Sotheby’s to Allow Live Bidding in Ether for Works by Banksy

Sotheby’s to Allow Live Bidding in Ether for Works by Banksy
Sotheby’s, the 277-year-old British auction house, will allow live bidding in ether cryptocurrency in an upcoming virtual exhibition on Nov. 18 to be held at its “headquarters” in Decentraland.Sotheby’s auctioneer Oliver Barker will be fielding real-time bids from its New York saleroom for street artist Banksy’s “Trolley Hunters” and “Love Is In The Air” (2006).Sotheby’s has been accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment for physical artwork for a while and sold a separate painting by Banksy in May.Art fans interested in the auction can tune in from anywhere around the world and follow the live-streamed broadcast by following Sotheby’s…