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Sotheby’s Auctions Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ Manuscript

Sotheby’s is auctioning off the original manuscript for “Snow Crash,” Neal Stephenson’s landmark 1992 science fiction book that coined the terms “metaverse” and “avatar." Author Neal Stephenson joins Sotheby's Head of Sale Cassandra Hatton on "First Mover" to discuss the details of the auction and Sotheby's move into the digital art space. Plus, Stephenson shares his insights on developments in the metaverse and his thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI).

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Sotheby’s mette all’asta il manoscritto di Neal Stepheson “Snow Crash” e i suoi oggetti da collezione digitali

La casa d'aste metterà all'asta il manoscritto originale del 1991 del romanzo di fantascienza che ha coniato il termine "metaverso", insieme a una serie di oggetti da collezione fisici e digitali.

The original painting used as the cover art for Neal Stephenson's science fiction novel "Snow Crash." (Neal Stephenson/Bantam/Bruce Jensen/Sotheby's)

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"Credi nelle seconde possibilità?" Un'altra DAO sta raccogliendo fondi per acquistare una copia della Costituzione degli Stati Uniti

Ispirato dal tentativo di ConstitutionDAO dell'anno scorso, il progetto indipendente ConstitutionDAO2 ha ricevuto 34.000 dollari in contributi pubblici nel suo primo giorno.

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Gli NFT di arte generativa portano nuovo calore all'inverno Cripto

Mentre il trading di NFT rallenta, i progetti di arte generativa e il rinnovato interesse da parte delle case d'asta tradizionali continuano a crescere.

(Art generated by CoinDesk using QQL algorithm)

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Platforms of Mass Disruption

Nicole Sales, business director of digital art sales at Christie’s and Michael Bouhanna, co-head of digital art sales at Sotheby's, join Pace Ventures' Principal Ariel Hudes at Consensus 2022 to discuss how Web3 is disrupting traditional industries. Moderator: Eli Tan, CoinDesk reporter

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Sotheby’s Exec on How Digital Art Brings More Efficiency to Art Distribution

Sotheby’s Vice President Michael Bouhanna explains how digital art breaks the barriers of art distribution and audience engagement.

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Artist Isaac 'Drift' Wright: NFT Helped Me Through Incarceration

Former paratrooper, and now photographer, Isaac "Drift" Wright on how NFTs gave him financial freedom and helped him through incarceration. Plus, Highstreet's Jenny Guo, Bright Moments' Seth Goldstein and Sotheby's Michael Bouhanna share insights into the impact of NFTs on traditional arts, the hurdles that NFT artists face and how blockchain empowers underrepresented artists.

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Sotheby’s Partners with Liverpool FC on NFT

Sotheby’s is expanding its metaverse ventures through a partnership with Liverpool FC for the team’s debut NFT collection. “The Hash” team discusses where this announcement fits in Sotheby's long history of selling sports collectibles and how the low price points of these digital assets can help the high-end marketplace democratize its offerings. 

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Sotheby’s espande il ramo NFT con la partnership del Liverpool FC

L'iconico club calcistico diventa l'ultima squadra della Premier League inglese a partecipare al gioco NFT.

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Sotheby’s Withdraws Sale of 104 Cryptopunks

“The Hash” discusses a botched auction at Sotheby’s. A collection of 104 CryptoPunks expected to reach $30 million was withdrawn, due to a last-minute decision from the seller. The Sotheby’s lot “Punk It!” was sold to pseudonymous collector “0x650d” in July 2021, who tweeted “nvm, decided to hodl” earlier this week.

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