Banksy, NFTs and Sacha Jafri et al are ripping up the rulebook

Mania for non-fungible tokens is gripping the art world, with one selling for $69m. But artists unfamiliar with the mercurial cryptocurrency markets ought to curb their enthusiasm—this has happened before

Hirst launches the Palm platform with a drop of 10,000 works on paper linked to NFTs that “explore the boundaries of art and currency”

Nifty Gateway executive says it is unable to keep up with the volume of drops released on its site

The British artist has entered the fray of crypto collectibles, collaborating with The Art Newspaper to auction an NFT for charity. How will an established artist fare in this brave new world?

An expert in anti-money laundering laws shares her thoughts on the booming digital art marketplace

Other creators have been selling works on Clubhouse and dedicated Facebook groups

Flipkick will sell physical NFT works and hopes to collaborate with celebrities and influencers

Auction house's head of sale Max Moore has already personally bought a work by the artist

The video, titled Terrestrial Paradise, was bought for around £128,000 by the Iranian-born art collector and political activist Amir Soleymani

Metapurse, the company owned by the buyer of the $69.3m NFT, plans to create an online “monument this piece deserves"

Everydays: The First 5,000 Days sold at Christie’s yesterday—and the buyer says it is worth $1bn

TRON blockchain founder Justin Sun says on Twitter that Christie’s website would not let him place another bid with 30 seconds to go of the online auction yesterday

Everyday: The First 5000 Days is now the third most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction

Our correspondent gamely makes her way through a full day of AMAA talks, NFT tips, IG debates, and more, so you don’t have to

Why people are paying millions for digital art all of a sudden

From concert designer to sell-out artist, we talk to Mike Winkelmann about making millions and selling with Christie's

Group who set fire to the $33,000 print have posted it on YouTube—watch the video here

From lack of supply to prohibitive price points, it seems you can't short art... at least for now

Why would someone buy a non-fungible token of a rainbow-toting cat, which already exists in millions of identical copies?

Or does the title belong to a crypto work by Pak, recently acquired by a Sotheby's specialist?

Plus, artist Doug Aitken on composer Terry Riley

One marketplace has already blocked the artist who goes by the name of Pest Supply

With investors such as Elon Musk and Chamath Palihapitiya backing the purely digital art form, the trade is beginning to take notice

Interest is growing in Non-Fungible Tokens, which represent digital works and proof of ownership