A virtual art piece titled “Everydays: The First 5000 Days.” Created by digital artist Beeple, it’s the first NFT-based work of art to go on auction at Christie’s. Christie’s A non-fungible token by the artist Beeple sold at Christie’s for over $60 million, making it the most expensive NFT ever sold at auction. The final
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Digital artist Beeple is “a rich man” after his non-fungible token sold for nearly $70 million at auction, Noah Davis, a postwar and contemporary art specialist at Christie’s, told CNBC on Thursday. Davis made the comments in an interview on “Power Lunch” after the bidding window at Christie’s closed earlier Thursday. Beeple’s NFT — a collage
In building her multimillion-dollar business, Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, once took inspiration from another successful executive: Jeff Bezos. Herd sometimes watched videos of Bezos speaking, and in one, “he said something I will never forget and I agree with 1,000%,” she told CNBC Make It in 2019. The gist was that “when humans can
Kevin O’Leary, investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” is known for being blunt – even when it seems harsh. And it stems from something he learned from his mother, Georgette. “It’s easy to lie to people because you want to keep them feeling good. You don’t want to tell them the truth,” O’Leary tells CNBC Make
Micronesia has confirmed only one case of Covid-19 to date. The Polynesian island of Samoa and the South Pacific island of Vanuatu have just three cases each. Sounds like safe travel choices? There’s just one problem — none are allowing in tourists. Many islands that opened to tourists during the pandemic experienced rising coronavirus infection
Alexis Ohanian became a millionaire in 2006 after he and his co-founders sold Reddit to Conde Nast. Now, Ohanian is the founder of venture capital fund Seven Seven Six; has personally invested in many big companies, like soccer digital collectible platform Sorare and plant-based company Impossible Foods; and is a dad to his 3-year-old daughter,
(L-R) Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watch the RAF flypast on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, as members of the Royal Family attend events to mark the centenary of the RAF on July 10, 2018 in London, England.
VioletaStoimenova | E+ | Getty Images Out of sight, out of mind. For many people, that’s how their employer-offered 401(k) plan works. The employee chooses from a limited menu of investment options and, as long as the account continues a generally upward trajectory, the average investor has no reason to question their investment strategy nor any
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, speaks to the media following a meeting of the ECB governing board. Thomas Lohnes Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head up the European Central Bank, has said she hopes young women today don’t have to experience sexism like she did early on in her career. Lagarde
As another International Women’s Day rolls around, businesses have been making bold pledges to empower their female employees and strive toward equality, But still, in 2021, large swathes of women say their gender remains a major barrier to their professional progression. A full one-third of women in Asia-Pacific say they believe their gender has been