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Consensus Magazine

How to Make Money Buying Art: Advice From Art Market Economist Magnus Resch

In his latest book, the Yale economist guides prospective buyers through never overpaying for art using data and by curating relationships. It turns out NFTs have particular utility here.

Magnus Resch argues in his latest book NFTs could reshape how art markets operate, and potentially bring in new buyers. (Phaidon)

Opinion

Web3 Needs to Develop an Obsession With Brand Image

It’s high time for the crypto industry to start thinking about the next phase of adoption, the end user and the signals it is sending, esteemed artist and designer Aapo Nikkanen writes for Crypto 2024.

A woman holding bags. (freestocks/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

1 Way to Revive Dead NFT Wallets

Artist and legal scholar Brian Frye says inaccessible crypto tokens cannot be sold, but can be donated — with potentially significant tax benefits.

cemetary (image by John Thomas on Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Opinion

The NFT Market Has Crashed. What Should Artists Do Now?

A brief guide to expanding deeper into, and beyond, Web3.

Shubham's Web3

Web3

Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags

This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are teaming up to launch new blockchain AI tools.

DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)

Web3

This Art Exhibit Is Bringing New Life to Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Using AI

The Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles will preview a collection of poems generated by an AI trained using Ginsberg’s literary body of work, supported by his estate.

Allen Ginsberg, photographed by William S. Burroughs in 1953 with Ginsburg’s writing in the margins. (© Allen Ginsberg; courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles)

Web3

Tokenized Collectibles Platform Americana Is Bringing High-End Physical Items On-Chain

Backed by Alexis Ohanian and OpenSea, the platform is creating blockchain-based solutions for several pain points associated with buying and selling high-end physical collectibles.

Americana's "concierge vaulting" facility. (Americana)

Web3

How AI Data Sets Work – And How Artists Can Collaborate With Them

For creatives, tackling machine learning requires an understanding of how to best feed it data and refine its algorithm to complement one’s artistic endeavors.

(Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

Web3

Snoop Dogg Drops New NFTs That Evolve With His Tour

The Snoop Dogg Passport Series digital collectibles will give holders access to exclusive art, merchandise and behind-the-scenes content.

(Snoop Dogg Passport Series)

Web3

Digital Art Collective Wildxyz Introduces Curatorial Board to Grow Experiential Art Program

The 10 artists, including Deafbeef, Casey Reas and Harm van den Dorpel, will advise the platform’s artist residency program.

(Wild.xyz)