Why did Visa just buy a 'CryptoPunk' NFT for $150,000?

MarketWatch2021-08-24

Visa says it doesn't expect to be the last major institution to by an NFT GETTY IMAGES FOR NYFW: THE SHOWS Visa Inc. said on Monday that it purchased a "CryptoPunk" nonfungible token, or NFT, for ...

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2021-08-24
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