Sotheby’s has announced its first auction of Bitcoin Ordinals art, featuring the BitcoinShrooms collection by artist Shroomtoshi. The collection includes three pieces with estimated prices from $20,000 to $30,000. The first piece from the collection, including two individual mushrooms and a pixelated avocado seed, was sold for a record $450,000. The auction has attracted significant attention with over 110 bids. Bitcoin Core developer LukeDashjr has criticized Ordinals inscriptions as an exploit used to 'spam the blockchain,' while others see the rising value of Ordinals positively. The auction has seen high participation, with a total of 148 bids from 18 bidders.
Auction started! ✨ Current bid: 0.5Ξ by my legend collector @Pat_Ma_Tsknd I have no words to thank you for all your support. I know the effort you have made to get liquidity to start the auction. I hope you get it. THANK YOU 🥹🧡 https://t.co/f5994wPXKk
🍄SOLD, SOLD AND SOLD🍄 Amazing results for our 1st ordinals sale of @BitcoinShrooms 🤝Total sales: $450,000 🙋🏽Total no of bids: 148 🎉No of bidders: 18 Lot 1: $241,000 Lot 2: $107,950 Lot 3: $101,600 🥂Congrats to all involved ! https://t.co/TDFx2X0LfB
🚀FINAL HOURS to bid my friends!🚀Bid now to secure exclusive works from renowned artists @refikanadol, @DavidAriew and @emilyxxie 🌟 Bidding now at: https://t.co/CfHERzydJD
Auction started! ✨ Current bid: 0.3Ξ by the legend @pawleitor Thank you very much for supporting my work. I can't believe you're still here from the beginning. It means the world to me! 🧡 https://t.co/JvBVduiOkB
Paddles up! @BitcoinShrooms hit the auction block in 24 hours, with over 🔥110 bids already. 🔥https://t.co/iTJyOYP0ZQ
🚨New Bid: 3.25E Time Left: ~7 min Auction link below: https://t.co/sB7P2HIQJ8
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/11) at 12:00 PM EST! @belowlucid @dancevatar @loved_orleer @mind_wank and @bagdelete @niceaunties @pancakepie360 @davidsheldrick @timur 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/cGQ1u6HDaH
🚨New Bid: 2.75E Time Left: ~145 min -No hammer fee 👏 -Timer extensions in the last minute 🕑 -Will do my best to post updates as they come in 🫡 Auction link below 👇 https://t.co/Bms4wb1oto
auction closes at 10 am EST today! https://t.co/mNSI3IB8mF
Bidding is currently at 1E with under 24 hours to go! https://t.co/KCwDqAY7CW
Auction Update! 💚 Current Bid: 0.2 ETH Time Left: 06h 58m Link in comments https://t.co/1GBwg4k0ts
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/11) at 12:00 PM EST! @JongfanofGrogu @doopiidoop @katiemorrisart @mind_wank and @LeMoonSynth @mordunkus @liminalcorp and @NathanBoey @running_a_fever @VikkiBardot 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/8y7XqGE8Rc
Christie's Auction Day 6/7 Current bid: 1.25E 🚨Ends in ~24 hrs If you plan to bid, please take time today to get logged in and set up with your Christie's account. More info on the piece and link to auction in 🧵 https://t.co/Sy7AwnWYQJ
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/11) at 12:00 PM EST! @JongfanofGrogu @doopiidoop @katiemorrisart @mind_wank and @LeMoonSynth @mordunkus @liminalcorp and @NathanBoey @running_a_fever @VikkiBardot 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/y8uZjemBri
wow I didn't realize people were still saying ordinals are bad because of things like "chain size" and "bigger blocks" and "bloat" blocks are still 4 mb the chain is growing because people use it they really expect no one to use bitcoin lol
wow I didn't realize people were still saying ordinals were bad because of things like "chain size" and "bigger blocks" and "bloat" blocks are still 4 mb and the chain is growing because people use it they really expect no one to use bitcoin lol
Auction Update! 💚 Current Bid: 0.1815 ETH Time Left: 1d 03h Link in the comments https://t.co/ph1gTuOOBj
Auction for "After Hours" by @VikkiBardot launched today - Dec 10th at 12:00EST https://t.co/cXPI44UfZz
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/10) at 12:00 PM EST! @ai_s_a_m @belowlucid @dancevatar @NSDOSLZC @bagdelete @pancakepie360 @davidsheldrick @nugmanovartst 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/Gs197o6uTT
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/10) at 12:00 PM EST! @ai_s_a_m @belowlucid @dancevatar @NSDOSLZC @bagdelete @pancakepie360 @davidsheldrick @nugmanovartst 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/oKujEkYujK
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/09) at 12:00 PM EST! @JongfanofGrogu @doopiidoop @Historic_Crypto @mind_wank and @Ethereal_Gwirl @mordunkus @niceaunties @Papertowelgrvyd @running_a_fever 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/LwR9QeY4DB
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/09) at 12:00 PM EST! @JongfanofGrogu @doopiidoop @Historic_Crypto @mind_wank and @Ethereal_Gwirl @mordunkus @niceaunties @Papertowelgrvyd @running_a_fever 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/WfookdJevk
NEW: One of the 1st Ordinal Inscriptions on #Bitcoin sells for 10 BTC or nearly $500,000 💥 https://t.co/ufKKsVmaVq
NEW: One of the 1st 10 Ordinal Inscriptions on #Bitcoin sells for 10 BTC. That's over $500,000 🤯 https://t.co/yUireunwq4
Sotheby's Unveils #Bitcoin Based Bitcoinshrooms Ordinals Auction https://t.co/cgAPlKQlAZ
Early Bitcoin Ordinals Art Sells for Record $450,000 ► https://t.co/FEsDN3e31e https://t.co/FEsDN3e31e
NEWS: This Ordinals Inscription #8 just sold for $450K USD (10.4 BTC), marking one of the highest Ordinals sales of all time https://t.co/dtdeVuV9b9
This Ordinal, the 8th to ever be inscribed sold for 10.4 BTC ($450,000). These digital artifacts have existed for almost 1 year and low inscription numbers, the first to ever do it, was an easy and logical narrative. It looks like the market agrees. <10K https://t.co/GnHKbxikP4
This Ordinal, the 8th inscription ever was just bought for 10.4 BTC ($450,000). Low inscription numbers were always an easy and digestible narrative. After almost of year of the existence of Ordinals, this theory seems to hold true. <10K is the move. https://t.co/Mv29YjZeBU
Bitcoin Inscription #8 sold for 10 BTC today. But Ordinals are dead.
$460,000 sale on ordinals inscription #8 Someone tell me this isn’t a real sale https://t.co/F8wSwN2gL8
$480,000 sale on ordinals inscription #8 Someone tell me this isn’t a real sale https://t.co/za6FWVuEp3
ICYMI: Sotheby’s begins first Bitcoin Ordinals NFT auction for BitcoinShrooms https://t.co/wkMXtd85od
We just witnessed the highest Ordinal sale of all time... Inscription #8 🟧🟧 10.4 BITCOIN SALE 🟧🟧 @TheOG_General you are a LEGEND https://t.co/c4uf0R4p0U
I think we just witnessed the highest Ordinal sale of all time... with the lowest Inscription # I've seen bought with Inscription #8 10.4 BITCOIN SALE 🟧🟧 @TheOG_General you are a LEGEND https://t.co/IFw5HO6M1o
Ordinals inscriptions are an exploit used to "spam the blockchain," says Bitcoin Core developer @LukeDashjr. As $ORDI rises, not everyone agrees. https://t.co/HtP24nQ3rX
Bitcoin Ordinals just got a big mainstream break 🔥 $20k-30k pieces from @BitcoinShrooms are currently being auctioned by none other than Sotheby's, with bids already surpassing these estimates. Still asleep? 😴 This is history being written!
🚨 Live Auction ⎯ Ending soon today (12/07) at 12:00 PM EST! 1- Polaris by @iamneubert and @maxescu 2- Hold the Line by @juliewdesign_, @karim_yourself and @gilchillt 3- How I Got Here by @niceaunties 4- Aisle 15 by @BengtTibert, @mind_wank and @pancakepie360 🔗 Link in bio https://t.co/0Cn8i7CruQ
Auction house @Sothebysverse is selling a collection of pieces from the @BitcoinShrooms Bitcoin Ordinals collection. Click below to read more: https://t.co/e45KIAiv2I
Auction house @Sothebysverse is selling a collection of pieces from the @BitcoinShrooms Bitcoin Ordinals collection. Click below to read more: https://t.co/1AabM9HwPV
Sotheby's begins first Bitcoin Ordinals NFT auction for BitcoinShrooms https://t.co/7c4wvVvbkt
Auction House Sotheby's Announces First Sale of Bitcoin Ordinals Collection ► https://t.co/8o7AfM1Zb1 https://t.co/8o7AfM1Zb1
RUG RADIO ROUNDUP by web3memorials The latest news for December 7th 📰 🗞 Sothebysverse present their inaugural Bitcoin Ordinals sale, featuring BitcoinShrooms (three lots with estimated prices from $20k to $30k) 🗞 thirdweb shared significant progress has been made in… https://t.co/Aw8myzbymO
Ordinals inscriptions are an exploit used to "spam the blockchain," says Bitcoin Core developer @LukeDashjr. As $ORDI rises, not everyone agrees. https://t.co/Y5kVEjDmNl
Ordinals inscriptions are an exploit used to "spam the blockchain," says Bitcoin Core developer @LukeDashjr. As $ORDI rises, not everyone agrees. https://t.co/e45KIAiv2I
Ordinals can’t be stopped & that’s what makes Bitcoin beautiful 🤩 We all know we are on the right side of Bitcoin history 🟧
Sotheby’s Digital Art Department announces its first auction of Bitcoin Ordinals art. The piece from anonymous artist Shroomtoshi's BitcoinShrooms includes two individual mushrooms and a pixelated avocado seed and is expected to sell for approximately $20,000 to $30,000, with…
NEWS: @Sothebysverse to auction the first ever ordinals project - @BitcoinShrooms by artist Shroomtoshi https://t.co/HTuZFYids8
NEWS: Sotheby’s announced its first Ordinals sale — and it's auctioning off 3 pieces by Shroomtoshi https://t.co/lRJclGPNaP
It’s happening… The first 3 @BitcoinShrooms being auctioned at @Sothebys. [Inscription #38, #679 & #715.] One small step for the Shrooms, one giant leap for Ordinals. Link to the Auction → https://t.co/nwRrjo4P8R https://t.co/A7MneFKBb5