Maecenas (ART) is an Ethereum based token complying ERC-20 standards and is used in the Dutch auction process of artworks. A Dutch auction is a process where investors submit private bids stating the number of shares they want to purchase at their offered price. This is a confidential process and Maecenas uses the blockchain technology to secure the book-building exercise required during the Dutch auction. In order to eliminate the multicurrency scenario where the investors, around the world,Show more [+] might be bidding in their own fiat or cryptocurrencies, a unified native token (ART) is offered to the investors for bidding on the Maecenas platform. The Maecenas (ART) tokens are used in smart contracts including the Dutch auction contract. If investors want to invest in the artwork using fiat, the currency is first converted into Maecenas (ART) tokens.
Maecenas (ART) tokens have several other use cases such as the Maecenas platform can be leased to museums for exhibitions. The income generated through this activity is then distributed to the investors, proportional to their investments. The leasing and income generation is carried out using the smart contracts, thus ART tokens are used in this process. Maecenas has launched its service and investors can participate in the blockchain based auctions of fine art by registering their accounts (KYC compliant) on Maecenas website.
Maecenas was co-founded by Marcelo Garcia Casil and Federico Cardoso. Marcelo is the present CEO and is a financial technology innovation expert. Federico has an experience of 15 years in architecture design of secure enterprise systems. The team consists of 5 other members. The advisory board consists of 6 members including Markus Gnirck, a partner in Tryb Capital.