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Dutch auction



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In 2004, Google famously tried a Dutch auction as a way to push back against what it viewed as the clubby world of bankers allocating stock to the largest institutions and wealthiest clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It said it would ditch the popular Dutch auction style of minting, in which an NFT goes up for sale at a certain ceiling price and is then incrementally lowered over time.

From The Verge • May 1, 2022

Enter buybacks and tender offers, such as the Dutch auction for up to $7.5 billion in stock that AbbVie Inc. began at the beginning of May.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2018

A Dutch auction would maximize income for the country.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2015

Here and there meat was being sold by Dutch auction, a brisk business.

From Thyrza by Gissing, George




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