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Christie’s to sell its first non-fungible-token as part of epic Bitcoin artwork
Christie’s is set to sell its first nonfungible token in an upcoming auction of what has been characterized as “the largest artwork” in the history of Bitcoin (BTC). Art historian turned blockchain artist Robert Alice has created "Portrait of a Mind" — a monumental series of 40 paintings stretching over 50 meters in length. Drawing on the history of 20th century conceptualism as well as the founding myth of Bitcoin’s creation, "Portrait of a Mind" is a complete hand-painted transcription of the 12.3 million digits of the code that launched the cryptocurrency. By scattering the codebase into 40 globally ... (full story)