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  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Frieze New York 2022
    Collector Jason Li on why NFTs make art available to all

    The businessman has around a thousand digital artworks, but also loves Chinese ceramics

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Venture capitalists seek big returns with NFTs

    Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm have begun investing directly in hype-fuelled market of digital collectibles

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    News in-depthYuga Labs LLC
    Bored Ape creator’s next windfall: selling land in an ‘open’ metaverse

    Yuga Labs made $300mn from virtual land deeds but the sale exposed problems with its egalitarian vision for ‘Otherside’

  • Monday, 9 May, 2022
    June Angelides
    Web3 for beginners — a new realm with endless possibilities

    This new version of the internet is complex but there are ways to get a handle on it and discover its potential

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    FT MagazineGillian Tett
    What the Vatican and crypto bros have in common

    Plenty, if the Milken Institute Global Conference in LA this week was anything to go by

  • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
    FT MagazineTim Bradshaw
    Are collectible trading cards NFTs-in-waiting? Some investors hope so

    Tech investors are seeking new outlets for a new breed of fan

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    Bored Ape start-up set to make $300mn in metaverse land sales

    NFTs pioneer Yuga Labs plans to sell ‘deeds’ for up to 55,000 plots of virtual land in its Otherside game

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Stanley Gibbons Group PLC
    Stanley Gibbons expects inflation boost to dealing in stamps and coins

    UK collectibles group says real assets could appreciate as investors hedge against rising prices

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Web3 is yet to take off despite the hype

    So far, it’s hard to discern mainstream uses for this technology

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
    Rishi Sunak wants Britain to be a “global hub” for crypto. Sigh

    Because being a global hub for other dodgy assets has worked out so well.

  • Monday, 4 April, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    UK unveils bid to become ‘global hub’ for crypto

    Government measures to attract digital asset companies include stablecoin regulation and Royal Mint NFT

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    Musicians turn to NFTs in hunt for fresh profits

    More artists experiment with digital tokens but critics question valuations and ultimate worth for fans

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Lex
    Digital assets: in defence of NFTs Premium content

    Despite the hype and excess around many projects, there could still be value in some non-fungible tokens

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    Andreessen Horowitz to share in windfall from Bored Ape crypto coin

    ‘ApeCoin’ debut comes as NFT creator Yuga Labs pushes beyond digital collectibles

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    Spotify Technology SA
    Spotify draws up plans to join NFT digital collectibles craze

    Job ads fuel excitement in crypto and music industries over potential of NFTs to boost artists’ earnings

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    FT MagazineTim Bradshaw
    The main currency of NFTs is attention

    For committed traders in the digital collectibles market, speculation and hype is part of the appeal

  • Monday, 14 March, 2022
    How To Spend It
    The real problem with NFTs? They’re ugly

    The art market is feverish for non-fungibles — so how come they’re all so unappealing?

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    The great NFT sell-off: has the digital collectibles craze hit its peak?

    Value of digital tokens drops by almost 50 per cent, renewing doubts over hype-fuelled market

  • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
    Ukraine plans to issue NFT collection to fund armed forces

    Kyiv moves further in embracing digital assets to raise money for the war

  • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
    FT MagazineTim Bradshaw
    When you count users instead of dollars, the NFT world is tiny

    Why the infancy of non-fungible tokens may last a long time

  • Monday, 14 February, 2022
    HMRC’s NFT seizure ‘a warning’ to investors and tax cheats

    Move linked to an investigation into VAT fraud

  • Friday, 11 February, 2022
    Art on the West Coast: Frieze Week LA 2022
    What Silicon Valley sees in NFTs

    Tech executives and crypto enthusiasts are buying digital collectibles not just for investment — but as art

  • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
    Bored Ape start-up in investment talks with Andreessen Horowitz

    NFTs pioneer Yuga Labs discussing financing with Silicon Valley investor that would value it at up to $5bn

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    Crypto lender Genesis accepts NFTs as collateral for loans

    Decision to use the tokens to back crypto deals highlights boom in digital collectibles market

  • Friday, 28 January, 2022
    House & Home
    Would you buy a home in the metaverse?

    Millions are being invested in virtual property — but what do you get for your money in reality?

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