Soaring demand from new museums in China has underpinned art prices and fueled investor interest from all latitudes, who find the Asian giant’s appetite for blue-chip art as a strong fundamental to diversify their portfolios.

In 2018, fine art overtook wine as the world’s top-performing luxury asset. Analyses show that since at least the 1990s, fine art has outperformed all other asset classes and major indices on an annual return basis. But unlike precious metals, REITs, or index funds, this particular asset class has remained outside the reach of all but the world’s wealthiest - who have used this access to make themselves even wealthier through art.

Maecenas is backed by an outstanding team that brings expertise from many different areas to build a truly unique and groundbreaking platform. Today we introduce a key member of the Maecenas leadership team: Chief Financial Officer Eduardo Sarian.

For centuries, collecting art has been more of a privilege for a select few. However, with the advent of the World Wide Web, buying art has become easier than ever before. A previously opaque market, where information access was limited to several key players and influencers, has now become more accessible, regulated and democratic.

The past 18 months have been a time of extremes for blockchain businesses and crypto tokens. From the euphoria of late 2017 to the “crypto winter” of late 2018, the industry has ridden ups and downs that have left many outside observers wondering what to make of the space.