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Chicago hedge-fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin said he won a $43.2 million first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday—and now he intends to lend it to a free Arkansas art museum.
wsj.com/articles/citad…
Chicago hedge-fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin said he won a $43.2 million first-edition copy of the U.S. Constitution at a Sotheby’s auction on Thursday—and now he intends to lend it to a free Arkansas art museum.
wsj.com/articles/citad…
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Yes, he is a long established big art buyer, and sits on many art museum boards.
But I do not believe he has shown interest in Revolutionary War era documents before last night.
Yes, he is a long established big art buyer, and sits on many art museum boards.
But I do not believe he has shown interest in Revolutionary War era documents before last night.
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He's not a crypto fan:
Last month at the Econ Club of Chicago, he told the audience that he doesn’t trade in cryptos because of its “regulatory uncertainty,” adding [he]“wished all this passion and energy that went into crypto was directed toward making the US stronger.”
He's not a crypto fan:
Last month at the Econ Club of Chicago, he told the audience that he doesn’t trade in cryptos because of its “regulatory uncertainty,” adding [he]“wished all this passion and energy that went into crypto was directed toward making the US stronger.”
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Remember, crypto/DeFi is a threat to his business model.
So, I cannot help thinking he was incensed that the crypto community was going to pull this off and he would have spent whatever he needed to win it.
If the DAO raised $100 million, it would not have been enough.
Remember, crypto/DeFi is a threat to his business model.
So, I cannot help thinking he was incensed that the crypto community was going to pull this off and he would have spent whatever he needed to win it.
If the DAO raised $100 million, it would not have been enough.
as prices exploded across the industry – [Ken Griffin] referred to crypto as a “jihadist call” against the U.S. dollar.
coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/1…
coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/1…
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