Are Music NFTs Dead?
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It's been a tough bear market for NFTs, particularly for music NFTs.
This bearish atmosphere sparked debate this week around whether "music NFTs have failed."
Sure, I do think it's safe to say that a certain vision of them has failed. Yet in other ways, we've only just begun to dream what music NFTs can be, and in that sense the future remains bright.
Let's dive in, and I'll show you what I mean! 👇
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Moving onchain can create new forms of revenue and connections for musicians and their fans, potentially breaking down the walled gardens built by Big Tech and the music industry’s status quo.
Indeed, while Big Tech feasts like a vampire by controlling our data, the music industry itself is often likened to a mafia, where success depends on pleasing the right people.
This is a crossroads ripe for disintermediation, which is why blockchain tech is so interesting here: it can eliminate middlemen, giving more power to the artists. That said, what are some cool efforts to watch in this sector right now?
Let's walk through 5 projects attempting to innovate in this space that you should have on your radar! 👇