Once artwork tokenization and continuous trading becomes widespread, could we imagine hordes of arty millennials raving on social media about their latest investment into a Warhol or a Monnet ?

Art followed a similar path.

For centuries, it was a passion asset, a canvas-bound vault for the wealthy. Then Sotheby’s launched a financial services division.

Art-backed loans took off. And in 2024, they packaged $700 million worth of art-secured debt into investment-grade bonds.

A Rembrandt may still hang on a wall, but it now funds interest paym... See more