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Crypto Influencer Cooper Turley Creates $10M ‘Coop Records’ Music Startup Fund

The FWB co-founder’s latest creation will act as an incubator, venture capital firm and record label all in one.

Cooper Turley speaking with fellow crypto music influencer Blockchain Brett at a satellite event for BTC 2022 in Miami. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Will Taylor Swift Ever Issue a Music NFT?

It shouldn't come as a surprise that celebrities have been slow to adopt crypto, even when mass commercialization is around the corner.

Musician Taylor Swift in 2009 in Sydney, Australia. (Don Arnold/WireImage)

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How DeFi Can Deliver Value for Artists and Musicians

Decentralized finance isn't just the future of money, says the founder of Unchained Music.

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Biggie Smalls’ Estate Goes Crypto With Music License NFTs

The collaboration lets NFT holders vote on licensing for one of the late rapper’s famed freestyles.

The NFTs come with limited license and voting rights. (OneOf)

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Decentralized Music Streaming Service Audius Shifts Balance of Power, Says Bank of America

Audius moves “power, profits, control and governance from record labels and centralized [platforms] to artists and fans,” the report says.

Bank of America says the music industry is ripe for disruption. (CoinDesk archives)

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Blockchain Music Service Audius to Allow Users to Tip Artists Using Audio Token

The Ethereum and Solana-based streaming service will allow fans to send their favorite creators the platform’s governance token.

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Doodles NFT Project Taps Pharrell Williams as Chief Brand Officer

The leaders of the blue chip collection made the announcement to a packed crowd of Doodle holders at NFT.NYC.

Pharrell Williams. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)