One of the fundamental problems of the music industry is that labels and artists don’t have ownership of their context but instead outsource it to ad driven closed source networks via platforms like Instagram and kin.

Artist, musician, dev, working on many things all the time

xty.ch

The separation of platform, protocol and profile is a powerful concept and the main promise of blockchains like Ethereum. I am trying to make those concepts more visible and accessible for everyone through my work with xty.ch and adjacent endeavors.

I find it can be hard to get through with this point because it is something that becomes clear to individuals over time with increased exposure to the technologies. It is something that is felt once you grasp the underlying concepts.

As transaction fees go down we see how smart contracts and tokens might be used to build rich public uncensorable contexts onchain. It’s not about the financialisation of content, but more about making content persistent and usable across platforms.