Law & Politics Creator of ‘Undead Apes’ NFT Is Found Guilty of Defrauding Investors The verdict "should serve as a stark reminder that criminals can easily exploit the allure of digital fortunes," a judge ruled. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 5, 2024
Auctions A.I. Art Sensation Botto Rings in Its Third Year With a Sotheby’s Sale The autonomous artist, built by Mario Klingemann, is offering six works at the auction house. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 17, 2024
Art World Meet the Manet of McDonald’s: This Florida Artist’s Junk Food Paintings Are Selling for Four Figure Sums Noah Verrier paints lowly subjects, but his inspiration comes from on high. By Brian Boucher, Oct 2, 2024
NFTs Do You Love CryptoPunks? This $10,000 ‘Luxury Hoodie’ Is for You The limited-edition collection includes some with Swarovski and white gold. Christie's is offering five in an online sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2024
Art & Tech Collector Scoops a Rare CryptoPunk at an Unbelievable Bargain The NFT is considered especially rare because it depicts an ape. By Richard Whiddington, Sep 16, 2024
Market Auction Houses Lock in Estates for New York’s November Sales—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, sales at the Armory Show and Frieze Seoul jumpstart a sluggish market. By Annie Armstrong & Margaret Carrigan, Sep 9, 2024
Law & Politics NFT Marketplace OpenSea Prepares for Legal Battle Following SEC Notice The regulation of NFTs has been hotly debated. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 2, 2024
Law & Politics NFT Artists Sue SEC, Disputing Its Regulation of Digital Art Sales Their suit alleges that the application of securities laws to artworks makes no sense in the physical or digital realm. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 31, 2024
Law & Politics U.S. Charges Three British Nationals for ‘Evolved Apes’ NFT Scam The men could face up to 20 years in prison for each of their charges. By Adam Schrader, Jun 18, 2024
Market Is This the Start of a New NFT Boom? Those three letters may be a 'dirty word right now,' but cryptocurrency is up and digital artworks are gaining fresh attention. By Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, May 24, 2024
Art World Nina Chanel Abney Dropped a CryptoPunks Collection Calling Out Online Hate. She Got Hated On in Return The project was created by Abney for the NFT brand's inaugural residency program. By Artnet News, May 21, 2024
NFTs Christie’s Is Still Betting on NFTs, Preps Sale With Pioneering Artist Robert Alice The artist has also edited a luxe Taschen book on the history of the medium. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 23, 2024
Law & Politics Art Collective MSCHF Signs Onto Amicus Brief Championing Satirical NFTs as a Free Speech Issue Artist Mason Rothschild is appealing a decision that says he can't sell his 'MetaBirkins.' By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 14, 2023
Law & Politics NFT Artist Scores Big Win in Multimillion Dollar Contract Dispute Over a Blank Space The plaintiff's contract with artist Coolman Coffeedan contained a "fatal" error, the court said. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2023
NFTs Keith Haring’s Never-Before-Seen Computer Drawings Are Hitting the Block as NFTs at a New Christie’s Online Auction Haring created the drawings on an Amiga in the 1980s. By Min Chen, Sep 5, 2023