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
To determine exactly how much a multinational would get to repatriate, the government would sell the bonds in a Dutch auction.
From Forbes ● Oct. 7, 2014
At one booth a Dutch auction was going on—great attraction of the evening.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
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