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.
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Oct 12, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Oct 9, 2018 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Jul 13, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. UTC
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Deloitte Demos Blockchain Use Case for Art Industry
Professional services firm Deloitte has unveiled a new blockchain proof-of-concept focused on artwork provenance.
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May 17, 2016 at 8:38 p.m. UTC
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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.
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May 2, 2016 at 3:01 p.m. UTC
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How the Blockchain Can Unshackle the World
Having trouble understanding the big picture for blockchain tech? VC Jalak Jobanputra expands on her thesis for the tech in this opinion piece.
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Apr 23, 2016 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
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How Kialara Uses Physical Bitcoins to Explore the Value of Art
The Kialara has fast become one of bitcoin's key collectibles, but it also raises questions about the value of art.
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Apr 1, 2016 at 6:54 p.m. UTC
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Artists Turn to Bitcoin for Inspiration, Not Personal Finance
Artists are being inspired by bitcoin's mystery, but are they converting into digital currency users?
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Feb 28, 2016 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
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This Robot Plant Needs You and Bitcoin to Reproduce
The Plantoid, debuted at last month's Ars Electronica festival, relies on bitcoin to stay alive and – once it has enough – even reproduce.
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Nov 1, 2015 at 9:51 a.m. UTC
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How Ascribe Uses Bitcoin Tech to Help Underserved Artists
CoinDesk speaks with Ascribe CTO Trent McConaghy, who co-founded a startup behind a blockchain-powered IP ownership platform.
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Jul 2, 2015 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
Jul 2, 2015