The inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has sold an NFT of the web's source code for $5.4 million at fine art auction house Sotheby’s. The piece titled ‘This Changed Everything’ includes a time-stamped file of the source code's 9,555 lines, a high-fidelity image, a 30-minute animation of the code being written, along with a letter written by Berners-Lee.While … [Read more...] about Bargain? World Wide Web’s source code NFT sells for $5.4M at Sotheby’s
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‘Covid Alien’ CryptoPunk NFT sells for $11.8 million at historic auction house
A single ‘CryptoPunk’ non-fungible token (NFT) sold for over $11.8 million at the legendary American auction house Sotheby’s yesterday, as per a report on Reuters this morning.Moments ago in our #London saleroom, an extremely rare “Alien” CryptoPunk #7523 from the collection of @sillytuna sold for $11.8M as part of our #NativelyDigital NFT auction – setting a new world auction … [Read more...] about ‘Covid Alien’ CryptoPunk NFT sells for $11.8 million at historic auction house
Bonsai bonanza as Zenft studio sells out $2 million NFT drop in one hour
While the short-term market outlook for many NFT projects look uncertain and multiple new releases struggle to gain traction, one gardening-themed drop may have set some records by selling 8,888 NFTs in just under an hour.Nonfungible token studio Zenft released a line of 8,888 unique bonzai NFT plants that quickly sold out last night, with the studio selling each digital tree … [Read more...] about Bonsai bonanza as Zenft studio sells out $2 million NFT drop in one hour
Sotheby’s crypto-powered auction sells Banksy art for $13M
Major auction house Sotheby’s has completed its cryptocurrency-enabled auction offering Banksy’s iconic protest artwork “Love is in the Air.”According to the auction results, Sotheby’s sold the physical artwork on Wednesday for $12.9 million, significantly up from from originally estimated of $3 million to $5 million. The physical artwork was offered at a Contemporary Art … [Read more...] about Sotheby’s crypto-powered auction sells Banksy art for $13M
Ultra-rare Meebit NFT minted via exploit sells for $765,000
An exploit in non-fungible token (NFT) platform Meebits, created by the developers of “OG” collectibles CryptoPunks, allowed one user to cheat the system and get an ultra-rare NFT—which he immediately sold for 200 Ethereum (around $765,000 currently).Recently, CryptoPunks have become the “hottest stuff” amid the ongoing NFT craze, outselling even such giants as NBA Top Shots. … [Read more...] about Ultra-rare Meebit NFT minted via exploit sells for $765,000