin or ether for Banksy's “Laugh Now Panel A,” valued at between $2.82 million and $4.1 million.

Business  ·  7 May 2021

Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto as Payment for Banksy Artwork

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is partnering with the auction house for the groundbreaking sale.

Business  ·  4 May 2021
NFTs

ENS Is Minting NFTs of 23 Top Level Domains. Here’s What That Means

Winners will receive both the DNS TLD and an NFT representing the ENS version.

Tech  ·  16 April 2021
Markets

US Government Sees ‘Cryptocurrency Spring Fever’ as Great Time to Auction Bitcoin

The GSA's next BTC auction could fetch more than $300K, generating even more excitement among cryptocurrency investors.

Markets  ·  25 March 2021
Cryptocurrencies

The US Government Sold Some Bitcoin – And the Winning Bidder Got a Bargain

The General Services Administration has been auctioning bitcoin since 2014, when the FBI shut down the Silk Road black market.

Markets  ·  18 March 2021
Legal

US Marshals to Auction $4.3 Million in Bitcoin Next Month

The U.S. Marshals are set to auction off about 660 bitcoin forfeited in federal criminal, civil and administrative cases, worth about $4.3 million.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2018
Bitcoin

US Marshals Office Auctions Off Another $18.7M in Bitcoin

The U.S. Marshals auctioned more than 2,100 bitcoins off on March 19.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 March 2018
Bitcoin

US Marshals to Sell $25 Million in Bitcoin at Auction

The U.S. Marshals will auction off 2,170 bitcoins worth roughly $25 million in two weeks.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 March 2018
Crime

US Marshals Successfully Auction $30 Million in Bitcoin

The U.S. agency that manages the sale of seized assets confirmed Thursday it had successfully auctioned off more than 3,600 bitcoin in January.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 February 2018
News

US Marshals Service to Auction Off $54 Million in Bitcoin

The U.S. Marshals Service has announced that it will auction off more than 3,800 bitcoins later this month.

Markets  ·  11 January 2018
Crime

Ross Ulbricht Drops Claim to Millions Raised in Silk Road Bitcoin Auctions

The convicted operator of the Silk Road dark market has given up his claim to over $48 million raised after the sale of more than 144,000 bitcoins.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 October 2017
Bitcoin

South Korean Government to Auction $540k in Bitcoin

The South Korea government plans to auction 216 bitcoins that it confiscated during a 2016 criminal investigation.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 June 2017
News

Unknown Bidder Buys $1.6 Million in Bitcoin at US Government Auction

A winning bidder has claimed 2,700 BTC (worth $1.58m) at an auction held by the US Marshals Service (USMS).

Business  ·  22 August 2016