Why did Visa just buy a ‘CryptoPunk’ NFT for $150,000? The payments giant wants ‘a seat at the table as the crypto economy evolves’
August 23, 2021 at 12:57 PM EDT
Visa said it purchased a “CryptoPunk” nonfungible token, or NFT, for nearly $150,000, jumping into the growing frenzy in digital assets that some argue could be a game-changer in the realm of art, music and ownership of virtual assets.