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Crypto group loses bid to buy rare US Constitution copy in 'record breaking' Sotheby's auction
Sotheby's said Thursday night that a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution was sold for $43.2 million at auction -- but unfortunately, the win did not go to a week-in-the-making community that raised tens of millions of dollars for just this purpose. Organizer Julian Weisser confirmed the loss amid a chaotic online viewing party both on social media as well as the ConstitutionDAO Discord, during which some reports indicated that the crypto group had actually won. "We did not win the bid for the copy of the U.S. [C]institution," Weisser wrote. "While this wasn’t the outcome we hoped for, we still made history tonight ... (full story)
