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Burned Banksy NFT Sale Captures Close to $400K, Critics Claim Buyers Are ‘Morons’

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On March 3, a group of anonymous art enthusiasts decided to burn an original Banksy screenprint worth roughly £70,000 or around $95,000 USD, and then turned it into a non-fungible token (NFT) asset. The art now exists as an NFT and was auctioned for 228.69 ethereum or $394k using today’s ether exchange rates. However, not … Read more

A Group of Crypto Proponents Burned an Original Banksy ‘Morons’ Print and Turned It Into an NFT

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Original artwork crafted by the pseudonymous England-based street artist and political activist Banksy has been burned in order to turn the art into a non-fungible token (NFT). The screenprint was one of only 500 made and was authenticated by Banksy’s verification company Pest Control. The burning was a symbolic message of turning a rare piece … Read more