Leading Auction House Christie’s Launches Web3 and Fintech Venture Arm

Leading Auction House Christie’s Launches Web3 and Fintech Venture Arm

On Monday, Christie’s, the leading British auction house founded 256 years ago in 1766, announced the launch of a new venture fund called Christie’s Ventures. According to the announcement, the company’s venture arm plans to focus on “[Web3] innovation, art-related financial products and solutions, and technologies that enable seamless consumption of art.” Christie’s Ventures to Foster ‘Web3 Innovation, Art-Related Financial Products’ The British auction house Christie’s has revealed a new venture fund that aims to support....


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