對(duì)沖基金億萬(wàn)富翁肯·格里芬在一次拍賣中擊敗了意料之外的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手、加密貨幣聯(lián)合組織ConstitutionDAO,成為一份《美國(guó)憲法》稀有副本的新主人。
上周四晚上,Citadel公司CEO出價(jià)4,320萬(wàn)美元,成功拍得一份《美國(guó)憲法》原始副本,目前僅存13份。格里芬是一位知名藝術(shù)收藏家,在芝加哥當(dāng)代藝術(shù)博物館(Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago)和紐約惠特尼美國(guó)藝術(shù)博物館(New York's Whitney Museum of American Art)董事會(huì)任職。他計(jì)劃將此次拍得的副本出借給位于阿肯色州本頓維爾的水晶橋美國(guó)藝術(shù)博物館(Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art)。該博物館由沃爾瑪(Walmart)的女繼承人愛(ài)麗絲·沃頓創(chuàng)建,供人們免費(fèi)參觀。
格里芬在一份聲明中表示:“《美國(guó)憲法》是一份神圣的文獻(xiàn),其中銘記了所有美國(guó)人以及渴望成為美國(guó)人的所有人享有的權(quán)利。因此,我希望這份憲法能夠在博物館和其他公共空間,供所有美國(guó)人和游客欣賞和瞻仰。”
在拍賣過(guò)程中,格里芬發(fā)現(xiàn)有一位出人意料的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手與他針?shù)h相對(duì),它就是ConstitutionDAO。該組織的名稱中DAO來(lái)自“去中心化自治組織”這個(gè)行業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ),由加密貨幣愛(ài)好者、軟件開(kāi)發(fā)商甚至格萊姆斯等名人組成。為了競(jìng)拍這份憲法副本,該組織從約17,000名捐贈(zèng)人手中成功募款超過(guò)4,000萬(wàn)美元。組織此次拍賣的蘇富比拍賣行(Sotheby's)對(duì)這件拍賣品的估價(jià)為2,000萬(wàn)美元。雙方輪流出價(jià),拍賣共持續(xù)了八分鐘,最終格里芬勝出。
蘇富比表示,最后的成交價(jià)是史上最高的書(shū)籍、手稿或印刷文本拍賣價(jià)格。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
對(duì)沖基金億萬(wàn)富翁肯·格里芬在一次拍賣中擊敗了意料之外的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手、加密貨幣聯(lián)合組織ConstitutionDAO,成為一份《美國(guó)憲法》稀有副本的新主人。
上周四晚上,Citadel公司CEO出價(jià)4,320萬(wàn)美元,成功拍得一份《美國(guó)憲法》原始副本,目前僅存13份。格里芬是一位知名藝術(shù)收藏家,在芝加哥當(dāng)代藝術(shù)博物館(Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago)和紐約惠特尼美國(guó)藝術(shù)博物館(New York's Whitney Museum of American Art)董事會(huì)任職。他計(jì)劃將此次拍得的副本出借給位于阿肯色州本頓維爾的水晶橋美國(guó)藝術(shù)博物館(Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art)。該博物館由沃爾瑪(Walmart)的女繼承人愛(ài)麗絲·沃頓創(chuàng)建,供人們免費(fèi)參觀。
格里芬在一份聲明中表示:“《美國(guó)憲法》是一份神圣的文獻(xiàn),其中銘記了所有美國(guó)人以及渴望成為美國(guó)人的所有人享有的權(quán)利。因此,我希望這份憲法能夠在博物館和其他公共空間,供所有美國(guó)人和游客欣賞和瞻仰。”
在拍賣過(guò)程中,格里芬發(fā)現(xiàn)有一位出人意料的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手與他針?shù)h相對(duì),它就是ConstitutionDAO。該組織的名稱中DAO來(lái)自“去中心化自治組織”這個(gè)行業(yè)術(shù)語(yǔ),由加密貨幣愛(ài)好者、軟件開(kāi)發(fā)商甚至格萊姆斯等名人組成。為了競(jìng)拍這份憲法副本,該組織從約17,000名捐贈(zèng)人手中成功募款超過(guò)4,000萬(wàn)美元。組織此次拍賣的蘇富比拍賣行(Sotheby's)對(duì)這件拍賣品的估價(jià)為2,000萬(wàn)美元。雙方輪流出價(jià),拍賣共持續(xù)了八分鐘,最終格里芬勝出。
蘇富比表示,最后的成交價(jià)是史上最高的書(shū)籍、手稿或印刷文本拍賣價(jià)格。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin is the new owner of a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution—beating out the unlikely runner up, crypto collective ConstitutionDAO.
On Thursday evening, the Citadel CEO placed the winning bid in a $43.2 million auction to acquire what is one of the 13 surviving original copies of the U.S. Constitution. Griffin, a well-known art collector who sits on the boards of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, now plans to loan the artifact to the free-admission Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., founded by Walmart heiress Alice Walton.
"The U.S. Constitution is a sacred document that enshrines the rights of every American and all those who aspire to be," Griffin said in a statement. "That is why I intend to ensure that this copy of our Constitution will be available for all Americans and visitors to view and appreciate in our museums and other public spaces."
In pursuit of the winning bid, Griffin found himself caught in lockstep with an unlikely competitor: ConstitutionDAO. The group, whose name is partially derived from the jargony term that describes it, "decentralized autonomous organization", is made up of crypto enthusiasts, software developers, and even celebrities like Grimes. The collective had managed to raise more than $40 million from some 17,000 donors to finance a bid for the document. Sotheby's, which handled the auction, had put a high estimate of $20 million on the copy. Bidding lasted eight minutes as the two sides went back and forth on the price, before Griffin prevailed.
Ultimately, the sale turned out to be what Sotheby's called the highest price ever paid at auction for a book, manuscript, or printed text.