Bitcoin Reaches Yet Another Milestone at Sotheby's Diamond Auction
Bitcoin Reaches Yet Another Milestone at Sotheby's Diamond Auction
Sotheby's said it would be first time a diamond of a considerable size has been offered for public purchase with cryptocurrency.
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The Key 10138 diamond is expected to fetch up to $15 million (roughly Rs. 111.17 crores) at auction
A rare pear-shaped diamond that is expected to fetch up to $15 million (roughly Rs. 111.17 crores) can be bought at auction next month using cryptocurrencies, Sotheby's announced on Monday.
Sotheby's said it would be first time a diamond of such size has been offered for public purchase with cryptocurrency. No other physical object of such high value has previously been available for sale with cryptocurrency, the auction house added.
The 101.38-carat pear shaped flawless diamond, dubbed The Key 10138, is one of just ten diamonds of more than 100 carats ever to come to auction, only two of which were pear-shaped.
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It carries a pre-sale estimate of $10 million (roughly Rs. 74.19 crores) - $15 million (roughly Rs. 111.17 crores) and will be sold on July 9 in Hong Kong. Bitcoin or Ether, along with traditional money, will be accepted as payment. As of June 22 (11:16am IST), Bitcoin price in India stood at Rs. 24.44 lakhs and Ether price in India stood at Rs. 1.46 lakhs.
“This is a truly symbolic moment. The most ancient and emblematic denominator of value can now, for the first time, be purchased using humanity's newest universal currency," Patti Wong, chairman of Sotheby's Asia, said in a statement.
Cryptocurrencies have had a volatile year, with explosive growth and major tumbles. In the United States, the National Republican Congressional Committee last week said it will accept donations in cryptocurrency; El Salvador this month became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender.
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