Onchain music is becoming more than just collecting. Sound released their new app with a focus on social music experiences and posts. Lens went permissionless, opening up a new chapter for onchain social. ETHDenver has brought the energy we've been needing. With highlights such as the SheFi Summit, Daniel Allan's first sold-out headline show, Base’s event tonight, featuring sets from 3LAU and Coopahtroopa. By the way - we just minted the Music NFT panel from NFT Paris featuring Coop...

Onchain music is becoming more than just collecting. Sound released their new app with a focus on social music experiences and posts. Lens went permissionless, opening up a new chapter for onchain social. ETHDenver has brought the energy we've been needing. With highlights such as the SheFi Summit, Daniel Allan's first sold-out headline show, Base’s event tonight, featuring sets from 3LAU and Coopahtroopa. By the way - we just minted the Music NFT panel from NFT Paris featuring Coop...

More money went into the pockets of onchain artists this week. Optimism's Airdrop #4 is live! This is the first airdrop that specifically targets artists and creators, and includes the entire Optimism ecosystem - including Base and Zora. If you’re an artist, creator or builder who deployed an NFT contract across Base, Zora, OP Mainnet, or Ethereum Mainnet from Jan 10 2023 - Jan 10 2024 you may qualify. Read our guide here. Meanwhile, Privy opened to all users, boasting 2.5M users onboard...

More money went into the pockets of onchain artists this week. Optimism's Airdrop #4 is live! This is the first airdrop that specifically targets artists and creators, and includes the entire Optimism ecosystem - including Base and Zora. If you’re an artist, creator or builder who deployed an NFT contract across Base, Zora, OP Mainnet, or Ethereum Mainnet from Jan 10 2023 - Jan 10 2024 you may qualify. Read our guide here. Meanwhile, Privy opened to all users, boasting 2.5M users onboard...

We’re back and gearing up for a big 2024! We just posted our first podcast episode of the year covering our outlook on what’s in store - check it out and share your thoughts in our chat. Friendly reminder that submissions for We

We’re back and gearing up for a big 2024! We just posted our first podcast episode of the year covering our outlook on what’s in store - check it out and share your thoughts in our chat. Friendly reminder that submissions for We

Onchain social is on the rise. Sound announced channels as a push towards a more modern blog culture - encouraging curators an artists to share deeper thoughts on their songs in 1000 characters. Drakula stated teasing a new short form video platform - giving out BLOOD tokens through a frame on Farcaster. Syndicate launched their L3 Frame chain, pushing gas fees down to a millionth of a penny. All signs are pointing towards music being more deeply integrated into an onchain social experience. ...

Onchain social is on the rise. Sound announced channels as a push towards a more modern blog culture - encouraging curators an artists to share deeper thoughts on their songs in 1000 characters. Drakula stated teasing a new short form video platform - giving out BLOOD tokens through a frame on Farcaster. Syndicate launched their L3 Frame chain, pushing gas fees down to a millionth of a penny. All signs are pointing towards music being more deeply integrated into an onchain social experience. ...

Do you like art? Well you’re in luck. 1.2M OP (or ~$4M) is up for grabs in Optimism’s first onchain art competition. Optimism @Optimism Less than one week until entries close for We The Art on January 8 at 23:00 UTC. 1,200,000 OP prize pool 188 winners 47 winners per category Don’t miss your chance to submit! welovetheart.optimism.io 488 8:05 AM • Jan 2, 2024 Submissions close this Monday - January 8th so don’t wait! Marketed as the “onchain American Idol” - creators can submit two pieces of ...

Do you like art? Well you’re in luck. 1.2M OP (or ~$4M) is up for grabs in Optimism’s first onchain art competition. Optimism @Optimism Less than one week until entries close for We The Art on January 8 at 23:00 UTC. 1,200,000 OP prize pool 188 winners 47 winners per category Don’t miss your chance to submit! welovetheart.optimism.io 488 8:05 AM • Jan 2, 2024 Submissions close this Monday - January 8th so don’t wait! Marketed as the “onchain American Idol” - creators can submit two pieces of ...

Onchain music debates continued into this week. Thought leaders shared their opinions on where Music NFTs went wrong - and where improvement can be made. A lot of valid points were made - and we’re now entering a chapter where products are building with real fans in mind.It’s a net positive and we’re glad to see people sharing their most raw and honest takes on how to move the space forward. Farcaster announced Farcon - an IRL summit in Venice in May. PartyDAO announced private chats for part...

Onchain music debates continued into this week. Thought leaders shared their opinions on where Music NFTs went wrong - and where improvement can be made. A lot of valid points were made - and we’re now entering a chapter where products are building with real fans in mind.It’s a net positive and we’re glad to see people sharing their most raw and honest takes on how to move the space forward. Farcaster announced Farcon - an IRL summit in Venice in May. PartyDAO announced private chats for part...

Are Music NFTs dead? Despite huge reward opportunities for onchain artists - the mainstream is still very turned off by NFTs. Flayana Boss served as the latest example of how fan backlash could turn an artist away from dropping their music onchain. Iman Europe left her thoughts on the drop in a recent Tweet. To get a better perspective on the fan view of onchain music we spoke to VÉRITÉ - one of the first onchain artists who just minted this great breakdown of what her fans think of NFTs. Che...

Are Music NFTs dead? Despite huge reward opportunities for onchain artists - the mainstream is still very turned off by NFTs. Flayana Boss served as the latest example of how fan backlash could turn an artist away from dropping their music onchain. Iman Europe left her thoughts on the drop in a recent Tweet. To get a better perspective on the fan view of onchain music we spoke to VÉRITÉ - one of the first onchain artists who just minted this great breakdown of what her fans think of NFTs. Che...

Collecting has become as easy as one click thanks to Sound’s new presaves and Farcaster Frames. This week, we saw artists like Vanic, Maty Noyes, EZI release their genesis drops, while big players like San Holo, ayokay, and RIZ LA VIE dropped presaves as well. We put all of them together into one playlist for you to easily pre-save and listen. We’ve been deep diving into Farcaster - dropping a Frame a week to collect our latest podcast for free. If you want to learn more about the action - ch...

Collecting has become as easy as one click thanks to Sound’s new presaves and Farcaster Frames. This week, we saw artists like Vanic, Maty Noyes, EZI release their genesis drops, while big players like San Holo, ayokay, and RIZ LA VIE dropped presaves as well. We put all of them together into one playlist for you to easily pre-save and listen. We’ve been deep diving into Farcaster - dropping a Frame a week to collect our latest podcast for free. If you want to learn more about the action - ch...

Onchain music is quietly making a comeback. Chris Dixon gave music a shoutout on CNBC as he covered the release of his new book - Read Write Own. It was the perfect scene for Catalog Radio to debut their 24/7 radio show - featuring a new way to co-sign records for just 0.001 ETH on Base. This was followed by Sound launching channels - with us at Invest in Music being lucky to be selected as one of the very first on the platform. Follow it here! Combine this all with Bello opening to the publi...

Onchain music is quietly making a comeback. Chris Dixon gave music a shoutout on CNBC as he covered the release of his new book - Read Write Own. It was the perfect scene for Catalog Radio to debut their 24/7 radio show - featuring a new way to co-sign records for just 0.001 ETH on Base. This was followed by Sound launching channels - with us at Invest in Music being lucky to be selected as one of the very first on the platform. Follow it here! Combine this all with Bello opening to the publi...

Reflecting on a transformative year for onchain music. What started as a niche trend has subtly grown into a strong ecosystem of artists, projects and communities passionate about the next generation of music. In this report - we’ll break down some highlights from 2023. Giving you an overview on many of the major milestones and accomplishments from the past year. Please note this list is non-exhaustive. We put out a form for projects to be included in our recap and if we missed you - we hope ...

Reflecting on a transformative year for onchain music. What started as a niche trend has subtly grown into a strong ecosystem of artists, projects and communities passionate about the next generation of music. In this report - we’ll break down some highlights from 2023. Giving you an overview on many of the major milestones and accomplishments from the past year. Please note this list is non-exhaustive. We put out a form for projects to be included in our recap and if we missed you - we hope ...

New opportunities continue to pop up for those making crypto easier to use. Seed Club opened their latest accelerator for founders building consumer products. Zora opened the doors to a deeper social network while Sound launched a new newsletter to highlight artists and curators. Catalog is debuting it’s new product with a 24/7 feed of music next week. Polygon Labs shared updates on it’s music accelerator in partnership with Warner Music and Spotify teases direct to fan products. As the marke...

New opportunities continue to pop up for those making crypto easier to use. Seed Club opened their latest accelerator for founders building consumer products. Zora opened the doors to a deeper social network while Sound launched a new newsletter to highlight artists and curators. Catalog is debuting it’s new product with a 24/7 feed of music next week. Polygon Labs shared updates on it’s music accelerator in partnership with Warner Music and Spotify teases direct to fan products. As the marke...

The latest Optimism airdrop is now live! More than 10M OP (or ~$40M) have been distributed across 22K unique addresses in the Superchain ecosystem. Optimism @Optimism 1/ Create together, and benefit together. That's the Superchain. Today, @Optimism unveils Airdrop #4. Allocating 10M+ OP to over 22k unique addresses. Read more about how to claim here: optimism.mirror.xyz/3tkU-Y5479JPw8… 2,554 12:05 PM • Feb 20, 2024 This airdrop covers the entire Optimism ecosystem - including Base and Zora. C...

The latest Optimism airdrop is now live! More than 10M OP (or ~$40M) have been distributed across 22K unique addresses in the Superchain ecosystem. Optimism @Optimism 1/ Create together, and benefit together. That's the Superchain. Today, @Optimism unveils Airdrop #4. Allocating 10M+ OP to over 22k unique addresses. Read more about how to claim here: optimism.mirror.xyz/3tkU-Y5479JPw8… 2,554 12:05 PM • Feb 20, 2024 This airdrop covers the entire Optimism ecosystem - including Base and Zora. C...