Sotheby’s to Accept BTC, ETH or USDC in Auction of Rare Black Diamond Called ‘The Enigma’

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Sotheby’s to Accept BTC, ETH or USDC in Auction of Rare Black Diamond Called ‘The Enigma’
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.Sothebys is doubling down on its crypto efforts, putting $BTC, $ETH and $USDC as payment options for an upcoming auction of an ultra-rare black diamond. Tanzeel_Akhtar reports

"The Enigma" black diamond.

Sotheby’s said the decision to sell the black diamond with crypto as a payment option is due to the success of an earlier auction it held in July. Diamond collectors were stunned when an anonymous buyera rare 101.38-carat diamond known as “The Key 10138” for $12.3 million in cryptocurrency during a single-lot sale in Hong Kong.

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