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Bored Ape Yacht Club has taken legal action against artist Ryder Ripps
Aug 16, 2022
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Ryder Ripps, an artist, claims that his lawsuit over bored ape NFTs is an attempt to silence him.
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Eminem and Snoop Dogg used their Bored Ape Yacht Club avatars for their VMAs performances
Aug 30, 2022
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At the VMAs, Eminem and Snoop Dogg sang as their Bored Ape Yacht Club characters.
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Yuga Labs says it has no copyright registration for Bored Ape Yacht Club images
Jan 30, 2023
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In a new court filing, Yuga Labs, the company that owns Bored Ape Yacht Club, said that it does not have "copyright registrations" for the 10,000 images that make up the popular NFT collection.
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A Fabergé egg was allegedly discovered by US officials on a $300 million yacht seized from a Russian oligarch
Jul 25, 2022
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Fabergé egg may have been found on yacht seized from Russian oligarch, says US Deputy Attorney General. Fabergé eggs were favored by the Romanovs before the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Yuga Labs Acquires NFT Competitor Proof, Expanding Its Digital Art and Web3 Portfolio
Feb 20, 2024
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Yuga Labs, known for the Bored Ape Yacht Club, has expanded its portfolio by acquiring Proof, the creator of the Moonbirds NFT collection. This acquisition not only includes Proof's artistic assets and team but also signifies Yuga Labs' commitment to enriching its presence in the digital art and web3 spaces.
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All 10,000 BAYC NFTs are turned into machine-made art by Google AI
Aug 4, 2022
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Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs were transformed into machine-made paintings by Google cloud computing AI.
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Is LVMH going to buy the Gagosian gallery?
Oct 28, 2022
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Gagosian denies rumors that it is being bought by LVMH, a company that sells high-end goods.
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Thieves steal a multi-million dollar NFT collection from a gallery owner.
Jan 5, 2022
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Todd Kramer had 15 NFTs worth $2.2 million stolen in a phishing scam. The gallery owner was able to reclaim some pieces with the help of buyers and the NFT platform OpenSea. Some people have started making NFT's of art that they did not create.
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Revelations about Roman Abramovich's Billion-Dollar Art Collection!
Sep 27, 2023
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Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova's billion-dollar hidden art collection, revealed by leaked documents, includes more than 300 masterpieces of modern art. The artworks, collected over nearly a decade, include pieces by Monet, Picasso and Freud, but their future remains uncertain due to sanctions against Abramovich.
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Jimmy Fallon and the Art World's Elite Attend Beeple's New York Show Opening
Mar 7, 2022
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Beeple opened his first gallery show Thursday. Jimmy Fallon was there to support him. Other art world heavyweights were also in attendance. Beeple's NFT Everyday's sold for $69.3 million at Christie's in 2021. He is now the third-most-expensive living artist.
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Cyber Analyst from US Air Force Arrested in NFT Fraud Scheme
Jan 22, 2024
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A senior U.S. Air Force cyber analyst, Devin Alan Rhoden, was arrested for his involvement in a fraudulent NFT scheme, promoting worthless UndeadApes NFTs and profiting from the deceit. His actions, including withdrawing substantial funds and boasting about the scam on Discord, have brought him under legal scrutiny, marking a significant case in digital asset fraud.
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The NFT platform SuperRare is letting go of 30% of its staff because it says it "over-hired"
Jan 11, 2023
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SuperRare, a top NFT marketplace, has cut 30 percent of its staff because it wants to fix its business strategy now that the NFT bubble seems to be bursting.
Lifestyle
Gwyneth Paltrow, from art history to collecting
Aug 11, 2023
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Renowned actress and lifestyle influencer Gwyneth Paltrow boasts a home that reflects her signature refined and sophisticated taste. Bathed in natural light, her dwelling showcases Minimalist artworks by prominent figures like Ed Ruscha and John Baldessari...
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How ART NFTs, Crypto art and digital assets are emerging as a new market
Jul 3, 2022
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Despite their extraordinary volatility, Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are a relatively recent phenomenon on the art world that has garnered considerable interest for some time. The renowned auction house Christie's sold a digital painting for $70 million. Another well-known auction house, Sotheby's, sold a digital-only work of art for $11 million. NFTs are increasingly widespread in a variety of industries.
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According to Bloomberg, NFTs are nothing more than a Ponzi scheme
Oct 26, 2022
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Bloomberg's long article about crypto calls NFTs nothing but a Ponzi scheme.
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Erick Calderon, artist and CEO made $1.4 billion selling generative art
Dec 6, 2022
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Algorithmic art is going against the market trend of NFTs going down, and Art Blocks, which has been around for five years, is one of the most popular platforms for this kind of work. Erick Calderon, an artist and CEO, is one of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2022 because of this.
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Shawn Yue: a renowned actor and collector in Asia
Nov 8, 2023
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In celebration of his 40th birthday this year, Shawn and his friends have carefully chosen special highlights from their collections for this online auction...
Art History
Mediterranean Sea: migrant routes in art
Jun 15, 2022
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Mediterranean migrations, now the focus of global media attention for some years already, have fascinated, intrigued and inspired artists around the world, who, in some cases, have focused especially on those flows directed toward Sicily (Italy), such as, for example, Mimmo Paladino, Jason deCaires Taylor, Vik Muniz and Lucy Wood...
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Monkeys in art
Jul 31, 2022
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It is widely found that monkeys have been, since the earliest times, very popular subjects in the history of art, a discipline within which they have taken on multiple meanings. This great figurative interest nurtured by man in the most varied types of primates alludes, most likely, to the fact that since the dawn of civilization the great contiguous familiarity between these animals and Homo sapiens had been sensed...
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What exactly is Interactive NFT 2.0? New Next Generation NFT Trend Breakthrough
Jun 6, 2022
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Interactive NFT is a relatively new concept that is still expanding, as is virtual reality technology, which promises to level the playing field for producers. A world like "Oasis" in the movie "Ready Player One" or "Digimon" may be closer to reality than we realize, and Interactive NFT will play a key role in this evolution.
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From Charismatic Sovereign to Pop-Art Icon: How Queen Elizabeth II Supported and Influenced the Art World
Sep 9, 2022
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Since 1952, when she took the throne, Queen Elizabeth II always supported the arts. She has done a lot to support and promote music, dance, theater, visual arts, and other forms of art. Her Majesty has made it her mission to make sure that everyone, no matter where they live or how much money they have, can enjoy the arts.