The Art Angle

What Does the Future of NFTs Look Like Now?


Listen Later

It might be the dog days of summer here in New York, but over in the metaverse, we are firmly in the depths of crypto winter.

When NFT NYC, the world’s largest NFT conferencedescended on Times Square last month, Bitcoin and ether were down more than 70 percent from where they were in November. That put a damper on the proceedings, and it’s had a ripple effect on the once-ballooning market for digital collectibles. In the first half of 2021, Christie’s had sold $93 million worth of NFTs; this year, they’ve sold just $4.8 million.

Meanwhile, NFT players and platforms are being dogged by claims of insider trading and market manipulation, and many in the art world are reconsidering their relationship with the sector.

To offer us a micro-history of this fast-changing market, and a recap of how the crypto crash has transformed the NFT space, Artnet News executive editor Julia Halperin spoke with Zachary Small, an Artnet News contributor and friend of the Art Angle. Zach is the author of the forthcoming book “Token Supremacy: How NFTs (and a Little Money Laundering) Turned Decentralized Finance Into an Art Form.”

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Art AngleBy Artnet News

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

9 ratings


More shows like The Art Angle

View all
Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,173 Listeners

The New Yorker: Fiction by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: Fiction

3,315 Listeners

The Modern Art Notes Podcast by Tyler Green

The Modern Art Notes Podcast

476 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,608 Listeners

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

2,095 Listeners

Hyperallergic by Hyperallergic

Hyperallergic

148 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,438 Listeners

The Week in Art by The Art Newspaper

The Week in Art

198 Listeners

Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast by David Zwirner

Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast

409 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,423 Listeners

Art Juice: A podcast for artists, creatives and art lovers by Louise Fletcher/Alice Sheridan

Art Juice: A podcast for artists, creatives and art lovers

724 Listeners

The Great Women Artists by Katy Hessel

The Great Women Artists

520 Listeners

Hard Fork by The New York Times

Hard Fork

5,432 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,216 Listeners

NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World by Benjamin Godsill & Nate Freeman

NOTA BENE: This Week in the Art World

140 Listeners