If cryptocurrencies can continue their push into the
mainstream and achieve
widespread acceptance, not only among consumers but also from governments around the world, this could mean good things for bitcoin.
Before you bid on this week's lots, take a look back at the groundbreaking and remarkable auctions for now - renowned contemporary artists like Jasper Johns, Rachel Whiteread, Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst, and more, for whom
mainstream auction success can signal or inspire
widespread acceptance of once controversial methods and movements.