Fraud takes off on a ‘mind-blowing’ scale in booming NFT art market

Some visual artists sell NFTs as a way to exert more control while others say the industry is too saturated by scammers

19 January 2022 - 20:10 By Avi Asher-Schapiro

Before he died in 2019, Dan Howard was a concept artist, working with major video game companies and posting his drawings online, where he had amassed a loyal fan base...

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