Bitcoin Ordinals 'Quantum Cat' Sells for Over $250K at Sotheby's
The “Genesis Cat” Bitcoin art by FAR fetched 6.31 BTC at Sotheby's, with the wider Ordinals sale bringing in nearly $1.1 million in total.
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