“If anything, the recourse to Christie’s and the introduction of blockchain “uniqueness” gives the lie to the techno-optimist pitch that NFTs allow an end run around the art establishment.”— Jason Farago, nytimes.com
“Bitcoin is sort of hedge of sorts against the whole world falling apart.”— Peter Thiel, coindesk.com
“While Bitcoin mining may not be labor intensive, it diverts time, energy and capital from other, more productive activities that economists say could fuel faster growth.”— Binyamin Appelbaum, nytimes.com