Payments company Visa has bought CryptoPunk #7610 as part of a broader portfolio of alternative assets, it said in a post this morning. The punk is worth 49.5 ETH (the equivalent of approximately $166,000) and the deal was facilitated by Anchorage Digital.
“Over the last 60 years, Visa has built a collection of historic commerce artifacts – from early paper credit cards to the zip-zap machine. Today, as we enter a new era of NFT-commerce, Visa welcomes CryptoPunk #7610 to our collection,” the firm said in a tweet.
Over the last 60 years, Visa has built a collection of historic commerce artifacts – from early paper credit cards to the zip-zap machine. Today, as we enter a new era of NFT-commerce, Visa welcomes CryptoPunk #7610 to our collection. https://t.co/XoPFfwxUiu
— VisaNews (@VisaNews) August 23, 2021
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