Art

Cosmos

A Digital Art Project Might Have an Answer to the Woes of Staking Centralization

Drawing inspiration from Reddit's r/place, AstroCanvas is an experiment in boosting staking participation – without appealing to financial incentives.

Tech  ·  6 June 2020
Blockchain

Seoul’s Artbloc to Offer High-End Art Using Blockchain-Based Fractional Ownership

Artbloc hopes to bring high-end works to mainstream investors by using blockchain technologies

Markets  ·  30 August 2019
Blockchain

Iconloop Signs Deal With Art Site to Create Record of Ownership

The works include five by Lee Ufan, founder of the avant-garde School of Things, and three works of Whanki Kim, an early abstract artist in Korea.

Markets  ·  22 August 2019
Cryptocurrency

This Artist Explores the Art and Politics of Crypto Culture

The crypto artist has worked with Dorian Nakamoto and recently expanded his reach into South America.

Markets  ·  4 July 2019
Swisscom

Swiss Telecom Company Is Bringing Crypto Collectables to TV

Now Swiss TV watchers can own a unique piece of digital art.

Markets  ·  24 May 2019
Art

New App Lets You Create Instant Crypto Collectibles

A new app called Editional by former Facebook employees John Egan and Zac Morris wants to create a place where you can create crypto collectables.

Markets  ·  7 May 2019
Art

Bolivars to Bitcoin: Activists Take Down Venezuela’s Maduro in Crypto Art Exhibit

As the situation in Venezuela continues to escalate, artist cryptograffiti, crypto exchange AirTM and merchant services provider Cripto Conserje have teamed up for an all-day fundraiser to tear down – in whatever way they can – Maduro's regime.

Markets  ·  26 February 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Payments Aren’t Dead, They’ve Just Gone Niche

Accepting crypto payments can help niche businesses build deeper relationships with customers – as this real-world example shows.

Business  ·  5 January 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Puzzle Artist’s Crypto Gaming Startup Now Valued at $13 Million

One of the bitcoin community’s best-known artists is gearing up to launch a blockchain-powered video game with investor backing.

Business  ·  16 November 2018
Bitcoin

The Giant Bitcoin Rat Is Back And This Time It’s After Alan Greenspan

The artist behind a giant, inflatable, rat-shaped piece of protest art dedicated to bitcoin is at it again – this time at the DC Fed.

Business  ·  16 November 2018
Supply Chain

Leading Auction House Christie’s to Record Art Sales on a Blockchain

Christie's auction house is launching a pilot program to record art sales and provenance on a blockchain.

Business  ·  12 October 2018
Bitcoin

There’s A Giant Bitcoin Rat on Wall Street And It’s Staring Down the Fed

A public art installation in New York is turning heads in what its creator hopes will be a commentary on bitcoin and government money management.

Tech  ·  9 October 2018
Patents

University Researchers Turn to Blockchain to Preserve Cultural Heritage

A team from China's Tsinghua University is patenting a way to store and share digital versions of culturally important objects using a blockchain.

Markets  ·  13 July 2018
Art

Deloitte Demos Blockchain Use Case for Art Industry

Professional services firm Deloitte has unveiled a new blockchain proof-of-concept focused on artwork provenance.

Markets  ·  17 May 2016
Investment

Everledger Plans Blockchain Database to Combat Art Fraud

Everledger has partnered with fine art database firm Vastari, aiming to use its blockchain platform to combat fraud within the art industry.

Business  ·  2 May 2016