Posted on 11/25/2021 9:29:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
A band of more than 17,000 crypto enthusiasts, identified as ConstitionDAO, had crowdfunded more than $40 million via social media earlier this week.
Ken Griffin, billionaire CEO of hedge fund Citadel, paid $43.2 million for a first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday, outbidding a group of cryptocurrency investors.
The amount more than doubles its $20 million high estimate, setting a world auction record for any book, manuscript, historical document, or printed text, according to Sotheby’s.
A band of more than 17,000 crypto enthusiasts, identified as ConstitionDAO, had crowdfunded more than $40 million via social media earlier this week in a bid to win the auction. Sotheby’s said it was the largest crowdfunding initiative ever put together.
The group lost the bid to Griffin in an eight-minute bidding battle on the telephones, Sotheby’s said.
Griffin intends to lend the piece to a free Arkansas art museum, a Citadel spokesperson said.
I hope he can remove those stains that were made by our politicians using it to wipe their asses.
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