Sotheby’s Breaks New Ground with First Bitcoin Ordinals Poem Sale
Sotheby’s has sold an Ordinals inscribed poem titled “Cord” by Ana Maria Caballero for 0.28 Bitcoin or $11,430.
The sale, which took place last week, was part of the Natively Digital auction, an online event featuring Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions.
The Natively Digital collection aimed to provide a comprehensive exploration of NFT-like Ordinals on Bitcoin, showcasing significant early inscriptions.
In addition to acquiring the inscription, the buyer of “Cord” will receive a signed print of the poem.
Michael Bouhanna, the Vice President and Head of Digital Art at Sotheby’s, took to Twitter to announce that “Cord” was the first individual poem ever sold by the esteemed auction house, excluding manuscripts and books.
Caballero said that the sale of “Cord” holds great significance for her as she sees it as an opportunity to affirm the inherent value of written poetry.
“It’s an incredible opportunity to make a statement that words and language and poetry have value on their own.”
Yes yes not counting manuscripts and books.
— Michael Bouhanna (@michaelbouhanna) January 22, 2024
Caballero emphasized that the poem was sold based solely on the power of its language and text, without any additional visuals, sound, or experiences attached.
“Cord” will be featured in Caballero’s upcoming book, titled “Mammal.” Other notable artists included in the Natively Digital auction were FAR, XCPinata, Nullish, Rudxane, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Popoki, Shroomtoshi, Des Lucréce, and Claudia Hart.
One inscription associated with the “Quantum Cats” collection fetched over $250,000 during the auction.
In 2021, Caballero, along with Kalen Iwamoto and Sasha Stiles, co-founded theVerseverse, a digital poetry and NFT gallery.
Earlier, theVerseverse collaborated
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