Blockchain is growing into a global innovation that transcends its initial association with crypto. The auction house Christie’s, for example, recently announced that an upcoming collection of fine art photography will include blockchain-based certificates of ownership for digital provenance purposes. And from banking to payments...
Data is the oil of the 21st century, as you’ve likely heard. That’s because digital information acts as both a lubricant and an ignition agent for nearly every innovation transforming business, payments and commerce. But with the news that a cyber-attack on the auction house...
Art and luxury business Christie’s is launching a new department devoted to sneakers, streetwear and sports collectibles — such as a pair of sneakers worn by Kanye West during a performance at the Grammy Awards. The new department will hold both online auctions and private...
After more than 350 years in business, Christie’s is still finding ways to reach new customers, including growing its online-only sales, expanding its digital innovation and stepping into the non-fungible token (NFT) market, according to the company’s first-half performance release Tuesday (July 12). “We have...
September 27, 2022
Art and luxury business Christie’s is launching a new department devoted to sneakers, streetwear and sports collectibles — such as a pair of sneakers worn by Kanye West during a performance at the Grammy Awards. The new department will hold both online auctions and private selling exhibitions and will offer live previews of the online […]
July 13, 2022
After more than 350 years in business, Christie’s is still finding ways to reach new customers, including growing its online-only sales, expanding its digital innovation and stepping into the non-fungible...
June 29, 2022
With non-fungible token (NFT) sales falling, there are still some digital art stars that have been doing well in spite of the difficulties facing the crypto market, The Wall Street...
November 08, 2021
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken off in 2021 and so have auction houses’ sales of them, with Sotheby’s and Christie’s respectively selling $65 million and $100 million of NFTs this...