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Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by sio8ohPi on Sunday March 14, 2021 @10:01PM (#26461802)
NFTs provide proof of ownership of the token, but no guarantee the NFT wasn't issued "fraudulently".

C.f.: https://www.reddit.com/r/NFT/comments/m3y4go/my_art_stolen_a...

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Re:Metakovan, the mystery Beeple art buyer, and his NFT/DeFi... by Rule35 on Sunday March 14, 2021 @11:33PM (#26462355)
So? You can buy "counterfeit" or "stolen" art at many galleries.

But if you care about the artist enough to want to donate I imagine you're more familiar with their work than all that.

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