1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auWhitney Kimballhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/whitneykimball-usa/The U.S. Government Has Sold Martin Shkreli's One-of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Albumrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iO7ySjKPxh"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/the-u-s-government-has-sold-martin-shkrelis-one-of-a-kind-wu-tang-album/">The U.S. Government Has Sold Martin Shkreli’s One-of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/the-u-s-government-has-sold-martin-shkrelis-one-of-a-kind-wu-tang-album/embed/#?secret=iO7ySjKPxh" width="600" height="338" title="“The U.S. Government Has Sold Martin Shkreli’s One-of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="iO7ySjKPxh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/28/ecd0f977fe4b4d2a5bc9aeee3b1e8291-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440The sole copy of the Wu-Tang album previously owned by convicted edgelord Martin Shkreli has moved on to a better place, hopefully. The Department of Justice announced today that the federal government has sold the album to an unknown buyer for an unknown price. In 2018, RZA said that he wanted to be that buyer.