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In the minds of many, the digital art market is indelibly associated with Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), which boomed and then bust in 2021-22, accompanied by the further taint of money laundering and insider dealing. But art was digital long before OpenSea sought to democratise it and its future remains sufficiently rosy for Sotheby’s to haveContinue reading “UNTITLED GEN aims to become the Aladdin of the digital art market”
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360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality
Tokenisation may be making limited headway in the conventional securities markets but it is attracting considerable interest in less familiar asset classes. 360X, the digital assets marketplace backed by Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank, aims to tokenise rights in expert-verified and high-quality art, music and (in cooperation with Tectrex) real estate assets. 360X Music, which providesContinue reading “360X is turning the idea of tokenising the fine arts into reality”
A fine art fund manager explains what tokenisation and NFTs could do for his investors
A fine art fund manager explains what tokenisation and NFTs could do for his investors Fine art is often cited as a natural candidate for tokenisation. It is illiquid and traded amongst a small class of wealthy investors at prices which are not always transparent. Fine art also has a long history of generating positiveContinue reading “A fine art fund manager explains what tokenisation and NFTs could do for his investors”
What the international art market can learn from the securities services industry
Like insurance and trade finance, international art is a large and valuable market bedevilled by extended chains of intermediaries, excessive levels of fraud and hefty transaction costs.
A Future of Finance Interview with Scott Thiel
Dominic Hobson talks to Scott Thiel about the launch of TOKO, a fast, secure and cost-effective solution for buying and selling high value assets using blockchain technology