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Digital artist FEWOCiOUS auctions his NFT art at Christie's. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

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Art Trading Platform LiveArt Announces NFT Membership Card Linked to Exclusive Drops

The platform says its LiveArt X Card is meant to "put an end to NFT flipping and speculation" by encouraging collectors to hold onto their art for the long term.

Digital artist FEWOCiOUS auctions his NFT art at Christie's. (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

By Rosie Perper

Mar 15, 2023 at 11:51 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Finance

FDIC Planning to Try Auctioning Silicon Valley Bank Again: WSJ

The designation of SVB’s failure as a potential systemic threat gives the FDIC more options to sell the bank.

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Mar 13, 2023 at 8:54 p.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Judge Approves Sale of Self-Custody Platform to Galaxy Digital in Celsius Bankruptcy

Galaxy, the crypto-focused financial services firm, had won the auction for GK8 earlier in the month.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Dec 13, 2022 at 10:35 p.m. UTC

Dec 13, 2022

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Celsius' Crypto Customers Face New Challenge in Retrieving Deposits

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Celsius’ Crypto Customers Face New Challenge in Retrieving Deposits

CORRECTION: Since publication, the reporting and headline of Celsius executives withdrawing crypto has been corrected to $17 million based on documentation provided by CTO Nuk...

Celsius' Crypto Customers Face New Challenge in Retrieving Deposits

By CoinDesk Staff

Oct 6, 2022 at 6:02 p.m. UTC

Oct 6, 2022

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

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Crypto Exchanges Binance and FTX Have Both Bid Roughly $50M for Voyager’s Assets: Report

Binance’s current bid is slightly higher than FTX’s, according to sources who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)

Sep 20, 2022 at 9:34 p.m. UTC

Sep 20, 2022

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Finance

New York’s Museum of Modern Art Considers Buying NFTs With Proceeds of $70M Auction: Report

MoMA has a team monitoring the digital art market and will consider purchasing non-fungible tokens.

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By Oliver Knight

Sep 14, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2022

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Bill Murray's charity auction sparked a bidding war (Coinbase)

Finance

‘Beer With Bill Murray’ NFT Sells for $185K in ETH at Charity Auction

The NFT sold on Coinbase's NFT marketplace prompted a bidding war Wednesday in an effort to raise money for charity.

Bill Murray's charity auction sparked a bidding war (Coinbase)

Aug 31, 2022 at 7:12 p.m. UTC

Aug 31, 2022

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Sotheby's to auction 104 CryptoPunk NFTs in "Punk It!" auction on Feb 23. (Sotheby's)

Markets

Sotheby’s to Auction 104 CryptoPunks for Estimated $20M-$30M

The legendary “Punk Sweep” of July 2021, originally bought for about $7 million, is going up for sale.

Sotheby's to auction 104 CryptoPunk NFTs in "Punk It!" auction on Feb 23. (Sotheby's)

Feb 8, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. UTC

Feb 8, 2022

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Finance

A Struggling South Korean Museum Is Auctioning National Treasures; Meet the 2 DAOs Trying to Buy Them

The Gansong Art Museum will be auctioning the sculptures, which the DAOs hope to keep on public display.

Seoul, South Korea (Getty Images)

By Cheyenne Ligon

Jan 27, 2022 at 1:47 a.m. UTC

Jan 27, 2022

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(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

Finance

ConstitutionDAO to Shut Down, Nearly 50% of Funds Already Returned

Many who contributed small amounts of ETH will have little but a hefty gas bill to show for it.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

By Danny Nelson

Nov 23, 2021 at 10:50 p.m. UTC

Nov 23, 2021

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