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Web3

The Contagion Fever Breaks: NFTs Dominate Art Basel

The price of ether is down nearly 65% since last year’s Miami Art Week. But this year’s art fair saw an uptick in events, attendees and conversations around Web3 technologies and their road map to mass adoption.

NFT Gallery (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Art Collectors Swoon Over NFTs at Elite Basel Gathering

After a 16-month hiatus, the art world was in the mood for champagne and non-fungible tokens this week.

Olive Allen's “Post-death or The Null Address NFT”

Videos

Crypto Market Rebound; Sotheby’s Next NFT Auction Targets Millennial Spenders

The total global cryptocurrency market cap bounces back and is flirting around $1.8 trillion. Experts tell Forkast.News that bitcoin is acting as a “safe haven” for the market, and ether’s long-term potential may be more attractive for some.

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