Auctions

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Gary Vaynerchuk Doodle Outsells Warhol, Pollock, Neel and More at Christie’s Auction
One of the doodle templates for Vaynerchuk’s NFT collection sold for $412,500. Warhol drew a measly $26,250.
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101.38 carat D Colour Flawless Diamond (4)
Sotheby’s Sells Rare Diamond for $12.3M in Crypto
The auction house said "a milestone was reached in the adoption of cryptocurrencies."
101.38 carat D Colour Flawless Diamond (4)

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

101.38 carat D Colour Flawless Diamond (4)
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)

Karura raises $100 million in funding.
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.

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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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Phillips' new global headquarters in New York.
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.

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

The X Evolutions (RTFKT)
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)

Detail of Robert Alice, Block 22
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 block...
Detail of Robert Alice, Block 22