Rare Black Diamond Sold in Cryptocurrency

[Yugocean]

The famous British auction house Sotheby's has sold a rare black diamond, "The Enigma" for more than $4.2 million. The most surprise thing was that, the buyer has paid Price in cryptocurrency.


Description of "The Enigma" :-
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• It is of 555.55 carats.​
• It has 55 facets.​
• It's estimated age is about 1 billion years.​
• It's origin is uncertain, but it is not believed to be originated in Earth. Furthermore, it is believed that this is a fragment of a diamond made black asteroid.​
• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 2006, it is the largest cut diamond in the world.​

The Buyer

Sotheby's did not disclose the name of The Enigma's buyer, or in which cryptocurrency the price was paid; but, Richard Hart, the creator of HEX, has claimed on Twitter that he is that anonymous buyer. Hart has dedicated The Enigma to the HEX community.​

 

[minenovo]

I was wondering whether that was the meteorite diamond that made such waves on the news recently, but this apparently a different thing?
Either way, it's pretty cool that it was paid for in crypto.