• Cryptocurrencies,  Opinion

    Take A Step Back

    Sometimes it’s good to realize how ridiculous this all is

    A different approach Taking anything too seriously can be bad for stress and your day-to-day activities. I noticed I would check the markets while I was with friends or at the gym. Waking up and immediately checking my phone to see if there was any new news I missed while sleeping. Crypto is a 24/7 market, and for some that is a stressful and time consuming thing. Taking a step back and looking at everything going on, I realized there was nothing to do but laugh at the ridiculousness of the whole thing. There is a way to be involved in crypto and actually enjoy it. There’s nothing wrong with…

  • Christie 's
    Innovators

    Art on the block: Christie’s big bet on blockchain

    Financial innovation unlocks gig economy for artists

    Last month in New York City, legendary auction house, Christie’s, set a world record by fetching $323.1 million for the Ebswoth Collection of works by American Modernists masters Edward Hopper, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollack, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alexander Calder, Joseph Stella, Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, and others. Not only did the auction shatter records for the highest prices ever secured for a collection as well as for 13 individual artists, but it also was the first art sale of this magnitude recorded on the blockchain. Partnering with Artory, a blockchain-based registry that tracks provenance for art and collectibles, Christie’s is leading the way in bringing mass adoption of the blockchain…