Paper certificates can be forged. Expert opinions can be challenged. MIRAS gives you a patented biometric fingerprint for every artwork — a computational proof that anyone can verify, from a buyer to a customs officer.
The Problem
Expert authentication costs €1,500–15,000 per artwork and takes weeks. For a gallery managing hundreds of works, the cost is prohibitive. And the result is an opinion, not a computational proof.
Wartime-period ownership (1933–1945), Cold War transfers, and colonial-era acquisitions create legal landmines. Most galleries discover gaps only when a claim is filed — too late.
AMLAR 2024/1624 requires risk-based due diligence from all art market participants. The EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) became operational in May 2025. Compliance is no longer optional.
Patented Technology
Not a photograph. Not a QR code. A computational proof generated from the artwork’s physical surface — texture, cracks, brushstrokes, pigment patterns. Protected by Patent #1 with 10 claims.
Anyone can verify it. A buyer, a journalist, a customs officer. Just photograph the artwork with a smartphone. The system compares the new image against the stored fingerprint using DINOv2 vision transformers. Match result in under two seconds.
Automated Provenance Research
A computed ratio of documented ownership years to total years since creation. A 1920s painting with records from 1925–1960 and 1985–present shows a gap of 25 years with a corresponding reduction in score.
Ownership changes during 1933–1945 are automatically flagged with elevated risk indicators. Not a presumption of guilt — a transparent signal for further investigation.
Automated queries against Art Loss Register, OFAC, EU/UN sanctions, Interpol stolen works, and national cultural heritage registers. Gaps identified. Matches documented. Everything auditable.
EU Compliance Built In
AMLAR 2024/1624 requires risk-based due diligence. MIRAS provides the computational scoring and audit trail to meet these requirements.
14 risk variables scored automatically across two computational engines — ORS (Owner Risk Score, 6 variables) and ARS (Asset & Context Risk Score, 8 variables). Combined score = MAX(ORS, ARS). Patented methodology (UIBM #102026000010327) published on SSRN (#6584859).
Every counterparty checked against OFAC, EU, UN sanctions lists, PEP databases, and corporate registries. Automated, documented, repeatable.
Audit-ready documentation combining authentication results, provenance analysis, risk scores, and screening outputs. Ready for regulators and internal review.
Personal data in encrypted Data Vault, separate from the blockchain. Only cryptographic hashes on-chain. Right to erasure honoured without breaking audit integrity.
Why MIRAS
Patented proof. Automated compliance. Defensible provenance.
Visual DNA reads the artwork's physical surface. No expert opinion to dispute. No certificate to forge. The artwork proves itself. Protected by Patent #1 (UIBM #102026000009442, 10 claims).
Authentication, provenance research, AML scoring, sanctions screening, and compliance reporting in a single integrated system. No data fragmentation. One audit trail.
EU AMLA is operational since May 2025. AMLR enforcement begins 2027. MIRAS is built for EU AMLAR 2024/1624, US AMIA, and UK HMRC AMP — ready before you need it.
A gallery’s reputation rests on every work it sells. MIRAS gives you computational proof of authenticity and automated compliance — so your credibility is never a matter of opinion.
Be among the first institutions to deploy patented authentication and automated provenance research. Register for early access.