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The Macro State of the NFT Market

Expert Analysis

The Macro State of the NFT Market

Kyle Waters sees green shoots in the data despite the current downturn in crypto markets

NFT Artists Must Unite Against IP Trolls

Credit: Ganbrood, Untitled, 2021. Courtesy of the artist

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NFT Artists Must Unite Against IP Trolls

Without a Digital Art Defense Fund, artists will soon be forced to foot hefty legal bills all on their own

Maude Wilson and Samantha Altschuler

How many NFTs are actually on the blockchain?

Credit: John Karel, Skull Still Life, 2018. Courtesy of the artist

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How many NFTs are actually on the blockchain?

Nick Hladek surveys the precarious state of NFT security

THE NFT APOCALYPSE

Credit: Norman Harman, Marathon Man Atomic Landscape A, 2022. Courtesy of the artist

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THE NFT APOCALYPSE

Jason Bailey explains why more than half of your NFT collection will likely break in the next five years

NFTs and the Digital Democratization of Museums

Credit: JMW Turner, Criccieth Castle, North Wales, c.1836, Bequeathed by Robert Wylie Lloyd, Courtesy of LaCollection and The Trustees of the British Museum 2022

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NFTs and the Digital Democratization of Museums

Frances Liddell considers how cultural institutions can engage in meaningful ways with NFTs and blockchain technology

Frances Liddell

Art Blocks and the Data of Generative Art

Credit: Matt DesLauriers, Subscapes, 2021. Courtesy of the artist

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Art Blocks and the Data of Generative Art

Following a year in which generative art went mainstream, Kyle Waters mines the data behind the platform that launched a new movement

GAN Art and the Fair Use of NFTs

Credit: 2 Live Crew, “Banned in the USA”, 1990. Cover art fair use

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GAN Art and the Fair Use of NFTs

A team of lawyers argues in support of artists, who currently bear the legal burden of ensuring that their work does not infringe copyright

Maude Wilson, Samantha Altschuler, and Jessica Fjeld

Are Smart Contracts Real Contracts?

Credit: Nancy Baker Cahill, Contract Killers (NFT Cube), 2021. Courtesy of the artist

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Are Smart Contracts Real Contracts?

Alana Kushnir traces a history of contract automation, assessing the enforceability of smart contracts in the age of NFTs

In Search of Lost Robbies

Credit: Robbie Barrat’s 300 “Lost Robbies,” 2018. Courtesy of the artist

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In Search of Lost Robbies

Kyle Waters offers a lesson in the art of data analysis, while mining in search of Robbie Barrat’s buried treasure

Phishing for NFT Protection?

Credit: Midjourney, Phishing Attack One, 2022. Courtesy of the artist

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Phishing for NFT Protection?

Nate Nelson finds cold comfort in phishing’s long history along with core lessons to keep your wallet safe

What you Need to Know about NFTs and Taxes

Credit: Gary Cartlidge, Vapored Dollarin (detail), 2021. Courtesy of the artist

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What you Need to Know about NFTs and Taxes

Alex Roytenberg, CPA, lays out the requirements for anyone currently collecting NFTs or trading crypto subject to US taxes

Alex Roytenberg

Are Blockchain Art and Finance Really Decentralized?

Credit: hex6c and Chiara Braidotti, Block 1920000 - The DAO fork (detail), 2019. Courtesy of the artist

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Are Blockchain Art and Finance Really Decentralized?

A professor surveys the forces of centralization and their impact on Web3 culture

Where are your NFTs?

Credit: XCOPY, Right-click and Save As guy, 2018

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Where are your NFTs?

Nate Nelson cautions NFT collectors: Not your storage, not your NFTs

Data in the Year of the NFT

Credit: Kjetil Golid, Iterations, 2021

Expert Analysis

Data in the Year of the NFT

Kyle Waters analyzes the market explosion of 2021

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