Last week was a very eventful one in the art world. Art Basel opened on its home turf in Switzerland, with over 200 galleries presenting works by top international artists (we’ve highlighted a few selections here). Back in the US, and Web3, in a white-glove auction of digital art from the seized 3AC collection, Sotheby’s sold […]
Managing Director of Athena Art Finance, Rebecca Fine, speaks to art market journalist Riah Pryor, about the art financing landscape today.Starting with the basics, can you introduce us to Athena Fine art a little?Of course, so Athena Art Finance, is a dedicated specialty independent art lending business founded in 2015 to focus on loans collateralized […]
Digital Asset Trusted Third Parties: Why are they needed, and who can you trust?by Mark Titmarsh With many institutions now relying on custodial technology providers, trusted third parties are an ever-growing presence in the digital asset industry.Custodial technology providers allow institutions to self-custody digital assets by providing wallet technologies, among other services. When institutions are using […]
The Ultimate Digital Asset Estate Planning Checklist & Digital Asset ValuationAppraisal Bureau’s Founder, Caroline Taylor, spoke to the Baltimore Estate Planning Council on the nuances of Digital Asset valuation. Tiffany N. McKenzie, Partner, Harrison and Held, LLP spoke on the management of Web2 assets, such as social media accounts and internet domain ownership, while Caroline […]
In case you missed it, there was a lot of turbulence in the crypto industry in 2022. Amongst the collapses was Three Arrows Capital, a now defunct Singapore-based hedge fund with at one point a reported $18 billion in net asset value. In its glory days 3AC amassed an A+ collection of Digital Art, including […]
Published in The Art Newspaper, art journalist Riah Pryor consults Appraisal Bureau on the use cases of technology to solve complicated insurance claims. Read the full article here.
NFT Ownership: Living with, Planning and Advising. Moderator: Courtney Booth Christensen, Director of Trusts & Estates, Winston Art Group. Panelists: Jeffrey D. Karas, FinTech and Virtual Currency attorney, Brown Rudnick; Amanda A. Rottermund, Senior Associate, Withers Bergman LLP; Caroline Taylor, Founder & CEO, Appraisal Bureau. Art Law Day, New York City. November 11, 2022.
What are the actual risks considered for Digital Assets from an insurance perspective?The specific risk considerations will differ depending on the type of insurance a carrier is offering. A Tech E&O underwriter, for example, will have a different set of concerns and considerations to a D&O underwriter.That said, there are some common themes that carriers […]
A legal point of view on what litigators should know on the booming NFT market, including Appraisal Bureau’s valuations which unlock specie market insurance for NFTs. Read the full article here.