fastcompany.com

Crypto enables new ways for musicians (and other creators) to directly capture the value they create in a couple key ways:

"There are so many facets to what crypto can enable, including the creation of community-owned platforms. That's the biggest shift—it's tough (or near impossible) to build wealth without ownership, and artists have never had ownership of platforms. If you look at the market cap of Spotify, look at the value of Patreon, it's in the billions of dolla... See more

What’s groundbreaking about crypto is that it shifts the web from social currency to economic currency. When I like your Instagram post today, I grant you some social capital; what’s the equivalent for the cryptomedia age? Me “liking” your content may mean me financially investing in your success and sharing in future income. Maybe Spotify’s Year i... See more