Sotheby’s

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As EtherRocks Hit Sotheby’s, Who Is Laughing Hardest?
Literally clipart of rocks, the NFTs are a popular joke on digital art. Now the storied auction house is selling them, they may become even more collectible, says Daniel Kuhn....
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"Genesis Cat" from the Taproot Wizards Quantum Cats collection of Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions. (Taproot Wizards, modified by CoinDesk)
Bitcoin-Based Digital Art Image 'Genesis Cat' Sells for $254K in Sotheby's Auction
The sale of the digital image from the Taproot Wizards project came as popularity surges for the NFT-like creations minted atop the Bitcoin blockchain's Ordinals protocol. All...
"Genesis Cat" from the Taproot Wizards Quantum Cats collection of Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions. (Taproot Wizards, modified by CoinDesk)

Screenshot of BitcoinShrooms website showing items from the collection. (Bitcoinshrooms.com)
'Bitcoin NFT' Hysteria Comes to Sotheby's as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K
In the historic auction house's first-ever sale of the Ordinals inscriptions known as "NFTs on Bitcoin," a batch of three pixelated images from a mushroom-themed collection dr...
Screenshot of BitcoinShrooms website showing items from the collection. (Bitcoinshrooms.com)

Azuki Elementals (OpenSea)
Azuki Is Rebuilding After Its Elementals Mint Mishap
Azuki’s latest expansion of its NFT ecosystem missed the mark, while Candy Digital and Palm NFT are merging together to create a superpowered NFT production studio. Also, Warn...
Azuki Elementals (OpenSea)

"Themes and Variations" by Vera Molnar, modified by CoinDesk. (Sotheby's)
Sotheby's to Launch On-Chain Generative Art Program Powered by Art Blocks Engine
The first sale on July 26 will honor generative art pioneer Vera Molnar, who is considered to be the first female digital artist.
"Themes and Variations" by Vera Molnar, modified by CoinDesk. (Sotheby's)

Sotheby's Grailed NFT auction on June 15, 2023. (Sam Ewen/CoinDesk)
The $11M NFT Auction and Snoop Dogg’s Evolving Collection
Rapper Snoop Dogg's new NFTs will change as he tours this summer, while Sotheby’s concluded a successful second 3AC NFT auction.
Sotheby's Grailed NFT auction on June 15, 2023. (Sam Ewen/CoinDesk)

Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" and Tyler Hobbs' Fidenza #479. (Sotheby's)
Sotheby's Second 3AC NFT Sale Nets $10.9M, With 'The Goose' Alone Netting $6.2M
Ringers #879, a seminal NFT artwork often referred to as "The Goose," far outpaced estimates and sold for $6.2 million.
Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" and Tyler Hobbs' Fidenza #479. (Sotheby's)

Dmitri Cherniak, Ringers #879 (The Golden Goose)
Dmitri Cherniak's 'The Goose' NFT Sells at Sotheby's Auction for $6.2M
Sotheby's reported it was the second-highest sale of all time for a work of generative art.
Dmitri Cherniak, Ringers #879 (The Golden Goose)

Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)
Sotheby’s Golden ‘Goose’ Sale and Mercedes Benz Puts NFTs in Motion
Sotheby’s will sell Dmitri Cherniak's landmark NFT at a live auction this month, while Mercedes Benz released the 'Maschine' and Nike teamed up with EA Sports.
Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)

Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)
Sotheby's Second 3AC NFT Auction Includes Landmark Dmitri Cherniak Work
"The Goose" by the generative artist was purchased by 3AC co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies in August 2021 for about $5.8 million.
Dmitri Cherniak's Ringers #879 "The Goose" (Sotheby's)