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Nearly two years after the SEC’s last substantive guidance on digital assets, regulatory clarity around blockchain tokens remains elusive. As utility tokens stalled under securities scrutiny, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have surged into the spotlight—driven by digital art, booming secondary markets, and headline-making sales. This post examines NFTs through the lens of the SEC’s Howey framework, questioning whether NFTs may raise securities law concerns and arguing that contin

The contractual relationship between Fine Art auction houses, art intermediaries and fine art owners: not only sanctions compliance relevant

As COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2 slithers insidiously among us,If a gallery were to fail, who would be entitled to its inventory?

Outright fine art sale or consignment? When a fine artist becomes a shooting star. The New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law

There needs to be this statement of definition clearly delineating utility token from security token. Blockchain regulatory reform.

Expert opinion in the authenticity of works of fine art is a critical component of the fine art markets.Have experts had a change of heart?

Warhol vs Goldsmith : the recent Prince copyright infringement litigation decided at Summary Judgment in the Southern District of New York

The sale of fine art prints and multiples carries significant risk, from falsely limited editions to outright fraud. Buyers often rely on Certificates of Authenticity, yet these documents are frequently incomplete, non-compliant, or unverifiable. This post explores the legal requirements governing fine art certificates—particularly under California law—the consequences of non-compliance, and how blockchain-based authentication offers a more transparent, reliable solution for

The Allure of the Unexpected Masterpiece Everyone loves the story of the garage sale one-in-a-million priceless work of art find, which turns the lucky buyer into an instant millionaire. Sometimes it happens, though, that these treasures are found not at the local church sale but in the hallowed halls of an esteemed auction house. The Caravaggio ‘Cardsharps’ Sotheby’s Appraisal This is what is alleged to have happened to a work by the renowned Italian 16th and 17th-century