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Christie’s Adds Streetwear Unit to Sell $1M Air Jordans
Retail // September 27, 2022

Art and luxury business Christie’s is launching a new department devoted to sneakers, streetwear and sports collectibles — such as a pair of sneakers worn by Kanye West during a performance at the Grammy Awards. The new department will hold both online auctions and private...

Christie’s Credits Tech Innovation for Performance Results
Retail // July 13, 2022

After more than 350 years in business, Christie’s is still finding ways to reach new customers, including growing its online-only sales, expanding its digital innovation and stepping into the non-fungible token (NFT) market, according to the company’s first-half performance release Tuesday (July 12). “We have...

Today in Crypto: While Down, NFTs Hold Value in Christie’s Auction; N. Korean Hackers Suspected...
Cryptocurrency // June 29, 2022

With non-fungible token (NFT) sales falling, there are still some digital art stars that have been doing well in spite of the difficulties facing the crypto market, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (June 28). This comes as Christie’s recently held a charity sale that...

As More Industries Jump in, a Future for NFTs Begins to Take Shape
NFTs // February 18, 2022

Are NFTs really going mainstream, or are the one-of-a-kind cryptocurrency tokens that transport and display pictures, videos and music just a way to get gamers and metaverse-believers to buy pictures of name brands at a markup to the real thing? Well, let’s look at some...

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Christie’s Adds Streetwear Unit to Sell $1M Air Jordans

September 27, 2022
Art and luxury business Christie’s is launching a new department devoted to sneakers, streetwear and sports collectibles — such as a pair of sneakers worn by Kanye West during a performance at the Grammy Awards. The new department will hold both online auctions and private selling exhibitions and will offer live previews of the online […]

Christie’s Credits Tech Innovation for Performance Results

July 13, 2022
After more than 350 years in business, Christie’s is still finding ways to reach new customers, including growing its online-only sales, expanding its digital innovation and stepping into the non-fungible...

Today in Crypto: While Down, NFTs Hold Value in Christie’s Auction; N. Korean Hackers Suspected...

June 29, 2022
With non-fungible token (NFT) sales falling, there are still some digital art stars that have been doing well in spite of the difficulties facing the crypto market, The Wall Street...

About 5% of Sotheby’s, Christie’s Contemporary Art Auctions Are NFTs

November 08, 2021
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have taken off in 2021 and so have auction houses’ sales of them, with Sotheby’s and Christie’s respectively selling $65 million and $100 million of NFTs this...