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Finance

DJ 3LAU to Auction Full Album Tokenized on Ethereum Blockchain

3LAU is partnering with blockchain platform Origin to launch an auction for the Ultraviolet Vinyl NFT Collection.

DJ and producer 3LAU

Finance

Rapper Lil Yachty Sells Out Social Token in 21 Minutes

The token was listed on social money platform Fyooz, where buyers, most likely fans of the rapper, bought $YACHTY for $15 each.

Lil Yachty performs at Rolling Loud Miami 2019.

Markets

Spotify Looking for Associate Director to Lead Activity on Libra Project, Other Crypto Efforts

The world's largest audio streaming service is on the hunt for a new associate director to lead its activity within the libra stablecoin project.

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Finance

Audius Has Big Numbers by Crypto Standards but Can It Take On SoundCloud?

A blockchain-based streaming site is betting tokens can win over artists and fans.

Adventures in sound

Markets

Audius, the 'Decentralized Spotify,' Is Moving Part of Its Service to Solana Blockchain

Decentralized music-sharing platform Audius is moving certain hosting functions onto the Solana network, though staking remains on Ethereum.

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Markets

RAC on the First Truly Free Markets for Music and Culture

Grammy-winning recording artist RAC explores the business of music and how crypto experiments could shift the balance of power.

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Finance

Audius Rallies EDM Artists, Crypto VCs to Back Vision for Music Payments on Ethereum

Audius, a streaming service built on Ethereum, has raised $3.1 million from Multicoin Capital, Blockchange Ventures, Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures.

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Finance

‘Social Money’ Startup Inks Deal With Rapper Ja Rule, Releases Song With Lil B

Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using personal crypto tokens.

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Videos

CoinDesk TV: Haley Smalls Sings ‘Holding On’

Singer Haley Smalls sings her song “Holding On” and then talks about the music business in times of pandemic and the need for self-sufficiency for artists. “I’m used to doing things alone and by myself,” she said. “It’s all about adaptation.”

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Videos

CoinDesk TV: The Magic of Music Tech

In this segment, former Pink Floyd saxophonist Scott Page and R&B artist Gifted Johnson talk about the problem of streaming platforms, the future of music tech, and the need for interactive, collaborative experiences built for audiences, both at home and in concert halls.

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