Crypto Currency and Blockchain

Gramatik’s cryptocurrency, GRMTK, has proven successful.  But blockchain technology still faces serious hurdles before it becomes widely adopted. Two weeks ago, over 40 major artists, including Mariah Carey ... Read More...

You can still Björk's latest album with conventional currency.  But that's so totally boring. So here's how Björk's latest album, Utopia, works. For starters, you can purchase the album using a cryptocurr... Read More...

What's in a name? Millions if that name includes 'Blockchain'. I'm not sure if this is a good sign for blockchain.  But it's great news for a company known as 'On-line PLC'.  Or, rather, 'On-line Blockchain ... Read More...

Is the music industry ready for blockchain technology?  Not if executives that use the technology can’t pay up what they owe. To tackle the music industry’s complex licensing issues, startup company Blokur h... Read More...

Will bitcoin technology help ensure that every artist gets paid fairly?  Arena Music believes so. According to Arena Music’s website, the platform pays the highest royalties in the world.  It also invites fa... Read More...

How can you ensure that every artist gets paid in the digital age?  According to creative rights platform Blokur, just use blockchain technology. Efforts to create an authoritative global music rights databa... Read More...

  Russia's notoriously corrupt music industry may have met its match.  But can blockchain really fix a broken business? Like most parts of the Russian 'economy' (if one dares calls it that), the coun... Read More...