Art for money or art for passion has been an age-old struggle. Passion doesn’t fill your stomach, so in order to pursue art and make a living, artists also have to be businesspeople. They are marketers promoting their art on Instagram and TikTok, and distributors managing their creations on Spotify or YouTube. The creators that keep these platforms alive receive only a fraction of their revenue (if any). When I was exploring alternative ways to make money from my music, I discovered how Web3 ...

Art for money or art for passion has been an age-old struggle. Passion doesn’t fill your stomach, so in order to pursue art and make a living, artists also have to be businesspeople. They are marketers promoting their art on Instagram and TikTok, and distributors managing their creations on Spotify or YouTube. The creators that keep these platforms alive receive only a fraction of their revenue (if any). When I was exploring alternative ways to make money from my music, I discovered how Web3 ...