Auctions

Sotheby’s Sells Rare Diamond for $12.3M in Crypto

The auction house said "a milestone was reached in the adoption of cryptocurrencies."

News  ·  9 July 2021

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.

Business  ·  25 June 2021
Payments

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.”

Business  ·  21 June 2021
DeFi

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.

News  ·  10 June 2021
Polkadot

Polkadot 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.

Tech  ·  8 June 2021
Art

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.”

News  ·  6 April 2021
NFTs

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.

Business  ·  22 December 2020
NFTs

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.

News  ·  23 September 2020
Custody

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 June 2020
Europe

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.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 October 2019
Crime

$430K in Confiscated Crypto to Be Sold Off by Irish Auction House

Cryptocurrencies seized by Belgian law enforcement from online drug dealers are set to be sold off by an Ireland-based auction house.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2019
Supply Chain

Leading Auction House Christie’s to Record Art Sales on a Blockchain

Christie's auction house is launching a pilot program to record art sales and provenance on a blockchain.

Business  ·  12 October 2018
Crime

US Government to Sell Off $10 Million in Seized Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

U.S. prosecutors in the state of Utah are moving to sell millions of dollars-worth of cryptocurrencies seized in an opioid drug case.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 December 2017
Europe

Sweden’s Government to Sell Seized Bitcoin in Open Auction

The Swedish government is to hold a week-long bitcoin auction, starting today, with 0.6 BTC for up for grabs.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 October 2017
Ukraine

Ukraine’s Government Plans to Auction Seized Assets On a Blockchain

Ukraine's justice ministry has begun testing the use of a blockchain to digitally auction seized assets, according to a report.

Markets  ·  7 September 2017