{"id":2723,"date":"2022-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/huge-mess-of-theft-and-fraud-artists-sound-alarm-as-nft-crime-proliferates\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:41:30","slug":"huge-mess-of-theft-and-fraud-artists-sound-alarm-as-nft-crime-proliferates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/huge-mess-of-theft-and-fraud-artists-sound-alarm-as-nft-crime-proliferates\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Huge mess of theft and fraud:\u2019 artists sound alarm as NFT crime proliferates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The digital marketplace for NFTs grew to an estimated $22bn last year but companies face challenges monitoring stolen art<\/p>\n<p>When Lois van Baarle, a Dutch artist, scoured the biggest NFT marketplace for her name late last year, she found more than 100 pieces of her art for sale. 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