Tag: cryptocurrencies

You’ll probably have read about the current, let’s say, zesty vibrancy in the crypto market. There’s a lot of volatility on offer to munch your popcorn along to: NFT trading has “collapsed”; Trillions of (real-world)...

NFTs are undeniably exciting – but are equally confusing, with bloated million-dollar valuations, complicated terminology (a ‘gas fee’ is no longer confined to your rising heating bill) and the feeling that making the...

With this month’s Sandbox guide focusing on creating NFTs, this issue of Tools aims to provide a quick comparative overview of some of the NFT marketplaces mentioned in the guide: OpenSea, Rarible, OneOf, and NiftyGateway....

Beatclub, the beat-selling marketplace founded by producer Timbaland and the CEO of Mono Music Group, Gary Marella, has signed deals that it hopes will allow people to own, trade, and create music with beats made by hit-making...

There’s something funny happening with cryptocurrencies right now, and if you have any interest in combining music with crypto technology (like dropping an NFT, for instance), read on. Actually - this isn’t news, as such:...

Lead: After two excitable months, the wild, get-in-on-the-ground-floor hype around NFTs is starting to abate somewhat, and while interest – and cynicism – remains high, now is a good time to find out what we...

Artists piling onto the NFTs bandwagon is one thing, but prominent music industry executives leaving their jobs for it is quite another. Joe Conyers III, of Downtown Music Holdings, has left for a new EVP role at cryptocurrency...

Remember the heyday of the early blockchain+music hype, and visions of a future where successful artists would ‘tokenise’ themselves, with their own cryptocurrencies, with oodles of riches for everyone? Well,...

Lead: Twitch for artists – Artists were drifting towards livestreaming platform Twitch before COVID-19 hit, and Twitch has been making overtures to musicians for a while. But since live performance was halted, interest...

Earlier this week, Facebook announced a new blockchain-powered currency called Libra, and a digital wallet for it called Calibra. Spotify was among the companies backing the plans by becoming a founder member of the independent...

Among the areas of historical tension between music rightsholders and Google has been the use of its advertising network on piracy sites. Although in this case, Google has been pretty responsive, regularly providing updates...

Salute Music Makers is the latest attempt to adapt the idea of a musical talent contest to the digital world. Announced in March, it has attracted more than 2,000 entrants so far, with six chosen as finalists this past weekend. Now...