Crypto-Fueled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution Ends With a Big Pool of Money and No Constitution

After raising nearly $49 million in ether in just a few days, the ConstitutionDAO that galvanized blockchain idealists did not win a copy of the US Constitution at Sotheby’s. Last night, the document, one of 13 surviving first edition copies, hammered for $43.2 million (going to—sigh—hedge fund billionaire Ken…

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