A blockchain company has bought a piece of Banksy artwork and burnt it. But instead of destroying the value of the art, they claim to have made it more valuable, because it was sold as a piece of ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the utilization of blockchain and cryptocurrency in different businesses. Art meccas around the world from Paris to New ...
On Valentine’s Day, a small group of art collectors pooled $1 million worth of cryptocurrency to buy a photograph of a rose. But the picture won’t be unwrapped over a candlelit dinner or hung on a ...
The technology underpinning blockchain is a powerful decentralizing network architecture that could revolutionize many industries. Now, some artists are leveraging blockchain to help guarantee the ...
Leaders in humanitarian aid, finance, technology, and more have embraced the distributed ledger known as blockchain to bring transparency to their operations. The art world is experimenting with it as ...
2018 has brought both highs and lows to the art market. Auction records were broken, confidence levels wavered, paintings were shredded, and social media continued to change the artist’s role in the ...
This piece is the third in a three-part series that explores the potential art-world impact of cryptocurrency. It proceeds as if the reader is already familiar with the core concepts and related ...
Hunter Biden declared his commitment to blockchain-based art and Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) on Saturday, while praising fellow ...
A lot of talk has been made about verifying valuable items on an immutable blockchain, but the main pioneer in this space has been Verisart, which appeared a few years ago to use a blockchain to ...
Every Monday morning, artnet News brings you The Gray Market. The column decodes important stories from the previous week—and offers unparalleled insight into the inner workings of the art industry in ...
In 2019, blockchain will continue to be deployed in new ways – and in sectors not always associated with the adoption of new technology. Santander estimates the blockchain could save the banking ...
Jorge Espinosa, managing partner with Espinosa Martinez in Miami. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. However, the world of art is not just about beauty. It is about originality, ...