Art


Tech

Jailhouse Block: Elvis Digital Art Collection Will Inscribe on the Bitcoin Network

A digital art collection of Elvis Presley, "Elvis Side $Btc," will be inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain by OrdinalsBot and IP project Royalty.

Elvis Presley performs in concert at the Milwaukee Arena on April 27, l977, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald C. Modra/ Getty Images)

Policy

Does the SEC Really Have Jurisdiction Over NFT Art? Two Artists Sue SEC to Get an Answer

The SEC’s approach towards NFTs, plaintiffs argue, “has the potential to bleed into the traditional art and collectibles markets in an unprecedented and boundless manner.”

Lejilex v. SEC is a classic case of “impact litigation.”(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk, modified)

Opinion

The Promises and Perils of Private Asset Tokenization

Moody's digital economy expert Cristiano Ventricelli argues alternative assets could benefit from going on-chain, but technical challenges persist.

Moody's website

Consensus Magazine

Meet the Citizens of Consensus

A look at some of the people who attended the conference this year.

Consensus 2024 (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

How Gunnar Lovelace Is Trying to ‘Unf*ck’ the World

The serial entrepreneur and ethical capitalist’s latest effort at civil disobedience is being previewed at Consensus 2024.

Early concept art from UNFK's Jamie Dimon prank campaign. (UNFK)

Consensus Magazine

The Untold Story Behind Beeple's Historic NFT Sale: 'Token Supremacy' Excerpt

Author Zachary Small details the behind-the-scenes events that brought the digital artist and Christie's auction house together in the first chapter of their book.

(CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

MoMA’s Madeleine Pierpont: NFTs Are Already Part of Art History

“Yes, there has been a hyper-financialization in the NFT space, but money is not a dirty word in art,” says the Consensus 2024 speaker.

MoMA’s Madeleine Pierpont brings Web3 experiences to the New York modern art mainstay. (Gen C podcast/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Where Is Nayib Bukele Actually Storing El Salvador's Bitcoin?

Last week, the sats stacking president of the "Land of Many Volcanoes" announced he was moving thousands of the country's BTC into a bitcoin "piggy bank."

San Salvador, El Salvador (Oswaldo Martinez/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Robert Alice Made NFT History, Now He’s Writing About It

Legendary art book publisher TASCHEN is putting out the first major survey of NFT art, while Christie's launches his new art project tonight.

"On NFTs" is the  largest art historical study on NFTs to date. (Robert Alice)

Opinion

As EtherRocks Hit Sotheby’s, Who Is Laughing Hardest?

Literally clipart of rocks, the NFTs are a popular joke on digital art. Now the storied auction house is selling them, they may become even more collectible, says Daniel Kuhn.

(EtherRocks)