a few quintillion universal currency, (1 universal currency is about 11.3x a US dollar)
probably
To whom did they pay?
the ICPC (Intergalactic Council for Planetary Colonization)
Buy them now
Buy the ICPC??
Yes, rename to intergalactic council for planterary Cubing
99% sure the cubes don’t have THAT kind of monetary power, they’re the 8th wealthiest faction of 52 or 53 (still don’t know if the inverted tetrahedrons have been fully considered as an intergalactic faction yet).
Also they’re 15th in terms of political following so them renaming a central part of government would be very much out of their grasp.