Diamond that may have come from outer space sells for R$20 million

Earlier this year, a rare diamond presumed from outer space was sold for £3,161,000 at London’s largest auction house, Sotheby’s. equivalent to more than R$20 million at today’s price. According to the statement on the website crushableThe sales company stated that “the buyer has chosen to use cryptocurrencies for the purchase.”

But the quirks don’t end there. Known as “Mystery”The exaggerated diamond is 555.55 carats, making it “the largest exaggerated black natural-color diamond … and the largest cut diamond in the world,” Sotheby’s description.

Mashable Science Editor Mark Kaufman explains why Enigma can be considered an “unusual type of diamond”: carbonates. For many geologists, the explanation of a meteorite colliding with our planet cannot be overlooked, as theories about the origin of the Earth cannot explain where the carbonates came from.

Who paid R$20 million for the space diamond?

A rare black diamond that may have come from outer space has been sold as crypto for $4 million pic.twitter.com/X8Y6AnYH2R

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Although the identity of the buyer, like the name of the diamond, remains a mystery, Cryptocurrency Entrepreneur Richard Heart posted a tweet claiming to be the winner of the auction. However, the parties did not disclose which cryptocurrency was specifically used in the transaction.

In his Twitter post, Heart wrote, “I’ve won the world’s largest cut diamond for our #HEXican cultural heritage!. It will be called the HEX.com apple.” The purchase of the world’s largest diamond thus became a promotional piece for the launch of the cryptocurrency Hex.