Web's Best – March 2021
- Dude, Where's My NFT Art?
- Ex-Julius Baer PDVSA Banker Tells All
- Reclusive Billionaire's Media Bid
- Skater's «Ollie» Sold as Token
- Boosting Your Empathy
Dude, Where's My NFT Art?
An explanation of how the burgeoning market for non-fungible tokens on work by renowned artists like Banksy can go from boom to bust. – March 29 / Vice
Ex-Julius Baer PDVSA Banker Tells All
The ex-Julius Baer wealth manager indicted in 2018 for catering to Venezuelan «bolichicos» speaks in a series of interviews over ten months. – March 29 / Associated Press
Reclusive Billionaire's Media Bid
Medtech tycoon and nature preservationist Hansjoerg Wyss is part of a bid for a Chicago daily founded in 1874. – March 27 / New York Times
Skater's «Ollie» Sold As Token
Famed skateboarder Tony Hawk tokenized and sold a famed one-and-a-half circle flip as a token on the blockchain. – March 19 / Coindesk
Boosting Your Empathy
Sensitivity is emerging as a theme in corporate organizations and desirable trait for leaders. A Stanford professor shows how to hone the art for those not born with it. – March 16 / Ted
What Appreciates Birkins' Value?
A luxury expert parses why Hermes' iconic Birkin handbags are worth more in the resale market than they are new. – March 15 / Jing Daily
City Fund Titan Cleared
One of the last old-guard City fund managers, Crispin Odey, was acquitted of assaulting a female junior banker. A major Tory donor, Odey is not cleared with his wife of 30 years, fellow fund manager Nichola Pease. – March 11 / The Guardian
Hired – On Clubhouse
The newest social media app is a hot-bed for recruiters. – March 9 / Marketwatch
Jersey's Haven Secrets Spill Out
An ugly family saga in Jersey tells the story of an heiress, an absent monarch, and a trillion-dollar tax shelter. – March 9 / Institutional Investor
Banker Trek: Caracas to London
How did an investment banker get past police- and military-armed checkpoints Venezuela's capital in order to show up for their new job in the City? – March 9 / Financial Reporter
Undercover Against UBS?
Did French investigators push a Swiss banker to supply documents and evidence from ritzy client events like Roland-Garros? – March 9 / Bloomberg