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The case for collectibles
Business, Published on 05/07/2022
» Collectibles recorded a strong performance in 2021 from both a sales and returns perspective after a disrupted 2020, reflecting the reopening of economies and pent-up demand, but with large differences across and within collectibles categories, according to Credit Suisse Research Institute.
How NFTs Can Move Beyond Arts and Entertainment
Business, Published on 24/02/2022
» NFTs are all the rage. These digital tokens -- often associated with digital art and collectibles, songs, videos and designs -- are everywhere, but they are more than novel art. In fact, NFTs may offer solutions, at least in part, to some of society's challenges.
The art of the merger
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2021
» Corporations have been busy striking merger and acquisition deals this year, in the belief that the transactions will strengthen their business, ease cost pressures, and offer new opportunities.
Could video games bring NFTs to the masses?
AFP, Published on 19/12/2021
» PARIS - A year ago, NFTs were obscure virtual assets known only to tech geeks -- but as video game companies enter the growing market, industry players hope they're poised to go mainstream.
Hong Kong experiencing boom in investment scams
Published on 29/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong is experiencing an explosion in investment scams, with the number of cases more than tripling in the first seven months of 2021, and the amount of money stolen increasing nearly 20-fold, according to police statistics.
Christie's Sells $3.5 Billion of Art in First Half of 2021
Business, Published on 15/07/2021
» After a turbulent year, Christie's said Tuesday that millennials in Asia and cryptocurrency collectors are splurging on blue-chip art, bidding up everything from jewelry to Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Jay Mart plans non-fungible tokens for stars
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/06/2021
» SET-listed Jay Mart plans to launch the country's first non-fungible tokens (NFTs), featuring nine stars or celebrities this week as it latches on to a trend in digital asset technology, says a telecom source who is close to the company.
Auction houses Sotheby's, Phillips latest to join NFT craze
AFP, Published on 13/04/2021
» NEW YORK: Sotheby's and Phillips launched so-called NFT auctions on Monday, a month after Christie's sold a digital artwork for $69.3 million, as traditional auction houses seek to capitalize on the craze shaking up the art market.
NFTs: The Method to the Madness of a $69 Million Art Sale
Business, Published on 22/03/2021
» Financial innovations often feel like insanity at first. Pay bills with a piddly piece of plastic? Get cash from a faceless machine rather than a bank teller? Stop trying to beat the market and just own all the stocks, including the bad ones?
SMART CITY: THE WORLD OF OUR MAKING
Published on 11/01/2021
» The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a timely demonstration of the extent to which digital technology could become fully entrenched in a city, as a means to support public health precautions and maintain effective infection control.