Art

Japan

Startbahn Raises $10M for Mission to Protect Artists’ Rights With NFTs

Sebastian SinclairMay 13, 2021

The platform provides traceability and authentication of artworks using NFTs to protect creators' copyright.

Banksy

Phillips Auction House to Accept Crypto for Banksy Artwork Sale

Jamie CrawleyMay 7, 2021

The auction house will accept bitcoin or ether for Banksy's “Laugh Now Panel A,” valued at between $2.82 million and $4.1 million.

Consensus 2021

Consensus 2021 Debuts in the Metaverse

Stephanie IzquietaMay 24, 2021

"Long the Metaverse,” featuring crypto artists including Coldie and Alotta Money, is an exploration of art and virtual reality for Consensus 2021.

Art

Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto as Payment for Banksy Artwork

Jamie CrawleyMay 4, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is partnering with the auction house for the groundbreaking sale.

NFTs

Batman NFTs Are Coming After Artist Has ‘Pleasant’ IP Chat With DC Comics

Tanzeel AkhtarApr 29, 2021

“In the end, DC was simply asking for a bit more time to assess the situation,” artist Neal Adams said.

Art

Tokenized Assets

Commerzbank, Deutsche Börse Team Up for Tokenized Real Estate and Art Marketplace

Ian Allison

The financial institutions are working with fintech firm 360X, with first tokenized transactions coming later this year.

NFTs

Performance Artist Known for Eating $120K Art Basel Banana Is Doing NFTs With Dole

Tanzeel Akhtar

The NFT series looks to raise funds for anti-hunger programs.

NFTs

The Art of the Prank: How a Hacker Tried to Fake the World’s Most Expensive NFT

Christine KimSebastian Sinclair

Someone is trying to prove that despite all the media frenzy about NFTs, they’re not as unique or secure as people think.

NFTs

Sotheby’s NFT Auction With Artist Pak and Nifty Gateway Brings In $16.8M

Tanzeel Akhtar

Sotheby's first NFT auction fetched a total of $16,825,999.

NFTs

Rare CryptoPunk NFTs Will be Auctioned by Christie’s Next Month

Sebastian Sinclair

All nine CryptoPunks are from mints below 1,000, meaning they began in the earliest days of the company's digital collectible creations.

NFTs

Sotheby’s Plans Its First NFT Auction With Artist Pak and Nifty Gateway

Tanzeel Akhtar

The top auction house said its first auction of NFTs created by anonymous artist Pak “scrutinizes our understanding of value.”

NFTs

These Black Artists Say NFTs Help Them Monetize Their Work

Sandali Handagama

NFTs are opening the typically exclusive art world to artists from diverse backgrounds, and are helping those artists monetize their work.