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Sotheby’s Collaborates with Coinbase to Accept Cryptocurrency for Banksy’s Iconic Protest Painting in Contemporary Art Evening Sale

New York
Disruptor of Art Meets Distruptor of Finance:

Sotheby's To Accept Cryptocurrency Via Coinbase for Banksy's 'Love is in the Air'

First Time Cyrptocurrency Will be Accepted as Payment for a Physical Artwork at an Auction House

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Hallie Freer
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