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拍賣龍頭「蘇富比」首試比特幣、以太幣支付,Banksy 反戰名作 5/12 拍賣會開放
繼在 NFT 市場嘗到甜頭後,知名國際拍賣公司蘇富比近日宣布重大消息,將在 12 日舉行的拍賣會開放加密貨幣支付,成為首次開放加密貨幣支付的頂級奢侈品拍賣。此次合作方 Coinbase 也在官方 Twitter 發文慶賀,期待下週拍賣順利成功。
國際拍賣巨頭蘇富比(Sotheby’s)日前釋出重磅消息,將在 12 日拍賣英國知名塗鴉藝術家 Banksy 反戰名作〈Love is in the air〉,官方預計標得 300 萬到 500 萬美元,並開放加密貨幣支付。消息一出,立刻引起藝術界和幣圈轟動。
▲ Banksy 名作〈Love is in the air〉。(Source:蘇富比)
蘇富比拍賣會是由 4 月才剛風光在那斯達克(Nasdaq)上市的北美最大交易所 Coinbase 旗下 Coinbase Commerece 協助。Coinbase 也在官方平台表示,這是將加密貨幣帶進主流市場的又一里程碑。
In another step bringing the utility of cryptocurrency mainstream, @Sothebys announced their collaboration with Coinbase Commerce to allow bitcoin and ethereum as payment for the purchase of a Banksy image at their May 12th evening auction. https://t.co/qpUMybBa6L — Coinbase News (@CoinbaseNews) May 4, 2021
值得注意的是,這次蘇富比拍賣開放接受的加密貨幣,僅主流比特幣(BTC)及以太幣(ETH),競標者還是能以傳統法幣支付。若得標者選擇加密貨幣支付,須在官方核可的 Coinbase、Gemini、Paxos 或 Fidelity 加密貨幣帳戶,選擇一項為轉帳帳戶。
蘇富比投身加密市場
對這次開放加密貨幣支付,蘇富比執行長 Charles F. Stewart 於外媒《CNBC》訪談表達看法。
蘇富比對開放加密貨幣支付期待已久,也對這次拍賣感到相當興奮。
就在 4 月,蘇富比才剛進行首次 NFT 拍賣,與新銳現代藝術家 Pak 合作〈The Fungible〉在 NFT 交易平台 Nifty Gateway 共拍得 1,680 萬美元。
▲ Pak 作品〈Cube〉。(Source:Nifty Gateway)
外媒《The Block》報導,NFT 拍賣超過 3,000 位得標者中,多數得標者皆為首次參與拍賣市場的新血,也讓蘇富比意識到加密貨幣市場的開發潛力。
蘇富比技術長 Stefan Pepe 也提到公司對加密市場和 NFT 領域的想法,並指出公司未來很可能和 Coinbase 長期合作,永久開放加密貨幣支付選項。
隨著新興數位藝術與 NFT 盛行,蘇富比觀察到收藏家對這領域的興趣,加密貨幣支付也是最迫切的需求之一。為了增進客戶拍賣體驗,同時也吸引更多新客群,蘇富比很榮幸能與 Coinbase 這值得信賴的夥伴合作。
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