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		jtsiskin on March 14, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his N... Why not - what is missing? You know have a “legitimate” reason to have the money. Is the problem that the buyer was anonymous?

vmception on March 15, 2021 [–]

You can, but if you look at the Christie’s auction requirements, it forces bidders to use specific KYC’d financial institutions. That auction house’s lawyers were only made comfortable with that, but it is not a resolved legal requirement. You can totally sell an NFT to yourself in crypto.

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