Auction at Sotheby’s www source code will be auctioned

Status: 23.06.2021 12:35 p.m.

It is basically the founding document of the World Wide Web: 9550 lines of programming code. Now the original files of the inventor Tim Berners-Lee come under the hammer.

From Peter Mücke, ARD Studio New York

“This changed everything” is what Sotheby’s calls the auction quite immodestly. Which, for once, shouldn’t be an exaggeration – because who would deny that the World Wide Web has actually changed almost everything. Even if its inventor Tim Berners-Lee was probably not aware of this when he presented his proposal for a system for the exchange of information on March 12, 1989.

It started at CERN

At that time, the British computer scientist was working at the European nuclear research center CERN and had the problem that parts of the laboratories are located on Swiss territory and other parts on French territory. Because the two countries had different network infrastructures, he developed a system that was supposed to facilitate the exchange of information across borders. This original programming code comprises 9550 lines and has since dictated the basic structures of the Internet: the page description language HTML and the transfer protocol HTTP and the identifier URI. A revolution – not just for the scientific world for which the project was actually intended.

Invented the Internet code: the British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. Image: picture alliance / dpa

Digital collector’s item

Even if the code has long been “open source” – that is, freely accessible to everyone – it is now going under the hammer: the original files, provided with a time stamp and a signature from Berners-Lee, together with a digital poster that visualizes the source code and a letter from the scientist from 1989 in which he describes his project. Everything is conveniently packed in a so-called NFT – a “non-fungible token”. This is a kind of digital certificate of authenticity that is stored on a so-called blockchain. It should prove that the virtual object is unique – even if any number of digital copies can exist. The collector’s item of the digital age, so to speak.

Minimum bid $ 1000

As a computer scientist, it is only logical to auction his invention as such an NFT, says Berners-Lee. It feels right to put your signature under an all-digital artifact. The online auction lasts a week and starts with a minimum bid of $ 1000. The proceeds will go to a foundation.

After the auction houses had long blocked the auctioning of such NFTs, they have been doing this for some time good sales with digital art . Most recently, the auction of works by crypto artist Pak at Sotheby’s raised $ 17 million. At Christie’s, an NFT of a collage by digital artist Beeple changed hands for just under $ 70 million

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos inspects the New Shepard launch facility in West Texas. A spot on his upcoming flight is up for auction. Photo: EPA This will be the first manned flight conducted by Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled to take place on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Bezos and his brother Mark, a former advertising executive and volunteer firefighter, will join the flight with the winner of the ship’s airfare auction, with the lowest bid of $2.8 million. USD. In an Instagram post, billionaire Bezos said he had dreamed of traveling into space since he was 5 years old. “I will go on that journey with my brother. The best adventure, with my best friend,” declared the Amazon founder. With an estimated personal fortune of $186.2 billion, Jeff Bezos is one of several billionaire entrepreneurs driving a “new space race,” each pumping billions of dollars into private startups. Their aim is to develop low-cost, commercialized space travel. But while Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is expected to make a suborbital flight later this year, and SpaceX’s Elon Musk has vowed to “die on Mars,” it’s Bezos who’s the one. Win the race to be the first of this hit trio of billionaires to reach the edge of space. Watch Blue Origin successfully launch and land a reusable New Shepard space rocket (Source: CNBC) Mr Musk has yet to comment on Bezos’ latest statement, while Branson congratulated his rival, saying their two companies are “opening up to space”. “Congratulations to Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark for announcing their plans to go into space. Jeff started Blue Origin in 2000, we started Virgin Galactic in 2004 and now both are opening up access to space – incredible!” Branson tweeted. personal. Musk and Bezos are said to have been head-to-head on several projects over the past decade. Elon Musk sees his tech giant as an “imitation” in some of Amazon’s business ventures, while Bezos mocks the SpaceX CEO’s plans to send people to Mars. Bezos’ company Blue Origin was founded in 2000, touting itself as a means of providing cheaper access to space through the use of reusable rockets – namely the New Shepard that flew 15 times. Jeff Bezos’ space tourism project with Blue Origin is competing with a similar program being developed by Space X, the rocket company founded and run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and the company. Virgin Galactic is backed by Richard Branson. In April 2017, Bezos revealed that he invests about $1 billion in Amazon stock in Blue Origin every year. Blue Origin’s spaceship system consists of a pressurized crew capsule mounted on top of a reusable New Shepard booster. During the first manned flight into space, the crew aboard the New Shepard will spend at least 10 minutes hovering in zero gravity inside the capsule. Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000. The upcoming space flight is the culmination of more than two decades of forays into space for Jeff Bezos, who announced plans to step down as Amazon’s CEO just now. 15 days before flight date. Instead, he will become Executive Chairman of the company he founded in his garage in 1994 – allowing him “time and energy” to focus on other business ventures. Blue Origin named its space rocket program New Shepard after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to fly into space exactly 60 years ago. The upcoming flight will mark a major milestone in the mission to take paying customers beyond space. However, for now, Elon Musk’s SpaceX seems to be leading in the space billionaire race with multiple launches of NASA equipment to the ISS and a partnership to send tourists to space by 2021. On February 6, 2018, SpaceX launched a rocket to orbit Mars, more than 220 million km from Earth, and NASA selected two astronauts to join the first manned Dragon mission performed by SpaceX. . Watch the video of SpaceX’s Starship rocket being launched and successfully landed for the first time on May 5, 2021 (Source: SpaceX): SpaceX has also begun sending a series of 60 satellites into space to help form its Starlink network. Mr. Musk hopes the program will build a network of interconnected satellites around the Earth, thereby providing free Internet to everyone around the world. Meanwhile, billionaire Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are taking a different approach to conquering space. Virgin Galactic has repeatedly performed successful test flights of the Unity spacecraft. The first time took place in December 2018 and the last time took place on February 22 this year. More than 600 wealthy clients to date, including celebrities like Brad Pitt and Katy Perry, have booked $250,000 for one of Virgin’s spacewalks. Richard Branson introduces SpaceShipTwo, a spaceship with room for six passengers and two pilots. Photo: Reuters Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo can carry six passengers and two pilots. Each passenger has a seat with two large windows – one on the side and one above. Passengers will become “astronauts” when they reach the Karman line, the boundary of Earth’s atmosphere. The spacecraft will then make a sub-orbital journey with about six minutes of weightlessness. The whole flight took about 1.5 hours.

The 2-storey house has a fairly intact exterior Even the garden next to the house is abandoned, full of rubbish and needs to be cleaned up when coming in. Sean Roper – Residential real estate expert at Paul Fosh auction site, said the house has no bedroom or bathroom. While the wall still seems pretty solid, the paint on the walls and floor is peeling. Despite being in such a dilapidated state, the house had no internal tragedy or fire. The garden next to the house is also abandoned with a lot of garbage The part for sale is the back of a townhouse, the front part has been sold and the back part is sold separately. Although the part of the house for sale is not large, with the land behind it will help the new owner create a cozy and modern home. There are only 2 rooms in the house and no bathroom “With house prices in the UK and especially South Wales rising, this sale really presents a new owner or investor the opportunity to catch a bargain,” said Sean Roper. express. Many walls have peeling paint The property being put up for auction is also conveniently located close to shops, shopping or canoeing in Swansea Bay, or just a short car ride away from the Gower Peninsula. Dieu Quynh (According to The Sun)

The Fukang meteorite is auctioned off. Where this extraterrestrial object originated and how was formed is still a topic of discussion among scientists. Coming from an asteroid The Fukang meteorite glows in the sunlight. The Fukang meteorite was discovered near the town of Fukang in Xinjiang, an autonomous region in northwest China, in 2000 by an unidentified hiker. Every day, this person often stops by a giant rock to have lunch and rest. Once, he was suddenly curious about the structure of this object, when he noticed that it seemed to have metal and crystal inside, so he decided to break some pieces and send it to the US for confirmation of the type. He was surprised to learn that these samples did not come from Earth, but belonged to a meteorite. In February 2005, these objects appeared at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Exhibition (USA). Here, it was noticed by Professor DS Lauretta (a specialist in Planetary Science and Astrochemistry at the University of Arizona), who is also the principal investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. Then, the remains of the Fukang Meteorite (with a mass of 983 kg, excluding the 20 kg mass smashed by hikers) was directly studied by the University of Arizona (USA). Scientists said that this rock belongs to the type of iron-stone meteorite, called Pallasite. Pallasite meteorites contain olivine, which is thought to come from the crust of a rocky planet orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. If not from the planet, it could belong to an asteroid with a rocky shell and a metal core. Pallasite can be distinguished by a meteorite iron substrate, embedded with silicate crystals, mainly olivine (a yellow to greenish-yellow crystal). The Pallasite meteorite is named after Simon Peter Pallas, a German naturalist. He was the first to describe Pallasite Krasnojarsk, a 700 kg meteorite, discovered in Russia in 1772. The origin of the Fukang meteorite, like other Pallasite meteorites, has not been scientifically explained so far. It is hypothesized that it originated from an asteroid with a melted and decomposed metal core and surrounding olivine mantle and formed with the solar system about 4.5 billion years ago. In addition to its rarity, the Fukang meteorite, like other Pallasites, is a very beautiful object. When shined through the olivine crystals, the light will make the meteorite glow brightly and spectacularly. Most expensive A cross section of the Fukang meteorite is on display at Arizona State University (USA). Because of this beauty, collectors have always wanted to own pieces of the Fukang Meteorite. The largest part of this meteorite, weighing nearly 420 kg, is currently in the possession of an anonymous collector or group of collectors. In 2008, the above Fukang meteorite was auctioned at Bonham’s, New York (USA) with a starting price of about 2 million USD. A curator and online auction organizer has placed the Fukang meteorite at number one in the “Top 10 Most Expensive Meteorites Ever Discovered on Earth”. However, no one participated in the auction for this treasure perhaps because the price was too high. Meanwhile, other small pieces of the remaining meteorite, have been purchased in auctions and distributed around the world. Particularly, the University of Arizona Meteorite Laboratory (USA) holds a total of 31 kg of Fukang meteorites. Their website describes the Fukang Pallasite as “the most breathtaking example of the splendor of the natural universe”. In February 2021, the famous auction house Christie’s said it had sold “part of the most beautiful extraterrestrial matter known”. That tiny piece of meteorite alone brought the seller $30,000, far exceeding the initial estimate of $3,500 – $4,500. What makes the Fukang meteorite so special? First of all, this is not an “ordinary meteorite”. Pallasite is an extremely rare heaven stone. This is because most Pallasite cannot survive falling into Earth’s atmosphere. It is estimated that less than 1% of rock falling from the sky is Pallasite. Therefore, the Fukang Meteorite is considered by scientists as one of the most important celestial rock discoveries of the 21st century. According to the Planetary Science Institute, based in Tucson, Arizona, USA, there have been about 1,100 observed and found meteorite falls in history. Meanwhile, the number found but not observed goes up to 40,000. The Fukang meteorite is among these. The institute estimates that about 500 meteorites collide with Earth every year, most of which burn up in the atmosphere, the rest fall into the ocean or in remote, desolate regions (According to Science 101).

On May 15, NFT officially opened for sale a unique product inspired by the image of Hermès handbags and transformed into 3D footage. The product for sale this time is “Baby Birkin”, created by two artists Mason Rothschild and Eric Ramirez. Image of handbag “Baby Birkin”. Photo: Highsnobiety. The two created a 3D video of a transparent Birkin handbag containing a 40-week fetus and placed in the dark space of the Milky Way with an image size of 2000 x 2000. The virtual product is officially auctioned with starting at $2,000. According to NFT’s share, “Baby Birkin” is a unique digital item, allowing users to experience the feeling of touching a birkin bag in a dark space with the sound of being lost in space. In addition, this product also implicitly implies that Hermès deliberately created a scarcity to increase the shopping demand of customers and push the value of this bag line up. However, many people think that selling virtual handbags for $ 2,000 is unrealistic, because no one spends a lot of money just to own a fake item. Birkin handbags are always a fashion item that many people are looking for. Photo: ELLE. Before that, many brands also used virtual reality technology to bring fashion experiences to users. In August 2020, Gentle Monster showcased the creativity of the design team through a collection called “Redefinition of Eyewear”. The project of the Korean brand aims to be based on a digital platform to create close access between the public and the product. They create glasses in the traditional way, and then through a phone application turn them into an accessory on the user’s face. This gives shoppers a chance to experience the product before deciding to go to the store. Gentle Monster’s leading collection in the application of virtual reality technology is not intended for sale, but only to attract attention to the online community. One of the artists participating in the campaign – Daisy Collingrid – created glasses with a structure similar to human skin after being layered, revealing the facial epidermis called CLEM. Eyewear products combined with virtual reality technology. Photo: Hype Beast.

The beautiful The Sakura pink diamond. Video of “unique” pink diamond The Sakura worth $ 29.3 million. According to auction house Christie’s, The Sakura has become the most expensive pink diamond ever sold. The 15.81-carat diamond is named The Sakura because it has the exact same color as the Japanese cherry blossoms (Sakura). Describing the one-of-a-kind diamond, auction house Christie’s said it was “inner perfection” and “fancy vivid”. Unique diamond Christie’s said that the person who spent $ 29.3 million to own this purple pink diamond is an Asian giant but did not provide further details about this person. The Sakura has a beautiful pink color, The color of cherry blossoms (Sakura) of Japan. In addition, in the auction on May 23, Christie’s also sold another pink diamond called The Sweet Heart for $ 6.5 million. Pink diamonds are extremely rare, so their prices are also more expensive. Gorgeous ring. Before that, another huge pink diamond, called “The Spirit of the Rose” sold for a record (at the time) price of nearly $27 million at a Sotheby’s auction in September. 11/2020.

A South Yorkshire auction house recently put up for sale a three-bedroom house inundated by a sea of ​​trash after it had been abandoned for five years in the Sheffield suburb of Hillsborough for £110,000 (equivalent to 3.6 billion). copper). According to the auctioneer, the house was fully furnished, but the furniture soon rotted and was no longer usable. Therefore, if you want to turn it into your home, the buyer will have to manually clean up the mountains of garbage in the house. The house has 3 floors including cellar, kitchen and living room on the ground floor, three bedrooms and a family bathroom on the upper floor. However, everything is now extremely messy and dirty, even the kitchen has rusted and yellowed. The wallpaper of the house has been peeled off, revealing old brick walls. The house also had a garden in the backyard but it was overgrown with trees and weeds. According to the introduction, the house is located in a prime location because it is close to bars, restaurants, convenience stores as well as tram and bus stations, so homeowners can easily move to the city center. It’s not a long way to go. After the abandoned house flooded with garbage was for sale on social networks, many people said that they were extremely shocked by the investor’s marketing. “It’s crazy, I will never buy a house like this dump, especially its price is ‘heavenly’, this business idea really shocked me”, “Abandoned house This is no longer usable, it has to be demolished to build a new one, how can the seller post a ruined picture of the house like that, I can’t believe it”, “If you give me the house, I will also ask for permission to return the furniture. interior”, … some sarcastic accounts.

The diamond ‘The Sakura’. ‘The Sakura’, the “perfect inside” pink purple diamond is named after the cherry blossom, a pink flower, typical of the country of the rising sun. This 15.81-carat gem has just become the most expensive purple-pink diamond ever sold at an auction after hitting a record $29.3 million. The diamond was set on a simple platinum ring, according to the auction house Christie’s that organized the sale. The diamond is classified as “internally flawless”, as any internal imperfections are visible only under a microscope and “fancy vivid” because of the depth of color. ‘The Sakura’ was purchased by an Asian private buyer, however the auction house did not provide any further details. “We are delighted to have marked another important chapter in jewelry auction history with The Sakura reaching a record price,” said Chrsitie’s president of jewelry, Vickie Sek. .. continues Christie’s tradition of offering the finest pink diamonds at auction”. ‘The Sakura’ was auctioned off with another diamond called ‘The Sweet Heart’, a fancy vivid heart-shaped pink diamond ring weighing 4.2 carats, selling for 6.6 million dollars. ‘The Sakura’ beat the previous record set by a 14.8 carat purple-pink diamond dubbed ‘The Spirit of the Rose’. It was sold for more than $27 million in an auction held by Sotheby’s in Geneva, Switzerland last November. Only 1% of pink diamonds are said to be larger than 10 carats and only 4% are classified as “fancy vivid”. ‘CTF Pink Star’, weighing 59.6 carats, holds the current record for the highest price paid for a pink diamond at auction at $71.2 million. It was sold in a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong in April 2017.

Ancient vase dating from Qing Dynasty, China The most expensive antique on the planet belongs to an antique vase made in 1740 from the Qing Dynasty of China. The vase looks very beautiful, is made of gold with a harmonious combination of light yellow and sky blue and 4 motifs like fish and flowers. The auction of this vase is also one of the most expensive transactions ever made. The value of the vase is not only limited to its materials and sophistication, but also to its historical value and uniqueness. Can you imagine, the soaring price of this vase is 80.2 million USD. Leonardo da Vinci’s Leicester Notebook Leonardo da Vinci’s notebook was written around 1508. It was among the 30 notebooks during his lifetime. The notebook consists of 72 pages with special linen material, containing more than 300 notes, detailed drawings related to the research topic of water and its movement; sketch studies of the famous Mona Lisa; explanation of the fossils found,.. Leonardo da Vinci’s Leicester Notebook However, if you just stop there, the notebook is just an ordinary notebook. What makes it so special and famous is that the notebook was written by its owner using a unique mirror writing technique. This way of writing backwards from right to left will force the reader to use a mirror when wanting to read it. Many people believe that he did this to keep his research secret, but it is also possible that it was Leonardo da Vinci’s own style. US billionaire Bill Gates is the most recent person to own this book for $ 30.8 million at an auction making it the most expensive book in the world today. The notebook is named after the Earl of Leicester, who first acquired it in 1719. Wine cabinet from the 18th century Wine cabinet from the 18th century. It should come as no surprise if this wine cabinet hits a record $30.4 million as it is one of the most exquisite pieces of furniture crafted in Florence during the Medici family’s rule. It took six years and 30 craftsmen to complete this masterpiece. This 12-foot tall cabinet was made continuously for 6 years by 30 skilled craftsmen. It is made of polished gemstones and colored stones. There is also a clock on the top of the cabinet, marked with a lily symbol (fleur-de-lis), making it even more sparkling and noble. It is currently on display at the Liechtenstein Museum, where visitors to the museum can freely admire it, unlike many other antiquities in private collections. Moonflask pink-fermented blue-white vase The blue-white vase is fermented in Moonflask pink. Another ancient Chinese vase entered the top of the world’s most expensive antiques. This Moonflask vase has the style of the 15th century and was autographed by the famous Qianlong king 6 times from 1736 to 1795. The vase is 48.9 cm high with very skillful and delicate carvings. . On the vase are engraved 2 phoenixes and a bright red pearl in pink enamel. In 1987, this beautiful blue-white vase was offered for sale at Sotheby’s – Hong Kong for $15.1 million. Olyphant handmade horn Olyphant Handmade Horn – $16.9 million It is unlikely that anyone would use a battle horn worth more than £10 million on the front, but this is exactly what the Olyphant represents – a battle horn or so-called hunting horn. This amazing artifact is without a doubt the most expensive artifact ever put up for auction in Northern Europe, and it was crafted in the 11th century. In fact, there are only six similar artifacts left in existence in the world. world. Three-legged vase made of gold from the Ming Dynasty The tripod is made of gold from the Ming Dynasty. With 18 carat pure gold material and embellished with many precious stones such as rubies, natural pearls, jade and crizoberyl minerals, … the 3-legged antique vase dating from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty ( China’s dynasty known for its wealth and luxury) has become one of the most valuable antiques in the world. It appeared in an auction held by the Sothebys in 2008 in Hong Kong for 15 million USD. Tiara’s crown Tiara’s crown This rare and beautiful tiara was a gift from German Prince Guido Henckel von Donnersmarck to his second wife, the Swedish princess Katharina. The Tiara tiara is set with 11 500-carat pear-shaped emerald gems and a Shizuka diamond, weighing approximately 101.27 carats. In an auction in Ganeva, it was sold for $12.1 million. Illustrated Folio by the Persian Shah Illustrated Folio by the Persian Shah. The Illustrated Folio, made by the Persian Shah around the 1500s, is the most expensive specimen of Islamic art perfection ever auctioned or sold for $12.2 million. This is the most creative work of art, the most exquisitely illustrated manuscript ever. It has great historical value because it is the epic scene of the Persian nation Ancient Goddard and Townsend family secretarial desk Ancient Goddard and Townsend family secretarial desk. A coveted antique treasure for collectors is the antique secretarial desk of the Goddard and Townsend families who lived in the United States in the 18th century. They lived in a residential carpentry community in Rhode Island, so the table was. In addition to the family’s Chippendale style, it also reaches a level of sophistication in its carvings and patterns as well as the wood that makes it up. This table is between 7 and 9 extant. Its new owner was the Brown family at an auction held by Christie’s in New York (USA) in 1989 for approximately $ 12 million. The German Imperial Soup Bowl The German Imperial Soup Bowl. The German Royal Soup urn from the time of Louis 15 is one of those valuable antiques that makes people feel very interesting. Interesting because it is just a bowl to eat soup that costs nearly 10.4 million USD. Maybe this is just a meal for emperors. However, this is also a work of art. The lid of this urn is engraved with beautiful patterns with the peaceful natural scenery of the countryside such as plants, fish and poultry. This is one of the most exquisite silver products that have survived until now when it was not confiscated to be melted down to support war funding during the French Revolution of 1789. The antique last appeared at a Sotheby’s auction in November 1996, but its owner is unknown.

They have innovation from auction item to auction format. They not only put on the auction floor items such as jewelry, antiques, fine art… as before. In addition, traditional auctions have also been replaced by online auctions due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Sotheby’s also said that young people are attracted to auctions of classic products, with unique designs and meaningful stories behind. Rare sneakers become hot items at auctions. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP. Last April, the company successfully auctioned Nike Air Yeezy 1s shoes once worn by Kanye West for $ 1.8 million. This is three times the previous auction record in the sneaker segment. Not stopping there, Sotheby’s continues to put on the auction floor more valuable sneaker collections. Typically, 13 pairs of basketball shoes have been worn by the greatest athletes in history NBA brought in the match, including Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Josh Pullan, managing director of Sotheby’s luxury goods division, said sneaker shoppers are typically 20-40 years old, younger than regular auction customers. “What’s also really exciting is that over 50% of the buyers and bidders at sneaker auctions are new Sotheby’s customers. So we found this to be a great item to attract new customers to “, he commented. Kanye West’s Nike Air Yeezy 1 shoes were purchased for $1.8 million. Photo: SCMP. The record for the price of sneakers is constantly being broken. Collecting rare sneakers is no longer a small hobby as it was 10 years ago. Many top collectors have appeared and are not afraid to spend large amounts of money to own “one-of-a-kind” shoes. Sotheby’s auction house appreciates the growth potential of the sneaker market. In particular, the Air Jordan 1s are the hottest. Many designs can be auctioned for about 110,000-164,000 USD. In addition, their value increases even more if they are used by famous artists and athletes.

Hermès Birkin handbags range from $8,500 to $2 million. Unlike traditional bags, the Baby Birkin does not exist in real life and is not manufactured by Hermès. Inside the bag contains a 40-week-old fetus, which is clearly seen from the outside due to the transparent bag. The Hermès bag is sold on the NFT for $23,500. Photo: InputMag. Buyers of Baby Birkin will immediately receive a 3D video of the bag with a resolution of 2,000 x 2,000 pixels, with a proof of ownership token. When admiring the bag, the fetus inside will move and “grow” up to 40 weeks old, to music inspired by space. According to the InputMag , which is also the next difference of Baby Birkin compared to the usual Hermès Birkin bags. Instead of having to go to the store to order and wait for months or years to receive, Baby Birkin buyers will own the product as soon as the auction ends. According to the Basic.Space , the owner of an NFT handbag with the account name Aki Hayashi. There were a total of 32 bids, of which Hayashi made 4 bids and won with the final figure of $23,500. The designers claim this bag is valuable because it is rarer than any other handbag on the market. NFT is a concept that has been in the spotlight recently, when virtual items are traded at sky-high prices. One of them includes painting Everydays: The First 5,000 Days priced at $69.3 million, or Jack Dorsey’s first tweet is owned by a businessman for $2.9 million. Many fashion products such as watches and clothes have been “digitized” and sold on NFT floors, meeting the needs of users to own unique but bogus items. According to the NonFungible , NFT transaction value tripled in 2020, reaching $250 million. In 2021, the NFT fever still shows no signs of cooling down. Like new trends on the Internet, NFT creates mixed opinions about the real value, besides the possibility of just a speculative bubble. Things to know about NFT – the new fever of the world NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. This is a cryptographic token on the blockchain that represents a single asset class.

Marie-Cecile Cisamolo, the auction house’s jewelry expert, said: “The over 100-carat diamond was cut from roughly 200-carat rough. The rough diamond, named Sergei Diaghilev, was unearthed. mining in 2016”. The diamond is expected to fetch $22 million at auction. Photo: Reuters. One year and eight months is the time to perfect the diamond’s appearance. It has a rectangular shape with sparkles. The first images of the diamond were introduced during the preview held on May 7. The diamond is in 144 lots offered for sale. The remaining pieces of jewelry include rings, earrings, brooches and some other stones. Besides, many designs are made from sapphires and rubies. According to the Jewels for Me Diamonds represent eternal love. This stems from the fact that diamond is one of the hardest substances on Earth. Many believe that the first diamond was discovered in India 3,000 years ago. However, some other theories suggest that it was found 6,000 years ago. Rapper with a diamond on his forehead spends $500,000 on jewelry During a shopping spree at Icebox, Lil Pump spent $500,000 on a diamond necklace and bracelet.

This week, Osenat will auction more than 360 objects once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at an event in Fontainebleau, near Paris. The auction was held on May 5, on the 200th anniversary of the death of Emperor Napoleon. Pictured, bronze statue of Napoleon at Osenat’s auction booth. Emperor Napoleon died on 5/5/1821 at the age of 51, on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, then occupied by British Empire troops. Napoleon was exiled to the island after his defeat at the historic Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He died 6 years after being brought to the island. In the photo, the sled belongs to Emperor Napoleon and Empress Josephine. The watch belongs to the Emperor Napoleon with the letter “N” decorated on the outside, around the mother of pearl bezel. Many of the relics sold at the May 5 auction were brought back to the mainland from Longwood House, Emperor Napoleon’s last residence on the island of Saint Helena. This house was once gloomy, rotten and rat-infested, but has now become a tourist attraction. In the photo, a necklace made of Napoleon’s hair and gold thread. Photo: AFP. The plate was once used by Emperor Napoleon for dinner. Photo: AFP. In the auctioned collection there are strange relics such as a necklace made from Napoleon’s hair or a cloth stained with the blood of the French emperor, brought to the mainland by Marquis Charles Tristan – Napoleon’s loyal bodyguard. Saint Helena Island. “In this bloodstain, we have the DNA of the French emperor. Nothing can be so real,” said an employee of Osenat. Photo: AFP. “Napoleon owns a very large number of shirts. He is obsessed with cleanliness to the point of exaggeration. He showers 3-4 times a day, uses 20-30 liters of perfume a month, and always changes his shirt.” Osenat staff said. In the photo, the shirt was once worn by Emperor Napoleon. Photo: AFP. The auctioned collection also includes a dinner plate, a drinking crystal and a variety of clothing that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon. Pictured is a letter signed by Napoleon himself. Photo: AFP. In 2014, a collection of more than 1,000 items that once belonged to Emperor Napoleon was also auctioned in Paris. Photo: AFP.

According to the SCMP , the Covid-19 pandemic makes fashion auctions on the Internet more popular. Last year, the number of Chinese customers bidding online for luxury fashion tripled. Katie McNaughton, a vintage store owner in London, UK, says the craving for vintage items has grown so much that people are investing in clothes, bags and shoes. They hope they will turn out to be attractive investments. These people hired McNaughton to take her advice. The bags “profitable” “The classic Chanel bag is like a savings account. It increased in value 12 percent last year and can continue to grow,” McNaughton said. Last year, Hermès handbags, Nike sneakers, Chanel shoes and Patek Philippe watches were the key items that determined sales at hit auction houses such as Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips. The major auction houses are focusing on selling historic items. Photo: SCMP. In December 2020, Christie’s Hong Kong caused a stir when it set an auction record for a handbag. It was the Hermès Himalaya Kelly model that sold for $437,330 to a young Chinese customer. This is like a new development in the fashion industry. As a result, handbags remain the most popular fashion item to buy and sell at auctions. It’s the accessory McNaughton now specializes in. She advises customers around the world to carefully select the items being auctioned for future profits. “If you want a safe and secure investment, you should choose classic bags from big brands like Chanel or Hermès. Because they create styles that are mainly seasonal. Bottega Veneta likes to create pieces. Unique items are also an option you should consider. Similarly, the Dior saddlebags many bought in the 1990s have suddenly become popular again at auction. My prediction for next year is the Fendi baguette,” McNaughton said. Hire storytellers to engage young people The demand for vintage bags is increasing due to the issue of sustainability being promoted in the fashion industry. In fact, designers also regularly revisit their archives to create new collections. This makes the new collections still breathe from the old design. Since then, the old item is remembered and becomes more valuable. Street-inspired items are also put on the auction floor to attract young people. Photo: AFP. Besides, in a pandemic year without much social contact, customers are also looking for personal items and products with meaningful historical elements. Therefore, the shortest way that can be met is to buy an item at an auction. To make the items more valuable and attract young people, brands rely on the help of social media influencers from China. Christie’s has announced the upcoming online handbag sale for Hermès and Chanel through an influencer. Similarly, Sotheby’s tells their jewelry stories with the help of Mr Bags (Tao Liang) – one of the top handbag and jewelry influencers in the world. Mr Bags is a big influence in the fashion industry in the country of billions of people. Photo: Tao Liang. Liang has more than 7 million followers on social media platforms. Recently, he posted a video about himself preparing to participate in the auction. In the end, he won a light gray Hermès Birkin bag for over $10,000. From there, people who watch Liang’s videos tend to follow suit. Aside from handbags, watches and jewelry, the most popular items in the auction are usually streetwear pieces. Auction houses are trending to help young Chinese collectors invest in sneakers, skateboards, sweatshirts and caps. “Many bidders have a love for art. They want to buy shoes and bags the same way they buy paintings or sculptures. They carefully consider both aesthetic value and resale value. in the future. Fendi Baguettes and Nike sneakers are the two items that could explode next.” SCMP identify. The rapper spends a villa room for 200 pairs of shoes Rapper J Balvin is a man with a passion for shoes. In his Japanese-style mansion, he reserved a room to store 200 pairs of shoes.

The flawlessly beautiful jewelry set is being sold individually at Christie’s, with an initial estimate of 10,000-250,000 francs ($11,000-$275,430) each. Among these, the standout necklace and crown set with sapphires were quarried from gem mines in the Ceylon area, now Sri Lanka. Beautiful flawless diamond and sapphire jewelry set. Photo: Christie’s Notably, part of the Christie’s home auction this time is a sapphire and diamond tiara that once belonged to Queen Maria II of Portugal from the 19th century, which sold for the actual price of Rs. 1.77 million francs. While the 100.94 carat rectangular cut diamond in color D, is sold for a hefty price of 12.84 million francs. The sale ended, bringing in revenue that far exceeded the original estimate. Beautiful brooch of Emperor Napoleon’s adopted daughter. Photo: Christie’s Christie’s auction house representative – Code Fawcett said: “Today’s auction brought in 57.75 million Francs, equivalent to 64 million USD. This is quite a large revenue. This year will be a boom year, there will be More demand than last year and I believe this will be a good start to a great auction season. We look forward to many more spectacular auctions.” Christie’s’ latest auction comes shortly after another auction organized by the same auction house, selling memorabilia related to Emperor Napoleon on the 200th anniversary of his death.

Panoramic view of Villa Firenze villa located in Beverly Hills, California The largest estate in North Beverly Park, an exclusively controlled community that was once home to Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone, Rod Stewart and Kimora Lee Simmons. This property has over 1,858 square meters of living space, with 3 guest quarters, 13 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and 8 bathrooms. Swimming pool is one of the highlights of this villa The mansion, built over five years by architect William Hablinski, features marble and stone floors, arched doorways and multiple fireplaces. The campus includes a swimming pool, tennis courts and trails. Udvar-Hazy, who immigrated to the United States from Hungary when he was young, is considered one of the founders of the aircraft rental industry. He founded International Lease Finance, which was sold to the insurer American International Group in 1990 for $1.3 billion (equivalent to VND 30,068 billion). He is currently the Executive Chairman of Air Lease. Forbes estimates his net worth at about 4 billion USD (equivalent to 92,516 billion VND). The view from above of the villa The most expensive mansion ever sold at auction was a beachfront home in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The 2,787 m2 villa called Playa Vista Isle was valued at $159 million (equivalent to VND3,677 billion) in 2015. It was auctioned by Concierge Auctions in 2018 for $42.5 million. equivalent to 982 billion dong). Pictures of the inside of the villa Marble arches and vaulted ceilings evoke the glamor of European design. Spacious living room The entrance leads to a fountain and yard that can hold up to 30 cars

The BTS member wore it when performing the song Idol in the program The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in September 2020. The design will be auctioned on April 22 with an initial price of 5 million won (approximately $ 4,469). The shirt was worn by Jimin at Gyeongbokgung Palace. Photo: Allkpop. Kim Rieul made Jimin fans angry when he admitted that he took away the male singer’s shirt and didn’t wash it. The incident was revealed when the designer filmed a video showing off his wardrobe. “This shirt was actually worn by Jimin on stage at Gyeongbokgung Palace to perform. I didn’t even wash it. I got it back right after the event,” Kim said. Koreaboo Comment: “It will be sold with Jimin’s intact body odor”. The BTS fan community thinks that the designer’s actions are unethical. Many people questioned whether Jimin knew his clothes would be sold without washing? Or did HYBE (Big Hit Entertainment) allow the designer to auction? The designer takes a video showing off the shirt that is about to be auctioned. Screenshots. “I still keep the outfit BTS wear because at first, they said they wanted to buy it. I never sold my clothes to idols. And I couldn’t just sell them to each BTS group. Get your clothes back, “Kim Rieul said. In early April, the auction organization said the original designer did not want to sell the shirt Jimin wore. However, after that, he agreed. Fans were also very excited to hear idol clothes being auctioned at that time.

Logo of Ebay Inc., an e-commerce group. Photo: Reuters NFT is a type of digital asset that uses blockchain technology – similar to the Bitcoin cryptocurrency – to create a unique chain of code that represents a certain item and cannot be replaced. These sequences are often used to identify digital versions of works of art, song or cyber phenomena. NFT has boomed this year, as enthusiasts spend huge sums of money on artwork and items that only exist online, with some products selling for tens of millions of dollars. However, not all NFTs are collectibles. NFTs can be in-game items, event tickets, and domain names. In the short term, an NFT warehouse will be made available to sellers who meet eBay’s standards. In addition, users can expect future programs, policies and tools that will allow them to buy and sell NFT for a wider range of products. In the coming months, eBay will add new features that may not contain blockchain-based collections, said Jordan Sweetnam, eBay’s Senior Vice President and General Manager for North America. owns 187 million of these users. The announcement comes just a week after eBay said it is looking into the possibility of accepting cryptocurrencies as a form of payment in the future and is looking to enable NFT on its platform.

Rares CEO and co-founder Gerome Sapp share that those who buy the Nike Air Yeezy 1 have a piece of the history of the sneakers of the world. The Nike Air Yeezy 1 was displayed at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, China. Photo: NY Post. In a statement by Sotheby’s, the head of Streetwear and Modern Collectables – Brahm Wachter – said that Kanye West is one of the most influential shoe and clothing designers of today’s era, male rapper branded products all create. effect, spread to everyone. “This shoe is so important to the growth of Yeezy – one of the most important lifestyle and sports shoe brands in history. In 2008, it made waves in the sneakers community,” he said. more. The Air Yeezy 1 was Kanye’s first groundbreaking sneakers with Nike. It has a special impact as one of the first notation designs created for artists, not athletes. Since then, many brands have partnered with other musicians and creators to make signature shoes. Nike Air Yeezy 1 was acquired for $ 1.8 million. Photo: @ sotheby’s.

After posting the photo, many fans left comments to praise and express jealousy because he had valuable items. “If you want to know who bought BTS’s costumes, it is me,” Landon wrote in the photo caption. The young man showed off a photo of BTS. Photo: @landonangeloofficial. In the interview with Vogue The 22-year-old admits he often collects costumes worn by famous artists. Whether it’s on stage clothes or videos, he tries to buy it. In March, Big Hit Entertainment and BTS announced they have decided to wear 7 outfits Life Goes On for auction at charity event Grammy Awards . Costumes include t-shirts, pajamas, shirts, trousers, sweaters, and menswear. The auction process takes place on March 8-23. The proceeds will go to the Grammy Museum. The shirt was worn by Jimin at Gyeongbokgung Palace. Photo: Allkpop. In fact, BTS’s costumes are not uncommon for auction. In mid-April, Jimin’s shirt was worn to perform the song Idol at Gyeongbokgung Palace (Korea) was also auctioned off. However, the fact that the designer did not wash the shirt and still kept the male idol’s sweat created controversy in the fan community. Therefore, the auction was postponed.

From Peter Mücke, ARD Studio New York The most expensive sneakers of all time cost $ 1.8 million, the equivalent of around one and a half million euros. The US rapper Kanye West had worn the black leather shoes “Yeezy 1” at the 2008 Grammy Awards. A marketing coup by the manufacturer Nike, which until then had only named sneakers after athletes. Allegedly, the musician is said to have helped design the sneaker, which was then named after his nickname: Yeezy.

Limited edition available since 2009

The shoe came onto the market in a limited edition in 2009, followed by a successor model in 2012. After that, Kanye West ended its collaboration with Nike on the grounds that it did not get enough of the income. He is now under contract with German competitor Adidas. The pair “Yeezy 1” worn by West previously belonged to shoe collector Ryan Chang, who has now put them up for auction. The new owner is the sneaker investment platform “Rares”. There, buyers can acquire shares in rare sports shoes, similar to how shareholders can acquire shares in a company.

Previous record for Michael “Air” Jordan

Historical sneakers had recently repeatedly fetched high prices at auctions. Previous record holder: Michael Jordan basketball shoes for $ 615,000. Kanye West’s sneakers have now changed hands for three times the sum.

Facing the closure of illegal sand mining sites, hundreds of truck drivers flocked to Hop Nghia sand mine in Nghia Dung commune, Quang Ngai city in long queues waiting to buy sand on the Tra Khuc river. The price of sand increased dramatically According to truck drivers, the price of sand surged in a short time, making both the driver and the house-builder face many difficulties. “Seeing that many trucks flocked here are too crowded, so we increased the selling price to 170,000 VND / m3 so that they could withdraw less but not shovel the sand in time. Currently, we have reduced the selling price for each sand block to 140,000 VND” explains Hop Nghia sand mine management staff Dozens of trucks line up to buy sand on Tra Khuc River in Village 6, Nghia Dung Commune, Quang Ngai City. Photo: Minh Hoang. In this regard, Mr. Nguyen Duc Trung, Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Quang Ngai, said that up to now, there are no sanctions in controlling enterprises that win the auction of sand mines to sell materials to the market. . “In principle, a business that sells sand at high prices is obliged to pay tax on the difference between buying and selling. If they neglect to declare or issue an invoice, they will violate the tax law and be fined and collect money. tax like any other business, “Trung stressed. Competition is not fair According to businesses, it takes from 6 months to a year to complete sand mine auction procedures, including: Documenting exploration, reserve assessment, hiring a consultant to design documents, assess the environmental impact. school, gathering community opinions, handing over landmarks … Mining auctions have to pay billions of VND in natural resources tax, large costs to hire consultants to prepare design documents, assess environmental impacts, collect community opinions … “We have to adjust the selling price of sand to compensate for the losses of mine auction costs. Meanwhile, the sand exploiters sold to the market about 50,000 VND / m3 (the selling price is 3 times lower than that). compared to mining auctions) causing unfair competition “, said representative of Phu Gia Thinh Construction One Member Co., Ltd. Sand is scarce, some businesses voluntarily raise the selling price of construction sand, causing many difficulties for people. Photo: Minh Hoang. Mr. Dang Van Minh, Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People’s Committee, acknowledged that there are many sand mines granted to public investment projects, providing for public investment projects, one, but ten. “Enterprise auctioned sand mines at high prices but could not sell because the illegal sand mining units dumped the price. This led to the consequences of unfair competition from enterprises, creating injustice in the management of natural resources. So I ask all branches and localities to inspect and handle this situation completely, ”Mr. Minh said. Meanwhile, Mr. Tran Phuoc Hien, Vice Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People’s Committee, said that the auction plan for the right to exploit sand and gravel in the river bed submitted by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment was not consistent with the mineral planning. building materials, planning and regulation of rivers, planning of inland waterways … Mr. Hien noted that the eligible for licensing sand and gravel mines must be in line with the relevant sector plans and comply with the provisions of law. The localities must check the feasibility and effectiveness of the sand and gravel mines put into the auction, to avoid the situation of not being able to organize the exploitation after the units win the auction. Currently, the three sand mines on the Tra Khuc River (Quang Ngai) have valid exploitation permits. In which, in 2018, Hop Nghia Investment and Development Joint Stock Company auctioned a sand mine in village 6, Nghia Dung commune, Quang Ngai city with an area of ​​11 hectares with about 18.2 billion VND. Lung Lo Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Company 251 auctioned a 3-hectare sand mine in Phuoc Loc village, Tinh Son commune, Son Tinh district, for 5.7 billion dong. Phu Gia Thinh Construction One Member Company Limited auctioned a 3.5-hectare sand mine in Dien Nien village, Tinh Son commune, Son Tinh district for 2.7 billion dong.

According to the decision, after 30 days from the date of winning the auction, if Viet Thanh Company does not pay in full, the auction result will be canceled and the deposit paid to the State fund. In fact, Viet Thanh Company has not paid enough land use fees, but the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province decided to divide the land into 2 parts and on April 17, 2014, issued a LURC with an area of ​​797 square meters to the Company. company Viet Thanh. The land of 73 Nguyen Hue, Hue City is allowed by the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province to split the parcel wrongly. Not yet licensed to build and not authorized to hand over the field land, but Viet Thanh Company has built the raw work, then abandoned this land for nearly 10 years, causing waste of land resources. . By July 2020, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Thua Thien-Hue province issued a decision to revoke and cancel the certificate of land use right, ownership of houses and other land-attached assets granted to Viet Thanh Company at the digital land lot. 73 Nguyen Hue, Hue City. Through the inspection, the TTCP clarified, the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province extended Viet Thanh Company to delay payment of winning the land use right auction and split the parcel, issue the LURC for a part of the land number 73 Nguyen Hue is wrong. regulations, causing loss of State budget. Viet Thanh Company has not been licensed to invest in the construction of the above land, but the Department of Finance and the Valuation Council have advised the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province to issue Decision No. 95 / QD-UBND to refund the amount. More than 969 million VND for the invested Viet Thanh Company is not in accordance with the direction of the Provincial People’s Committee. For the above violations, the responsibility falls under the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province; Directors of Departments: Finance, Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Planning and Investment, Director of Tax Department and Viet Thanh Company. Similarly, the Prime Minister has clarified the assignment of land lot A7 (group 13, area 5, An Dong ward, Hue city) to Mr. Huynh Cu (Hue City Party Secretary for the 2015-2020 term; Chairman of the Hue City People’s Council. period 2016-2021 has just been dismissed) not through auction. Or the People’s Committee of Hue City held an auction for 5 public housing and land establishments, including housing area No. 01 Pham Thi Lien; real estate at 27 Au Trieu (1,131.7m2); the land 101 Phan Dinh Phung (2,361,4m2); real estate 138 Chi Lang (270.2m2); real estate No. 01 Chi Lang (52.8m2) not in accordance with regulations, violating Clause 2, Article 15, Decree No. 44/2014 / ND-CP of the Government; violating Point dd, Clause 2, Article 23 of Decree No. 17/2010 / ND-CP of the Government on property auction. Responsibility for these violations lies with the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hue City, Director of the Center for Development of the Hue City, Head of the Finance and Planning Department and related organizations and individuals from time to time. In addition, according to the conclusion of the TTCP, the division of plots, the auctioning of 18 plots of land in Thuy Bang commune (Huong Thuy town) violated the regulations on property auction. Since then, the Prime Minister has proposed to the Prime Minister to direct the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province to urgently reorganize the management, use of land, management of construction investment in the area; review and take appropriate form of handling for the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province, the Vice Presidents in charge of the province through the periods together with related collectives and individuals to happen violations. TTCP proposed to assign the Thua Thien-Hue province authorities to handle the total amount of violations of more than 401 billion VND and 1,219 USD discovered through the inspection; proposing to examine and rectify the bidding and auction work in the province of Thua Thien-Hue; direct the termination of the lease of houses and land in the designated form in Hue city and manage and use real estate in accordance with the law.

Panoramic villa Villa Firenze is located in Beverly Hills, California The largest estate in North Beverly Park, an exclusively controlled community that used to be the home of Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Sylvester Stallone, Rod Stewart and Kimora Lee Simmons. This property has a living space of more than 1,858 m2, with 3 guest areas, 13 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and 8 bathrooms. Swimming pool is one of the highlights of this villa The mansion, built over five years by architect William Hablinski, has marble and stone floors, arched doors and lots of fireplaces. The campus includes a swimming pool, tennis courts and trails. Udvar-Hazy, who immigrated to the United States from Hungary when he was young, is considered one of the founders of the airplane rental industry. He founded International Lease Finance, which was sold to insurer American International Group in 1990 for $ 1.3 billion (equivalent to VND 30,068 billion). He is currently the Executive Chairman of Air Lease. Forbes estimates his net worth is about $ 4 billion (equivalent to 92,516 billion). Aerial view of the villa The most expensive villa ever auctioned was a beach house in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. The 2,787-square-meter villa called Playa Vista Isle was once valued at $ 159 million (equivalent to 3,677 billion) in 2015. It was auctioned by Concierge Auctions in 2018 for $ 42.5 million. equivalent to 982 billion dong). Photos inside the villa Marble arches and domed ceilings evoke the charms of European design. Spacious living area The entrance to the fountain and courtyard can hold up to 30 cars

Right after buying the bowl from the market, the owner took pictures and sent it to experts for appraisal. The bowl was later identified by the Ming dynasty produced during the reign of King Minh Thanh To (1403-1424). The bowl is white with delicate motifs of lotus flowers, peony flowers, chrysanthemums and pomegranates. The diameter of the bowl is about 15 cm. The lotus bowl originated from the reign of King Minh Thanh To. Photo: Sotheby’s. The ancient bowl is named “lotus bowl” based on the lotus pattern on the outer body. The bowl is priced at 300,000-500,000 USD, 14,300 times more than the original purchase price by the owner. Auction organization Sotheby’s does not disclose the identity of the owner who bought the bowl from the second hand market. “The bowl has an extremely smooth porcelain body and a smooth enamel finish that doesn’t wear,” said Angela McAteer, head of Sotheby’s China Antiques division. The technology for making this bowl is not replicated in the later Ming dynasties, nor in successive dynasties, Ms. McAteer said. According to representatives of Sotheby’s, there are only 6 bowls in the world similar to antiques found in Connecticut, including those on display at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, the British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Antiques are scheduled to be auctioned on March 17 during Sotheby’s “Asian Week” event. In addition to the “lotus bowl”, other Chinese antiques at auction include a fine Tang Dynasty silver bowl and an 18th century jade vase. These two items are priced at 1, 5 million USD.

Similarly, TIME has auctioned three of their covers on digital space and earned nearly half a million dollars. The New York Times also sold their “first article in nearly 170 years of history”, earning $ 560,000. This market is becoming more bustling than ever. A tweet by billionaire Mark Cuban sold for a thousand dollars. Beeple, a cartoonist who specializes in caricatures, has sold millions of dollars of his work, even though no one has ever touched his paintings! Video clips of basketball shoots are gathered on a “marketplace” called NBA Top Shot, and its weekly revenue can reach hundreds of millions of dollars. Is digitization a tool so omnipotent that we have to deny the beauty of the real world? Photo source: Getty In all of these deals, the asset is completely virtualized, and it is sold by a technology called Non-Fungible Token (NFT). NFT is a code that records that a certain original asset (tweet, clip, cover …) belonging to any owner is unique and does not have a second. This unique digital version certificate is purchased, not assets that are materialized in physical form. But, these virtual assets, despite the fact that they may not be as physically interactive as real paintings or newspapers, are costing many times as much as the real thing that can be touched, even if you can. Readers feel this is crazy: these things should not even be sold, in the conventional sense of most of us. Modern people are increasingly moving towards the digital world: today, only about 3% of the circulating money exists in physical form, the rest are simply numbers in bank accounts. . Technology companies digitize enormous amounts of data about a person for advertising and business. Never in history have we acted as both the most active producer and consumer of data, as we do now. In fact, we’ve been selling “untouchable” things for a long time: in 2018, the New York Times published a shocking article about the black market on social media. An American company called Devumi has sold hundreds of millions of followers to 200,000 famous customers, TV stars, athletes, and even pastors and models. On Facebook, user accounts were hacked and fanpages were bought and resold for many purposes. But, the sale of NFT pushes the view of digital to an unprecedented extreme: internet products, based on bits of information, are practically something anyone can access and enjoy. The NFT eliminated this indulgence entirely, leaving only the single acknowledgment of ownership. This vision redefines our worldview: without touching and even enjoying it, we can still price and trade at a hefty price. We often tell ourselves that humans are becoming more and more “materialistic”, when the truth is that we are slowly denying the literal materiality of this world. The 1965 American installation artist Joseph Kosuth’s “One and Three Chairs” can make us reflect on our detachment from reality: it consists of a real chair in the middle, to the right of it. is a picture of a chair and to the left is the dictionary definition of a chair. Try digitizing these 3 objects and imagine how much memory it will take up on the computer’s hard drive. The line that defines the chair only needs about one kilobyte of data. The image even has the highest resolution increase, perhaps only up to 10 megabytes. The real chair can, in a way, be considered limitless. The most accurate digital scan can only produce a “map” of its surface features, and even these features can only be reflected with a certain degree of fidelity. No matter how detailed these data points can convey other subtle things, like the feeling of sitting on the chair, or the personality of the carpenter who made it. Digitization is, in this case, completely powerless against a universal object. Real world discrimination But stories that overblown the virtual world continued to be told. In 2014, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen cheerfully wrote a series of tweets on his Twitter account – he himself called them the “tweetstorm” – announcing that computers and robots were about to free it all. we are free from “the constraints of material needs”. He declared that, “for the first time in human history, we have been able to show our true integrity and integrity: we will be whoever we want to be”. Such prophecies can be easily refuted, but in fact they have shaped public opinion. By spreading a technological utopia, defining that progress is fundamentally just technology, these tycoons have encouraged the masses to give up important aspects of their lives and give them away. Allows entrepreneurs and financial professionals from Silicon Valley to freely recreate culture to suit their commercial interests. Pablo Neruda and what remains in his collection of “blunt rags”. Photo source: Alamy Stock In the book “Digitalization” (published in 1995), Massachusetts Institute of Technology founder Nicholas Negroponte said: “Computers are no longer computers. It is about life ”. Silicon Valley is home to more devices and software than anywhere in the world, and more importantly, it has successfully sold an ideology. This “creed” is utopian technologicalism, with the tool of treating digitization as an all-powerful tool and of infinite value. The people from Silicon Valley are fierce materialists: what can’t be measured means nothing. But, they hate matter. From their point of view, the world’s problems, from inefficiency and inequality to illness and death all stem from its physical characteristics, embodying itself in chaos and lack of flexibility. The panacea is a virtual world, and the commonly told story is that this society will be recreated and redeemed by computer code, with a new garden of Eden built out of bits, dissolving the world of things. add to this virtual network. It has led to a huge rise in the price of virtual things, in the expression of a new wave of progress: a picture, no, even a certificate of ownership. Digital painting on the internet is now a thousand times more expensive than a real picture, something we can hang up, touch, look at it every day and see the beauty in it. The real beauty. Not painting stories. In the process of searching for information for this article, I came across a story by Chilean poet and politician Pablo Neruda: he was a collector of curious objects, such as tubes. bizarre carvings, masks of Africa look rather odd, ships in bottles and whales’ teeth. He wrote in his book “Memories” (1974) that “in my house, I have gathered a collection of toys, large and small, that I cannot live without”. The poems Neruda wrote often praised these seemingly trivial and unique objects. “In my poems,” he wrote: “I cannot close the doors to the streets, just as I cannot close the doors to love, life, joy or sadness.” Today, perhaps we do not often find such people who love things so often, not by the superficial preference of a consumerist, but by someone who understands being able to touch. something and feel it may be the most valuable thing in the world: “Someone who does not play has forever lost the child living in him and he will miss it very much” – Neruda wrote. For Neruda, children are considered materialistic in the purest and purest sense, enjoy the textures, sounds, colors, and smells of objects and are able to live fully in those moments. . In September 1973, during Neruda’s funeral, soldiers following the dictator Pinochet’s truth trampled on the collection and broke most of them. These rough gestures, in a sense, are also regrettable: they lost a chance to see beauty, as Neruda did. Today, no one takes away our right to touch real things with such rudeness. But, it seems that many of us are willing to give this up, for someone else’s story. About things that may not be of any value (compared to something in the flesh) but are being valued in millions.

The bowl, identified as a rare Ming-era antiquity, even achieved a much higher selling price than Sotheby’s initial valuation of $ 300,000-500,000. It sold for $ 721,800, nearly 29,000 times the original purchase price from the second hand market. The lotus bowl originating from the reign of Emperor Minh Thanh To has just been sold for $ 721,800. Photo: Sotheby’s. The bowl is white with delicate motifs of lotus flowers, peony flowers, chrysanthemums and pomegranates. The diameter of the bowl is about 15 cm. While auction organizer Sotheby’s did not disclose the identity of the owner who bought the precious bowl, Sotheby’s head of the Chinese arts department, Angela McAteer, told CNN By phone prior to the March 17 auction, the person who found the bowl at a second hand market did not haggle when buying it for an asking price of 35 USD. Immediately after buying, he sent a photo of the bowl to auction specialists, and it was immediately identified as an object of historical significance. “Instinctively we have a very, very good feeling about the bowl,” said Ms. McAteer. After more thorough examination, experts identified this antiquity – also known as the “lotus bowl” – produced by the Ming court during the reign of Emperor Minh Thanh To (1403-1424) – during period is famous for its special sophisticated porcelain technique. “The bowl has an extremely smooth porcelain body and the glossy enamel is not abrasive,” Ms. McAteer said. The industry of making this bowl is no longer found in later dynasties. Photo: Sotheby’s. The bowl-making industry was not replicated in the later Ming dynasties, nor in successive dynasties, Ms. McAteer added. According to representatives of Sotheby’s, there are only 6 bowls in the world similar to antiques found in Connecticut, including those on display at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, the British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

This is a male rapper shoe used to wear on stage Grammy 50th. Design has an estimated selling price of more than 1 million USD. The Air Yeezy 1 was Kanye’s first groundbreaking sneakers with Nike. It has a special impact as one of the first notation designs created for artists, not athletes. Since then, many brands have partnered with other musicians and creators to make signature shoes. Nike Air Yeezy 1 is expected to cost more than $ 1 million. Photo: @ sotheby’s. “This shoe was so important to the growth of Yeezy – one of the most important lifestyle and sports shoe brands in history. In 2008, it made waves in the sneakers community,” said Brahm Wachter. – Sotheby’s Streetwear and Modern Collectables – share. This design introduced Nike Yeezy to the world, Sotheby’s said, redefining what it means to be a shoe. “Exclusive to Kanye, Air Yeezy is a completely new silhouette, designed for an artist instead of an athlete, paving the way for many artists’ collaborations today,” the auction firm shared. Previously, Nike only worked with athletes. Kanye West is a significant breakthrough for the American brand. While not the only one who designs, Kanye West has a major influence on the look of the Nike Air Yeezy. This shoe is sold by collector Ryan Chang. It will be on display at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (China) from April 16. Sotheby’s claims the Nike Air Yeezy 1 and Nike Air Yeezy 2 are the most coveted by collectors. Photo: @ sotheby’s. How should men match with sneakers? Choosing the right clothes when wearing shoes helps the boys look stylish and youthful.

Bernard Madoff – the man behind the largest and most devastating pyramid scheme in history, taking over $ 65 billion of tens of thousands of victims worldwide, has gone from the pinnacle of fame. hope – from a powerful Wall Street tycoon to an extremely hated criminal who spends the rest of his life in a prison in North Carolina. The US federal prison agency confirmed that Bernard Madoff died at the age of 82 on April 14 while serving a prison term.

Super trick Bernard Madoff. Photo: Reuters

“We think he is God”

For decades, Bernard Madoff, former chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange, has been regarded as a model of a self-made financial expert who always enjoys luck despite the volatility of the market.

He has attracted a large number of dedicated investment clients, from Florida retirees to the rich and famous, including director Steven Spielberg, actor Kevin Bacon, Fred Wilpon – team boss baseball New York Mets and Elie Wiesel – Nobel Peace Prize winners

Madoff, was born in 1938 in a middle-class Jewish neighborhood in Queens, New York. His father, Ralph, was a stockbroker – the son of Eastern European immigrants in the United States.

Madoff and his brother Peter arrived on Wall Street in 1960 with the meager money saved from working as lifeguards and installing sprinkler systems. Madoff studied political science and law before founding Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities (BMIS). BMIS has built a reputation for large deals on the Nasdaq. In 1980, the company owned three floors of a high-rise building in downtown Manhattan.

Madoff helped make Nasdaq the largest stock exchange in North America through efforts to build its competitive advantage and increase its influence between 1970 and 1980. He was later appointed. President Nasdaq, has become a reliable figure in the eyes of investors as well as regulators.

“We think he is God. We entrust everything into his hands “, Elie Wiesel – Nobel Peace Prize winner shared.

Silently “cheat black child”

But what the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did not discover is that behind the scenes, in a separate and closed office, Madoff secretly runs the virtual wealth network using the money of the houses. New investments to pay back the old ones. If other ponzi scams work by paying high returns to investors and then collapsing quickly, Madoff pays a modest but steady return to perpetuate the scam over the long term.

Over the years, at least $ 13 billion has been invested in Madoff’s missions, the US authorities said. The collected documents show that Madoff’s profits are always stable at 2 digits even during market downturns. Before Madoff was arrested, many reports said that the amount of invested assets had reached 65 billion USD.

Kim in the bag for a long time also emerged

It all collapsed in 2008 after Madoff’s business was uncovered as a classic Ponzi scheme that brought the businessman billions. This mission has evaporated all money and wiped out the fortunes of investors – rich and poor, shattering many charities and funds around the world. Madoff – the biggest fraud boss in Wall Street history is so hated that he must wear a bulletproof vest to court after admitting his crime.

Madoff’s crimes not only ruined the lives of 37,000 victims, but also destroyed his own family, including Madoff’s two sons. Mark – one of his children committed suicide in 2010 – two years after his father was arrested. Another left son, Andrew, died of cancer at the age of 48. His wife, Ruth, is still alive and is currently hiding somewhere in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Madoff has created “a legend around him that makes everything special, unique and all,” said Elie Wiesel, a victim of the Ponzi mission that was seized for $ 15.2 million. are kept secret ”. Like many of his clients, Madoff and his wife enjoy a lavish lifestyle. They own a $ 7 million apartment in Manhattan, a $ 11 million real estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and a $ 4 million home on Long Island. In addition, his family has a house in the south of France, private aircraft and yachts.

In a report released in 2009, lawyer Irving Picard, representing the victims of the scam said: “The investigation of Madoff’s assets has led to a maze of funds, nests organizations and many international agencies are related and intertwined in unprecedented complexity with a width that seems to have no stops “.

The report said Madoff’s scam spread widely: Britain, Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, Gibraltar, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bahamas. More than 15,400 lawsuits have been filed against Madoff.

Madoff pleaded guilty in March 2009, saying he wanted to apologize to all victims and was deeply ashamed of his behavior. After being confined to an attic apartment in Manhattan for a while, he was sentenced to 150 years in prison in June 2009 and began serving in July 2009. The Madoff’s property was auctioned off. The US government also set up a trust to recoup the money that Madoff’s company has put into investments and pay thousands of victims.

An Thoi port is currently promoting about 17% of its design capacity

Mining right auction

An Thoi Port is a seaport invested by the State with a total cost of 128 billion VND with a design capacity of 280,000 tons of cargo / year, 440,000 passengers / year. At the time the project was put into operation (2012), An Thoi is the main port (main port) and the only port in Phu Quoc that can receive ships of up to 3,000 DWT.

Previously, in January 2014, the Vietnam Maritime Administration gave a consortium of investors, Saigon Transport Services Joint Stock Company – Hiep Phuoc Maritime and Development Investment Joint Stock Company (TRANACO Joint Stock Company – HPI) leases the infrastructure of An Thoi port with the lease period from 2014 to 2043. These two investors have established An Thoi Port Investment and Operation Joint Stock Company to execute the contract with the Department. Vietnam Maritime. However, during the implementation of the Contract, due to a number of reasons from the lessee, the Vietnam Maritime Administration unilaterally terminated the above-mentioned Contract on January 1, 2021.

It should be added that the leasing of maritime infrastructure has been implemented quite effectively by the Ministry of Transport – Transport and the Vietnam Maritime Administration. Since 2004 until now, there have been 4 leases of marine infrastructure invested with state budget funds, with the total rental paid to the state budget up to 1,480 billion VND. .

“The contract no.03 for renting An Thoi port was unilaterally terminated ahead of time because the internal investor consortium had many disagreements, leading to the incorrect payment of rent to the State on time. The operation of An Thoi port in the form of leasing still brings efficiency to the State ”, Mr. Luu Quang Lam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of An Thoi Seaport Investment and Exploitation Joint Stock Company affirmed.

According to Mr. Nguyen Nhat, Deputy Minister of Transport – Transport, to continue to select the lessee to operate An Thoi port according to the provisions of Decree No. 43/2018 / ND-CP dated March 12, 2018 of the Government, The Ministry of Transport has instructed the Vietnam Maritime Administration (the unit assigned to manage assets) to develop the Scheme.

“Up to now, the Scheme’s dossier has been completed and valid according to regulations. The fact that the Ministry of Transport and Transport consulted the Ministry of Finance – the public property management agency – is to comply with the provisions of Decree No. 43/2018 / ND-CP dated March 12, 2018 of the management, use and exploitation of maritime infrastructure assets, ”said Mr. Nhat.

Potential risks

According to the proposal of the Vietnam Maritime Administration, the entire maritime infrastructure of An Thoi port will continue to be leased for about 42 years from the time of signing the lease contract (expected from 2021). by 2063 (according to the time of use of the property).

The starting price for the rental auction of An Thoi port infrastructure is about 195 billion VND, determined by two items: fixed collection price worth 160 billion VND (residual value of the property; service costs annual asset management and exploitation of the lessor; cost of project formulation, auction organization) and the change in price of VND 35 billion, based on the lessee’s revenue from exploiting profit.

Representative of the Vietnam Maritime Administration said that this starting price is close to the developments of An Thoi port in recent times. In fact, after 7 years of leasing, it shows that the output of goods through the port only reached an average of 17% of the design capacity.

The main reason is that goods transported to Phu Quoc Island are mainly construction materials for civil construction works, goods related to people. Because it is located in the southern part of the island, far from projects and works under construction, if the cargo is unloaded at An Thoi port, it will take a long road transport process, but the road is narrow, through the residential market small bridges, bridges, low payloads, not suitable for the transportation of heavy and bulky goods.

“That is not to mention, Phu Quoc currently has many temporary ports and inland waterway ports, scattered near the construction works around the island, with cheap rates, quite convenient for loading and unloading goods. The contractor will definitely have experience and a stable source of goods, ”said the leader of the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

An Thoi Port Investment and Operation Joint Stock Company, Phu Quoc Sun Company Limited and some local investors are very interested in participating in leasing the right to operate An Thoi port in the case of the Scheme. approved by competent authorities.