Over the past few weeks a virtual flash mob called the ConstitutionDAO, with thousands of cryptocurrency fans, crowdfunded almost $45 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution. Although they lost the auction, they had already spun up a line of sweatshirts, emblazoned with emojis, distributed by the newsletter company MorningBrew. The plan? Purchase […]
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The sale of the only copy of an album for $2m is a reminder that canny rappers understood the artistic value of the original and the authenticWhen Martin Shkreli was convicted of fraud in 2017, the authorities ordered him to give up his assets, which i…